The Hexed

Devin Lyle has returned to Salem, Massachusetts, to reclaim the eighteenth-century cabin she inherited from her great-aunt, long dismissed as the crazy woman who talked to the dead. When a murdered woman is found nearby and the spirits Devin has inherited the ability to see start leading her toward more bodies, she makes contact with FBI Krewe of Hunters agent Craig Rockwell, who never got over finding a friend dead in these same woods years ago. The Salem setting gives the supernatural elements their proper historical depth.

Luke Daniels has been the consistent voice of the Krewe of Hunters series, and his performance here benefits from the Salem setting's particular richness. His narration gives the history of the witch trials its atmospheric weight without letting it overwhelm the contemporary investigation. Daniels keeps the romantic tension between Devin and Rocky developing alongside the mystery, handling the series' characteristic double plot with the ease of a narrator thoroughly comfortable in the genre.