"Witch's ladder," Sawyer announced at the kitchen table after my patrol. "A charm knotted together with specific intent, often a curse or other spellwork, the effects of which have to do with the items knotted and where the witch's ladder is placed."

"I would say the effects are pretty damn clear." Jacek leaned forward to look once again at the photo I'd taken of the bones and hair on my phone. I hadn't dared to take the thing out of the mausoleum since I no longer touched anything I ...