Paul Carro
Between 1692-1693, innocent women were hanged as witches in Salem under mysterious circumstances. Why did friend turn on friend? Why did crowds cheer the death of neighbors? And the biggest mystery, why did the executions finally stop?Centuries later on the California coast, Linda Hunt became a teacher at the same orphanage she was raised in. Resigned to a life without family, her world turns upside down when a mother she never knew dies in a nearby nursing home leaving more questions than answers about her lineage.Inheriting a deed to a house in Salem along with an antiquated key, Linda and her friends travel to the infamous town in search of her family name. But some mysteries were never meant to be solved, and some secrets were meant to stay buried.With the aid of a local historian, Linda pulls at the threads of the past, waking ghosts of a tragic time. Soon the group is subjected to unspeakable terror as they find that uncovering the truth comes at a price.As history reveals itself, Linda learns witches were not born in Salem, they were made.
