Michelle Engel

Winter's Gibbet Michelle Engel

"In the early morning of January 10, 1791, the dull winter sun shone without warmth over the endless moors of Northumberland, England. A shrill winter gale howled all about the carriage, trailing them like a pack of hungry dogs." So it begins. A cunning murderess spills innocent blood upon this ominous, pale backdrop, setting the story in motion. Inspired by the historical crimes of the Englishman William Winter and his female accomplices, this tale envisions a past full of superstitions and misdeeds.