The King's Witches

The King's Witches is enthralling, compelling and at times chilling. Foster transports the reader back in time, bringing alive the forgotten and hidden voices of women in the past. An utterly timely tale that surpasses The Maiden, her rightly celebrated debut -- D. V. Bishop, author of <i>Ritual of Fire</i> With shades of The Familiars, this incredible tale of Princess Anna of Denmark's betrothal to King James VI, all set against the Scottish witch trials, had me absolutely gripped. Kate Foster has spun a beautifully written tale of love and duty, fear and courage, and I can't recommend it highly enough. I'm already beside myself to read her next! -- Jenny Ashcroft, author of <i>The Echoes of Love</i> Beautiful and brutal . . . a terrifyingly real story of how men control and fear us, and the extraordinary lengths some women have to go to in order to survive. -- Claire Evans, author of <i>The Graves of Whitechapel</i> A rich, compelling story of three women and their intersecting lives . . . I loved the combination of court intrigue and the Scottish witch trials, and how Foster skilfully uses both to explore the position of women at this point in time -- Katie Lumsden, author of <i>The Secrets of Hartwood Hall</i> [R]iveting . . . The tension persists until the last page -- <i>The Times</i> on <i>The Maiden</i> The Maiden is a masterpiece. A thrilling historical murder tale but so much more. Vivid, evocative and full of humanity -- Janice Hallett, bestselling author of <i>The Appeal</i>, on <i>The Maiden</i> Kate Foster expands the slender facts of the case into something exceptional — a tense, thrilling investigation, with a decidedly feminist slant -- <i>Daily Mail</i> on <i>The Maiden</i>