I finished reading Robert McCammon's Speaks the Nightbird over the weekend: A magistrate and his clerk are summoned to the Carolinas in 1699 to try the case of an accused witch, who appears to have a damning case against her. Matthew, the clerk, is not convinced that the woman is actually a witch, but may simply be the scapegoat in an elaborate plot to cause the fledgling town of Fount Royal to fail.
This novel is a well-written mystery that, despite it's length, kept me on the edge of my seat, so to speak. McCammon captures the time period without bogging the reader down in it. I enjoyed the book, and thought it to be one of McCammon's best, though it is very different from his other novels. There are very few horror elements in the story, so I can see how it might alienate a few long-time fans of the author's. But my advice (as a longtime fan myself) is to give it a chance --- you won't be disappointed. :-D Emily Pam Gearhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's one! Maybe the new members would like to introduce themselves, and maybe the rest of us could share what we've read in the last few months -- anything noteworthy in your horror reading? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/keeolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chapel_Perilous/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
