The Briar Book of the Dead

Set in the same universe as the acclaimed All the Murmuring Bones and The Path of Thorns (one of Oprah Daily’s Top 25 Fantasy Novels of 2022),this beautifully told Gothic fairy tale of ghostswitchesdeadly secrets and past sinswill be perfect for fans of Hannah Whitten and Ava Reid. Ellie Briar is the first non-witch to be born into her family for generations. The Briar family of witches run the town of Silvertoncaring for its inhabitants with their skills and magic. In the usual scheme of thingsthey would be burnt for their sorcerybut the church has given them dispensation in return for their protection of the borders of the Darklandswhere the much-feared Leech Lords hold sway. Ellie is being trained as a stewardadministering for the townand warding off the insistent interest of the church. When her grandmother dies suddenlyEllieΓÇÖs cousin Audra rises to the position of Briar Witchpropelling Ellie into her new role. As she navigates fresh challengesan unexpected new ability to see and speak to the dead leads her to uncover sinister family secretsstories of burningslost grimoires and evil spells. Reeling from one revelation to the nextshe seeks answers from the long dead and is forced to decide who to trustas a devastating plot threatens to destroy everything the Briar witches have sacrificed so much to build. Told in the award-winning author’s trademark gorgeousaddictive prosethis is an intricately woven tale of a family of witches struggling against the bonds of past sins and persecution.