The Bane Witch

Practical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn's next dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch--she's a hunter.

Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things--plants and men. From the pokeweed berries she consumed at age five that led to the accidental death of a stranger, to the husband whose dark proclivities have become... concerning, poison has been at the heart of her story.

But when she fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her volatile marriage and goes to stay with her estranged great aunt in the mountains, she realizes her predilection is more than a hunger--it's a birthright. Piers comes from a long line of poison eaters--Bane Witches--women who ingest deadly plants and use their magic to rid the world of evil men.

Piers sets out to earn her place in her family's gritty but distinguished legacy, all while working at her Aunt Myrtle's cafe and perpetuating a flirtation with the local, well-meaning sheriff to allay his suspicions on the body count she's been leaving in her wake. But soon she catches the attention of someone else, a serial killer operating in the area. And that only means one thing--it's time to feed.

In Ava Morgyn's dark, thrilling novel, The Bane Witch, a very little poison can do a world of good.

Author: Ava Morgyn
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 03/18/2025
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781250835451


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/16/2025

About the Author
AVA MORGYN grew up falling in love with all the wrong characters in all the wrong stories, then studied English Writing & Rhetoric at St. Edward's University. She is a lover of witchcraft, tarot, and powerful women with bad reputations, and she currently resides in Houston surrounded by antiques and dog hair. When not at her laptop spinning darkly hypnotic tales, she writes for her blog on child loss, hunts for vintage treasures, and reads the darkest books she can find. She is the author of The Witches of Bone Hill and the YA novels Resurrection Girls and The Salt in Our Blood.