The Accusers

by Lynn L. Clark

At first glance, Berwick Street is a quiet cul-de-sac: a safe place to raise a family and enjoy retirement. But in the dead of winter when most Berwick Street residents have gone south to escape the bitter cold, there is something evil lurking in the coming snowstorm. A group of followers with specially-honed powers of destruction seeks final retribution for events that occurred more than four hundred years ago. Aided by a teenager with precognitive abilities, an unlikely trio of women - Cassie, an introvert in her twenties, Rebecca, a sixty-five-year-old grandmother, and Mabel, an ailing octogenarian - must face the coming onslaught. Who will prevail?

166 pages, Paperback

Published February 25, 2016

About the author

Lynn Clark was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Prior to her retirement in 2011, she worked for the federal government in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She lives in a small town in eastern Ontario with her husband, crime fiction writer Michael J. McCann.

THE HOME CHILD, her first book, is set in eastern Ontario and is a supernatural novel with an historical twist. The title refers to a child sent from one of the Quarrier homes in Scotland in the early part of the 20th century to face life in Canada as a farm labourer. Jake Hall, the owner of the house where the child used to live, must determine what happened to the boy if he is to have a chance at a peaceful home life.

In May 2015 Lynn L. Clark published her second book, FIRE WHISPERER & CIRCLE OF SOULS: TWO NOVELLAS OF THE SUPERNATURAL.

Her third novel, THE ACCUSERS, was published in March 2016.

Her fourth novel, THE PORTAL & THE EXPERIMENT was published in 2018.

Reviews

[Elaine Plourde · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a short book but it was great. The author got right to the point with the story line.

[TJ Kang · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple, short, and kind of sweet little story about three women in a small Canadian village, fighting against descendents of victims of Scottish witch trials.

[Melanie Robertson-King · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a wonderful read! I loved the way the author wove the witch trials into the plot. Past and present intermingle in a tantalizing way. The characters were well-developed and likeable. The mystery continues throughout the story making you want to read it in one sitting.

Another great book by Lynn L. Clark. I look forward to reading more of her books.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book.

This book is an interesting read. It's a new take on the stories of witch trials and was fun to read. My only complaint is that the beginning was a bit choppy in the telling as each chapter focuses on a new character. Still, it's worth the read!