A powerful and insightful exploration of Scotland’s witch hunts, How to Kill a witch - a guide for the patriarchy uncovers more than 150 years of fear, accusation and injustice. Over 4,000 people were accused during this dark chapter of history, many of them women whose lives ended in brutal executions. Through detailed portraits, trial transcripts, witness accounts and original legal documents, the book pieces together a vivid and moving picture of their stories. It offers a compelling look at why these persecutions happened — and invites readers to consider the unsettling question of whether such hysteria could ever return.