The Dead Witch

The Evelyn Wight Archives #3

by Lyra Grey

Book 3 in The Evelyn Wight ArchivesA cursed thief. A dying body. A city devouring itself from the inside out.

Evelyn Wight never thought she’d willingly return to the Dark City—but the strange curse eating away at her body leaves her no choice. With a freshly-stocked witch's kit, several reluctant allies (both old and new), and a grim determination to survive, she descends into the shadowed zones in search of a cure.

But something far worse has taken root in the city’s bones.

A deadly plague is spreading zone by zone—claiming lives, then reanimating them into something… wrong. The magical community is crumbling, factions are turning on each other, and the sickness is rapidly expanding. For Evelyn, the clock is no longer ticking. It’s counting down.

246 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 28, 2025

About the author

Lyra Grey is the author of The Evelyn Wight Archives, a contemporary fantasy series infused with Southern gothic charm, dark magic, and high-stakes adventure. A lifelong lover of folklore and the eerie beauty of the Deep South, she weaves rich settings, morally gray characters, and pulse-pounding twists into her stories. When she’s not writing, you can find her exploring haunted locales, indulging in a strong cup of chicory coffee, or losing herself in a stack of fantasy novels. The Book Witch is her debut novel.