In the exquisitely imagined tradition of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES and THE PHYSICK BOOK OF DELIVERANCE DANE, THE HAWLEY BOOK OF THE DEAD is a dazzling debut novel brimming with witchery, passion, suspense and a shimmering history --- a literary potion that will make you believe that magic really does exist.

Magic is in Revelation "Reve" Dyer's blood. Together, she and her husband Jeremy have three daughters, a beautiful home, and a world-famous Las Vegas magic act. But Reve has many secrets, secrets that have not only shaped her past but now threaten her family. When a myserious intruder tampers with the weapon used in one of the illusions in Reve's act, igniting a fresh tragedy, Reve fears for the safety of her three daughters --- the twins, Fai and Grace, with their passion for horses and music, and little Caleigh, who seems to be able to weave the future in her endless games of cat's cradle. Grief-stricken, Reve flees with the three girls to the only place she's ever felt safe: the forest of Hawley Five Corners in Massachusetts. It's the place where magic reigns, and her oldest friend --- and first love --- is the chief of police. Once there, she'll discover The Hawley Book of the Dead, the ancient book that may hold the key to her family's mysterious past…and ultimately, to her own future.