Although it does focus on a 300 year old mystery - who was responsible for the Glencoe Massacre? It is centred on a period of British history with which I am pretty familiar - the Glorious Revolution of William and Mary and the abdication of KIng James II and VII and the "earming pan baby", the trigger for subsequent Jacobite uprisings, eventually leading to the times of Bonnie Prince Charlie. I should probably point out that this is not really crime fiction, but part of my scheme to widen my horizons a little. Hers isĪ story of passion, courage, love, and the magic of the natural world.īy telling it, she transforms both their lives. Information she may have condemning the Protestant King William. She tells her story to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks Highlands, suspected of witchcraft and murder. Herbalist, and unforgettable heroine-is imprisoned in the Scottish In 1692, brilliant, captivating Corrag-accused witch, orphaned As she tells her story, Leslie questions his own beliefsĪnd purpose - and a friendship develops between them that alters both Irish propagandist Charles Leslie question her on the events of thatįateful night. Seeking information that will undermine the Protestant King William, Recent massacre of the MacDonald clan, Corrag awaits her execution. Accused of witchcraft and condemned for her part in the audio version published 2011 by Blackstone Audio.
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