Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

Bill O'Reilly's Killing series, with over 19,000,000 copies sold, is the most popular series in the world of narrative history. It has been ranked #1 by the New York Times and Wall Street Journal as well as USA Today and Publishers Weekly.

The events of Salem Village in Massachusetts in 1692-1693 are one of the most terrifying and mysterious episodes in American History. What started as a mysterious illness that affected two young girls, who had violent fits and displayed strange behavior, soon spread to many other young women. Rumors about demonic possession and the witchcraft of Salem spread. Three women were soon arrested on suspicion of witchcraft. But as the hysteria grew, more than 200 were also accused. Thirty people were found guilty and twenty executed. Others died in prison or had their lives ruined.

The story of the Puritan tradition, the early American ministers' power, and the influence of the Puritans on the American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention is told in Killing the Witches. Salem's repercussions continue today, most notably through the true story behind The Exorcist as well as in modern "witch-hunts" fuelled by social media. This is a book that will keep you reading. It's a story about fear, good and evil.