Frances Hill

Who is Frances Hill?

Frances Hill is the author of four non-fiction books on the Salem Witch Trials, including the widely acclaimed A Delusion of Satan, published in hardback by Doubleday and paperback by da Capo. Hill seeks to retell the story of the trials in order to better understand the psychological and social causes for the witch-hunt. She theorizes that much of the hysteria centered around the witch hunt was actually caused by various outside stresses, such as the repressive theology of the Puritan religion, the constant fear of Indian attacks, and the political struggle between the families of the "victims" and those accused of witchcraft. Frances Hill's other non-fiction witch trials books are 'The Salem Witch Trials Reader,' da Capo, 'Hunting for Witches,' Commonwealth Editions and 'Such Men Are Dangerous', Upper Access. Frances Hill has also written three novels, 'Out of Bounds' and 'A Fatal Delusion,' both published by John Murray, and her exciting new book, "Deliverance from Evil," based on the Salem witch trials, published by Overlook Press in the US in March, 2011 and by Duckworth in the UK in June, 2011. It will appear in paperback in the US in March, 2012 and is available on kindle.