Three detectives are burned to death while on surveillance of a major crime boss called the Zombie in Los Angeles. Passer bys claim the men caught on fire then the car, and that next to the car a woman was making gestures.  Detective Dan Fisher has been put in charge of the investigation, but this case does not make sense. This is just the start as around the city strange things have begun happening from sudden storms to strange illnesses. Dan has begun to suspect something far more sinister has come to the city. In The Fifth Witch by Graham Masterton, four witches have joined forces with the crime bosses to control Los Angeles.  Dan knows three of the witches, but the fourth witch is more powerful and harder to find. On top of that his own tragic past has come back to haunt him and he fears he might be going crazy.  Time is short because the witches know about Dan and now as he races to save the city he risks a gruesome death and madness. Masterton is a bestselling horror author and the winner of multiple awards.