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Speaks the Nightbird

By: Robert R. McCammon
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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Publisher's summary

Audie Award Nominee, Fiction, 2013

Judgment of the Witch

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. Presiding over the trial is traveling magistrate Issac Woodward, aided by his astute young clerk, Matthew Corbett. Believing in Rachel's innocence, Matthew will soon confront the true evil at work in Fount Royal....

Evil Unveiled

After hearing damning testimony, magistrate Woodward sentences the accused witch to death by burning. Desperate to exonerate the woman he has come to love, Matthew begins his own investigation among the townspeople. 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.

©2002 Robert McCammon (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Edoardo Ballerini performs this story of accusation and fear flawlessly. He effortlessly switches his pitch, accents, and timbre to suit the unfortunate Rachel Howarth, the endless curious Corbett, and the various determined characters, good and evil.” (AudioFile)
"a compelling story that should find a wide readership. Highly recommended for popular fiction collections." (Library Journal)
"An excellent story, full of tension and suspense.” (Stephen King)

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Best Historical Fiction

The plot was unanticipated. Character development flawless. Reading with the change of characters was so constant and truly amazing. Thank you

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Amazing!

What ana amazing writer Robert McCammon is, and Edoardo Ballerini was equally amazing in the narration. The story was built like a beautiful persian quilt rug. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.

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Outstanding Book!

I have listened to so many audiobooks and have enjoyed many of them but, this is best book I have ever listened to. The story was excellent in every way possible. The narrator was superb, as always. The book was very long, but I wish it had been twice as long. I hated for it to end.

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Absolutely worth the 30 hours!

I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. The descriptions took me to 1699 Carolinas.

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Skeptical Then Blown Away

Typically I like contemporary murder/mystery, but I decided to try "Speaks the Nightbird" on a whim. Awesome!! The story is entertaining and enticing, kicking my "I can't stop listening" gene into high gear. I have now listened to Matthew Corbett Books One, Two and just now finishing Book Three. Plus I just downloaded Book Four. What well defined and clever characters, if I were reading instead of listening, the characters would literally be jumping off the pages. The story lines, the intricate descriptions of personalities, scenes, landscapes, everything, oh my. I am totally thrilled with this series so far and have recommended it to several of my friends.

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Well worth initial effort

A little slow to start and get into the historical world, but really enjoyed it and plan to continue series.

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Excellent book and Superb Narration

Loved the book. Edoardo Ballerinni made the text come alive and kept me riveted throughout the story.

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not mccammon's best work.

slow starting and somewhat depressing, and fairly unsurprising. I was guessing the next part of 5he story multiple times. after swan song and the wolfs hour I was somewhat disappointed. best part was talking about it with my fiance.

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Fabulous story

This is a fabulous story with a beautifully written plot, and a superb narration. I was not at all familiar with Robert McCammon’s books. I am going to read all of his books. I have already bought the next two in the series. Robert McCammon is a wonderful writer! If you have been thinking thinking about this book, don’t give it a second thought. You will not regret listening to this story.

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Really Enjoyed This

I've always been a fan of historical novels & mysteries so this was a great find for me. I really liked Matthew's character & wove to see. a sequel.

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