The Escape

The Witches #4

by James Darke

In the shattered time of the civil war and broken laws vultures like Robert monk cast the shadow of their dank wings over England. The Witchfinder: the fiend in human form who guided the hands that held the branding irons, tied the cords and applied cruel tortures to the bodies of innocent men and women accused of witchcraft.

Monk had lost the slattern Eliza Hall and two of the brutal Mendoza brothers, slain by the avenging angel John Ferris - but Ferris's former sweetheart had become Monk's whore, and the barbarous Daniel Mendoza had sword vengeance for his brothers' deaths. The duel between Ferris and the devil's men would be savage and grim - but what of the duel between Ferris and Mary, the maiden who had become a hound of Hell?

146 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Oliver Clarke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than average entry in the series. Packed with sex and violence, but there’s also a pretty gripping plot and a decent ending

[Sean Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Set in the Welsh Marches and featuring a large gypsy camp as the main setting, this is one of the best books in the series, and builds up to a good ending. This book rounds out what feels like a tetralogy, and it might have made sense to end the series with this one.