Левиафан

17th century. A time when people still fervently believed in the power of magic and chopped off the heads of innocent victims, accusing them of witchcraft.
Strange events are happening on the farm of the Treadwater family. The elderly owner suddenly... fell into a coma and died, and a flock of sheep perished overnight from a terrible disease. And the mysterious crimes do not end there. The farmer's daughter, sixteen-year-old Esther, has no doubt: this is the doing of the new maid, Krissa Moore, a witch. The culprit is thrown into the dungeon, and they try to extract a confession through torture. But young Thomas Treadwater is tormented by doubts: something in Esther's behavior begins to disturb him...
Helen-Rose Andrews wrote an amazing novel that includes not only a family drama and a revived mythological monster but also love and philosophy.