His 2018 novel, THE LISTENER, is set in the 1930s and is available now from Cemetery Dance Publications. There are more than four million copies of his books in print. Piecing together the truth, he has no choice but to vanquish a force more malevolent than witchcraft in order to save his beloved Rachel-and free Fount Royal from the menace claiming innocent lives. Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including the award-winning BOY'S LIFE and SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD.

Desperate to exonerate the woman he has come to love, Matthew begins his own investigation among the townspeople. Believing in Rachel's innocence, Matthew will soon confront the true evil at work in Fount Royal.Īfter hearing damning testimony, magistrate Woodward sentences the accused witch to death by burning. Presiding over the trial is traveling magistrate Issac Woodward, aided by his astute young clerk, Matthew Corbett. The Carolinas, 1699: The citizens of Fount Royal believe a witch has cursed their town with inexplicable tragedies-and they demand that beautiful widow Rachel Howarth be tried and executed for witchcraft. More books from this author: Robert McCammon.

His latest novel, CARDINAL BLACK, is the seventh book in the Matthew Corbett series. Speaks the Nightbird By Robert McCammon Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 19.99 PRICE MAY VARY BY RETAILER Get a FREE ebook by joining our mailing list today Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and authors from Simon & Schuster.

After clashing with an editor at a new publisher over the direction for his historical fiction novel Speaks the Nightbird, he retired from writing. From New York Times bestselling horror novelist Robert McCammon comes a dark and chilling tale about a witch-hunt in the seventeenth century Carolina colonies. Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including the award-winning BOYS LIFE and SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD. Robert Rick McCammon (born July 17, 1952) is an American novelist from Birmingham, Alabama.

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