Speaks the Nightbird

Robert R. McCammon

2002 • 816 pages

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A single-volume paperback edition of a popular tale by the author of Swan Song follows the efforts of seventeenth-century clerk Matthew Corbett to prove the innocence of a Portuguese widow who has been accused of witchcraft in the wake of a series of murders and misfortunes. Reprint.

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#1 in Matthew Corbett

Matthew Corbett is a 8-book series with 8 primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Robert R. McCammon.

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egg

What every town needs
an old fashioned witch burning
don't be a spoilsport.

July 5, 2017

Kyle Erickson

Such an underrated gem. Absolutely loved this.

April 28, 2024

Andrii

Excellent story. Great characters. Very accurate description of medieval times. I'm not very experienced in detective genre, but, as for me, it's a deep enough story that kept me in a permanent tension. It was awesome to travel with Mathew by pages of the Speaks of Nightbird

January 9, 2021

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