The Leviathan - A beguiling tale of superstition, myth and murder from a major new voice in historical fiction

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER_______________-Superb- - Susan Stokes-Chapman, bestselling author of PANDORA-Bewitching- - Stacey Halls, bestselling author of THE FAMILIARS_______________SHE IS AWAKE... Norfolk, 1643. Reluctant soldier Thomas Treadwater has been summoned home by his young sister in a letter accusing their new servant of improper conduct with their widowed father. By the time Thomas reaches the family farm, his father is on the verge of death, Esther is near hysterical and their new servant is in prison, facing charges of witchcraft. Thomas prides himself on being a rational, modern man. He is confident that he can free their servant, a beautiful if peculiarly self possessed young woman, and reassure his sister that there is nothing further to fear, now he has returned. But as he begins to unravels the mystery of what has happened to his family, he uncovers a tale, not of witchcraft, but of someth