Kill the Witch

Casebook of Doctor Simon Foreman #4

by Judith Cook

In 1592, a group of morris dancers in the woodland of Pinner is intent on torturing Old Mother Saxton for witchcraft. Meanwhile, a newly-wed is murdered locally. As more evil deeds follow, the townsfolk believe they are under a witch's curse. Only Simon Forman can reveal the truth.

Genres: Historical Fiction

279 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Judith Cook was a lecturer in theatre at the University of Exeter. She wrote several mysteries based on the casebooks of Dr Simon Forman, an Elizabethan doctor and astrologer.

Reviews

[Shauna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have enjoyed other books in this short series about the Elizabethan doctor Simon Forman. This one was very slow-paced and the plot seemed, to me, very obvious.

[Bonnibelle Revekka · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a bad choice to open a reader to the work of Cook. Slow paced and tedious, I was bored from the start and abandoned after just 60 pages. I have forgotten most of what I've read and kept confusing the two main protagonists with one another. The idea has promise and I may return to give this a second chance.

[Hairsoftree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bonne lecture en anglais sous le règne Elizabethéen. (Ceci est le 4ème livre de la série des enquêtes menées par le docteur Simon Forman).
Je suis content d'avoir découvert cet auteur.
Je le recommande pour tous ceux qui aiment les romans historiques.

Nice reading under the Elizabethean reign.
I am happy to have discovered the writer.
I recommend it to all who love historical books.