The Surselva region in Graubünden in 1674: Despair and fear prevail in the valley. The people are afraid of devilry and witchcraft. A child's grave in the cemetery of the monastery village of Disentis is desecrated, and the criminal court is searching for the perpetrator. Claims, rumors, and suspicions are circulating. An old woman comes under the scrutiny of the justice system. A witch trial ensues. The executioner is called. The Surselva historian Hubert Giger, an expert on witch trials in Graubünden, has meticulously researched in archives and protocols for his first novel: an authentic work full of suspense. "Few dared to stand against the witch trials. It was dangerous; one could quickly find oneself under suspicion." In Giger's novel, these dissenters are also featured. Hubert Giger was particularly interested in how it came to be that men and women...