The Flypaper Witch Murders - 1706

HISTORICAL FICTION WINNER IN THE SOUTHWEST WRITERS 2020 WRITING CONTEST AND THE 2021 NEW MEXICO PRESS WOMEN COMMUNICATIONS CONTEST!The Flypaper Witch Murders Historic trials shocked the world in 1929. The Flypaper Witch Murders is a story of crimes in a village, tyrannized by a gang of men, and the price the women pay for deliverance. The midwife, whose father was murdered by the same group of oppressors, seeks revenge. The fast-paced plot showcases the myths and rituals of Finno-Ugric tribes, shamanism, and Hungarian folkways. At a time when domestic violence is condoned, shell-shocked men return home to find wives self-reliant and unwilling to tolerate abuse. Russian POWs had infiltrated some beds, so the stage is set for conflict. The Midwife and Piri propel the story, working together and at odds, one toward destruction, the other toward independence. The village itself is a character, and stories of peasants, a gendarme and a journalist weave a tale full of intrigue, romance, and terrible justice.Reviewer Comments:Seldom do you see history told in such a way that the reader is drawn deeply into the lives and motivations of those who answer vile circumstances with dramatically deadly solutions. Mary Candace Mize supplies us with a masterful understanding of human nature to a story almost lost to the murky chasm of time.Rose Marie Kern, President- SouthWest Writers Mary Candace Mize was born in Albuquerque, attended Vanderbilt and graduated from Brandeis University. With a Master of Arts in Teaching from Simmons College, she taught elementary, gifted, and library skills in Australia, Pakistan, Italy, and Albuquerque. She has visited 81 countries including traveling solo down one side of Africa and up the other, trekking by local bus from Pakistan to Greece, and working on the Amazon for the man who wrestled anacondas for National Geographic Specials. This is her first novel.
ASIN: 1660205972
VSKU: PKV.1660205972.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Mize, Mary Candace|Kern, Rose Marie
Binding: Paperback