Witches Were For Hanging Author:Patricia Crowther The year is 1645 and the infamous Matthew Hopkins, self-styled Witchfinder General, is sweeping through Essex leaving a trail of torture and death behind him. It needs only a careless word or the gossip of a spiteful neighbour to bring the helpless and the innocent to the gallows. The Nokes family are real witches and their attempts to outwit... more » Hopkins leads them into many terrifying situations. Black magic, rape and a midnight Esbat of naked revellers are features of this thrilling novel which has a frightening degree of authenticity.« less