Zusatztext One of the Washington Post 's 50 Notable Works of Fiction of the Year • A Real Simple Best New Book • A Read It Forward Most Anticipated Book • A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book • A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Book • A GoodReads Most Anticipated Book • An AARP Most Anticipated Book Hour of the Witch is historical fiction at its best Insightful and empathetic Thick with details as chowder is with clams Handled with great skill and delicacy. The book is a thriller in structure, and a real page-turner, the ending both unexpected and satisfying. Diana Gabaldon, The Washington Post "Harrowing... In the hands of a master storyteller like Bohjalian, [ Hour of the Witc h is] an engrossing tale of a woman who insists upon the right to navigate her life, and the consequences when she does. Danielle Trussoni, New York Times Book Review "Bohjalian does an admirable job of bringing his numerous players to life in all their complexity... Hour of the Witch part courtroom thriller, part psychological suspense novelholds a reader's rapt attention all the way to its startling conclusion. Tom Nolan , Wall Street Journal [A] knotty dilemma lies at the heart of what is, at a deeper level, a novel of psychological suspense. Can one know if one is, indeed, damned?...In Bohjalian's deft portrayal, Mary chafes at her societal and marital confines...[Shows] how timeless some battles and some heroines are. Clea Simon, Boston Globe "Chris Bohjalian never disappoints... Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat." CrimeReads "A rich and terrifying story... A grab-you-by-the-throat suspense read that both historical fiction fans and thriller lovers will devour. Real Simple "No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and literary legend Chris Bohjalian returns with a story about Mary Deerfield, a suspected witch in 1662 Boston who, while wrestling with her own internal demons and disastrous marriage, raises suspicion that the demons aren't just in her own mind." Zibby Owens, Good Morning America "Unputdownable... Relying on a large cast of well-developed characters and an intricate plot, Bohjalian skillfully ratchets up the tension all the way through the exceptional ending. Modern Mrs. Darcy "Bohjalian is excellent at suspense (he also wrote The Flight Attendant ) and at lovingly detailed scene setting... But this novel's true strength is in its portrayal of an abused person's mind... our of the Witch also raises perceptive questions about how fixed identity really is... Even more, the book asks whether we own our identities and whether we can know ourselves, the way many people have questioned who they are in the upheavals of the last two years." Alix Hawley, The Walrus "Readers who love historical fiction related to the Salem witch trials, will find that Bohjalian flawlessly delivers with his new novel." Palm Beach Daily News "Classic Chris Bohjalianmoments of deep dread, extraordinary plot twists, and characters you love to root for paired with characters you love to hate." Writer's Digest "Historical fiction fans who also love a good thriller? Here's a new one for your list. CNN.com "[ Hour of the Witch ] is set well in the past, but its witch-accusation drama feels contemporary enough to drive home how far Americans still have to go in dismantling the patriarchy... Flawed but compelling characters are in the author's wheelhouse... Moments of suspense make for gratifying white-knuckled reading, as do several whodunit scenarios. Kristen Ravin, Seven Days

One of the Washington Post’s 50 Notable Works of Fiction of the Year • A Real Simple Best New Book • A Read It Forward Most Anticipated Book • A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book • A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Book • A GoodReads Most Anticipated Book • An AARP Most Anticipated Book

“Hour of the Witch is historical fiction at its best… Insightful and empathetic… Thick with details as chowder is with clams… Handled with great skill and delicacy. The book is a thriller in structure, and a real page-turner, the ending both unexpected and satisfying.”
—Diana Gabaldon, *The Washington Post

*"Harrowing... In the hands of a master storyteller like Bohjalian, [Hour of the Witch is] an engrossing tale of a woman who insists upon the right to navigate her life, and the consequences when she does.”
—**Danielle Trussoni, *New York Times Book Review

"Bohjalian does an admirable job of bringing his numerous players to life in all their complexity... Hour of the Witch—part courtroom thriller, part psychological suspense novel—holds a reader’s rapt attention all the way to its startling conclusion.”
—Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
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“[A] knotty dilemma lies at the heart of what is, at a deeper level, a novel of psychological suspense. Can one know if one is, indeed, damned?...In Bohjalian’s deft portrayal, Mary chafes at her societal and marital confines...[Shows] how timeless some battles —and some heroines — are.” **
—Clea Simon, Boston Globe

"Chris Bohjalian never disappoints... Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat."
—CrimeReads

"A rich and terrifying story... A grab-you-by-the-throat suspense read that both historical fiction fans and thriller lovers will devour.”
—Real Simple

"No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and literary legend Chris Bohjalian returns with a story about Mary Deerfield, a suspected witch in 1662 Boston who, while wrestling with her own internal demons and disastrous marriage, raises suspicion that the demons aren't just in her own mind."
—Zibby Owens, *Good Morning America

*"Unputdownable... Relying on a large cast of well-developed characters and an intricate plot, Bohjalian skillfully ratchets up the tension all the way through the exceptional ending.” 
—*Modern Mrs. Darcy

"Bohjalian is excellent at suspense (he also wrote The Flight Attendant) and at lovingly detailed scene setting... But this novel’s true strength is in its portrayal of an abused person’s mind... our of the Witch also raises perceptive questions about how fixed identity really is... Even more, the book asks whether we own our identities and whether we can know ourselves, the way many people have questioned who they are in the upheavals of the last two years."
*—*Alix Hawley, The Walrus

*"Readers who love historical fiction related to the Salem witch trials, will find that Bohjalian flawlessly delivers with his new novel."*
—Palm Beach Daily News

*"Classic Chris Bohjalian—moments of deep dread, extraordinary plot twists, and characters you love to root for paired with characters you love to hate."*
—Writer's Digest

"Historical fiction fans who also love a good thriller? Here’s a new one for your list.”
—CNN.com

"[Hour of the Witch] is set well in the past, but its witch-accusation drama feels contemporary enough to drive home how far Americans still have to go in dismantling the patriarchy... Flawed but compelling characters are in the author's wheelhouse... Moments of suspense make for gratifying white-knuckled reading, as do several whodunit scenarios.”
—Kristen Ravin, Seven Days

"[Bohjalian] never fail[s] to produce top-notch literary fiction... An unputdownable revenge thriller... A brilliant, intense and extremely satisfying work by a master of literary fiction who just seems to be getting better and better."
—Book Reporter

*"A carefully-plotted journey... In addition to spinning the tale of a strong woman in difficult times, Bohjalian’s meticulous research transports readers back to the early years of America and…