Katherine Howe Books in Order

Preparing her grandmother’s house for sale, graduate student Connie discovers a key and a name linked to the Salem witch trials. Her search for an old book of remedies reveals disturbing connections between historical persecution and her own family.

After losing her mother and sister on the Titanic, Sibyl seeks comfort from a Boston medium. Her brother’s mysterious expulsion from Harvard draws her into an investigation with a psychology professor whose connection to her past remains unresolved.

A mysterious illness spreads among students at an academically demanding girls’ school, bringing panic and media attention. Senior Colleen notices unsettling parallels with the Salem witch trials and begins to question the explanations offered by adults around her.

Historical documents trace accusations of witchcraft from Europe to colonial America, including witch-hunting manuals, court records, and newspaper reports. Howe’s commentary places these accounts in context, examining the fears and social pressures that turned suspicion into persecution.

While filming a séance in New York, aspiring filmmaker Wes meets an enigmatic young woman searching for a lost ring. Their growing attraction pulls him into a mystery whose connection to Annie’s past threatens to keep them apart.

Historian Connie Goodwin studies colonial witchcraft while concealing her own magical ancestry. When research and a warning from her mother reveal that her partner is threatened by an inherited curse, Connie must unravel its origins before it claims him.

Anderson Cooper examines his family's history from Cornelius Vanderbilt's shipping and railroad fortune to generations of lavish spending and bitter disputes. The rise and dispersal of that wealth illuminate the ambitions and social influence of an American dynasty.

Disguised as a cabin boy, Hannah escapes eighteenth-century Boston aboard a notorious pirate’s ship and pursues a rumored treasure. In 1930, a professor reconstructing her adventures discovers a mystery hidden within the account of Hannah’s bid for freedom.

The Astor family's fortunes grow from fur trading and Manhattan property into a place at the center of American high society. Across generations, ambition, conspicuous wealth, personal tragedy, and scandal reveal the costs and contradictions of dynastic power.

Trial records, journalism, and ship logs introduce real pirates across three centuries, including women whose stories are less familiar. Howe places their exploits within maritime life, exploring the freedom they pursued alongside the violence and exploitation they practiced.