The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

The Witching Hour is a novel that spans centuries, but takes place primarily at the end of the 20th. It is the story of one family, the Mayfair family, and their rise from the ashes of Scotland to the wealth and elite society of New Orleans. Told from the point of view of many people, The Witching Hour is the story of Rowan Mayfair's quest to find her family and claim her birthright- even if …

…rape (yeech!) Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - flamed Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog In this engrossing and hypnotic tale of witchcraft and the occult spanning four centuries, we meet a great dynasty of witches--a family given to poetry and incest, to murder and philosophy, a family that over the ages is haunted by a powerful, dangerous and seductive being.