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May Day, 1592. Doctor Simon Forman is woken by a hammering at his door and a man outside dying from a sword thrust. Next morning, he is summoned to Whitehall and accused of harbouring enemies of the state. He soon realizes death is stalking him and that he must quickly identify a ruthless killer.

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A wherryman hauls a girls body out of the River Thames, he takes it to the medical practitioner and horoscope caster Dr Forman. To his surprise he recognizes the body - four months earlier she had visited him demanding her horoscope read. As he examines the body he finds her death was no suicide.

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In 1592, a group of morris dancers in the woodland of Pinner is intent on torturing Old Mother Saxton for witchcraft. Meanwhile, a newly-wed is murdered locally. As more evil deeds follow, the townsfolk believe they are under a witch's curse. Only Simon Forman can reveal the truth.

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When, in September 1591, Dr Simon Foreman and his servants, John and Anna Bradedge, attend an afternoon performance at London's Rose Theatre, they are keen to see a brilliant new device - the stage trap door. What they don't expect to see is one of the players falling to his death.

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When invited to a gathering of the secret society "School of the Night", Dr Simon Forman readily accepts. Trouble awaits however and he finds himself accused of murder. He needs to prove his innocence and reveal the person holding a grudge before his reputation, and possibly his life, is finished.