In March 1895, a young Irishwoman named Bridget Cleary was burned to death by her husband Michael — not in a fit of rage, but as the final act of a nine-day ritual he believed would drive out the fairy changeling he was convinced had replaced his wife. Nine people were in that cottage. None of them stopped him. This is the story of Ireland's last fairy trial—and the remarkable, independent woman history nearly forgot.

On a cold January night in 2001, Amityville, New York, became the backdrop for a crime so shocking it read like the script of a mob movie. A devoted friend and beloved gym owner, Alex “Al” Algeri, was gunned down in what police quickly realized was a case of mistaken identity. The true target was Al’s business partner, Paul Riedel. At the heart of the conspiracy: Paul’s wife, Lee Ann, and her lover, Ralph “Rocco” Salierno.