Publisher's Synopsis
The Affair of the Poisons was the greatest court scandal of the seventeenth century. From 1679 to 1682 the French crown investigated more than 400 peopleincluding Louis XIVs official mistress and members of the highest-ranking circles at courtfor sensational crimes. In Strange Revelations, Lynn Mollenauer brings this bizarre story to life, exposing a criminal magical underworld thriving in the heart of the Sun Kings capital.