As his investigation draws him into the darkness of a town gone mad, and deeper into its many secrets, Corbett realizes that time is running out for him, for Rachel, and for the hope that good could possibly win out over evil in Fount Royal.įrom the award-winning author of Boy's Life and Gone South, Speaks the Nightbird is an 'absorbing historical mystery' ( Publishers Weekly). Something really is happening in the newly established settlement-of that Corbett is certain. And, if Rachel is a witch, why hasn't she used her powers to fly away from the gaol on the wings of a nightbird? River City, 29.95 (700pp) ISBN 978-1-88 More By and About this Authorchevronright Featured Fiction. A number of her accusers appear to gain by her execution. Clues to the crimes seem too convenient and contrived. The testimony against her is fanatical and unreliable. Struck first by her beauty, Matthew believes Rachel to be too dignified, courageous, and intelligent for such obscene charges. It had been a joyful day for frogs and mudhens. Speaks the Nightbird Robert McCammon Oct 2013 Open Road Media 4.4 star 47 reviews Ebook 812 Pages familyhome Eligible info 17.99 Ebook 2.99 2.69 Rent Free sample About this ebook. ISBN: 9781416552505 Chapter One Came the time when the two travellers knew night would catch them, and shelter must be found. But Matthew Corbett, young clerk to the traveling magistrate summoned to Fount Royal to weigh the accusations, soon finds himself persuaded in favor of the beguiling young widow. Speaks the Nightbird By Robert McCammon Pocket Copyright 2007 Robert McCammon All right reserved. She's been accused of murder, deviltry, and blasphemous sexual congress, and the beleaguered, God-fearing colonial village wants her dead. It's 1699 in the coastal settlement of Fount Royal in the Carolinas when Rachel Howarth is sentenced to be hanged as a witch. All that McCammons fans can do is savor the words hes already written, and of course hope for more. But the decision to write or not to write is always a personal one. Murder sparks witchcraft hysteria in this 'thoughtful' and 'entertaining' seventeenth-century historical mystery from a New York Times–bestselling author (Stephen King). Its also one of McCammons best.Robert McCammon is so clearly at the top of his form in 'Speaks the Nightbird' that it would be a shame if he never fully came out of retirement.

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