And yes, there is some magical activity and dark occult stuff in the book, the kind of stuff you'd expect from a horror novel, but I do think it's worth noting that the actual witchcraft really ...

In a block of flats in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, a turbaned woman cautiously opened the door of her apartment a chink, letting out a waft of incense. "I'm not taking on new clients.