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The Queen of Bedlam Paperback – October 23, 2007

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Book 2 of 8: The Matthew Corbett Novels

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His epic masterwork Speaks the Nightbird, a tour de force of witch hunt terror in a colonial town, was hailed by Sandra Brown as "deeply satisfying...told with matchless insight into the human soul." Now, Robert McCammon brings the hero of that spellbinding novel, Matthew Corbett, to eighteenth-century New York, where a killer wields a bloody and terrifying power over a bustling city carving out its identity—and over Matthew's own uncertain destiny.

The unsolved murder of a respected doctor has sent ripples of fear throughout a city teeming with life and noise and commerce. Who snuffed out the good man's life with the slash of a blade on a midnight street? The local printmaster has labeled the fiend "the Masker," adding fuel to a volatile mystery...and when the Masker claims a new victim, hardworking young law clerk Matthew Corbett is lured into a maze of forensic clues and heart-pounding investigation that will both test his natural penchant for detection and inflame his hunger for justice.

In the strangest twist of all, the key to unmasking the Masker may await in an asylum where the Queen of Bedlam reigns—and only a man of Matthew's reason and empathy can unlock her secrets. From the seaport to Wall Street, from society mansions to gutters glimmering with blood spilled by a deviant, Matthew's quest will tauntingly reveal the answers he seeks—and the chilling truths he cannot escape.

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Starred Review. Set in Manhattan in 1703, this spellbinding sequel to Speaks the Nightbird (2002) from bestseller McCammon finds Matthew Corbett, a 23-year-old magistrate's clerk, on the trail of the Masker, a killer who stalks prominent businessmen. Matthew stumbles on the bodies of two of the Masker's victims, including pederast Eben Ausley, the headmaster of the orphanage Matthew once reluctantly called home. Plucky Matthew, who becomes a junior associate of the New York branch of a London problem-solving firm called the Herrald Agency, discovers a possible link to the crimes in the person of an elderly amnesiac patient in a mental asylum who's known as the Queen of Bedlam. Matthew and his cohorts later make a dangerous foray to the headquarters that the villainous Professor Fell maintains for young-criminals-in-training. McCammon brilliantly captures colonial New York and closes with a tantalizing cliffhanger that suggests more exciting sleuthing to come. (Oct.)
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Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of Boy’s Life and Gone South, among many critically acclaimed works of fiction, with millions of copies of his novels in print. He is a recipient of the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award, the Grand Master Award from the World Horror Convention, and is a World Fantasy Award winner. He lives in Alabama. Visit the author at RobertMcCammon.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books; 1st Edition (October 23, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1416551115
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416551119
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 1.64 x 8.25 inches

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Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including the award-winning BOY'S LIFE and SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD. There are more than four million copies of his books in print. His 2018 novel, THE LISTENER, is set in the 1930s and is available now from Cemetery Dance Publications.
His newest novel, CARDINAL BLACK, was published by Cemetery Dance in 2019. It is the seventh novel in the Matthew Corbett series, which started with SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD.
Mr. McCammon is currently writing THE KING OF SHADOWS, the eighth novel in the Matthew Corbett series.
Visit his websites: www.robertmccammon.com and www.matthewcorbettsworld.com
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Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including the award-winning BOY'S LIFE and SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD. There are more than four million copies of his books in print. His latest novel, CARDINAL BLACK, is the seventh book in the Matthew Corbett series.
He recently completed the eighth book, THE KING OF SHADOWS, which is expected to be published in 2022.
Visit his websites: www.robertmccammon.com and www.matthewcorbettsworld.com
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Adrienne Perry

Spellbinding!

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2019

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If you don’t care for a great many details in your Historic Mystery, this is not a read for you! This author is as much a world builder as any SciFi or fantasy writer, the only difference being that this is a world that once existed, so wonderfully described that you find yourself immersed in the telling to the point that you ARE there, at least in your well-exercised & healthy imagination. This book is the sequel to Speaks the Nightbird, but you don’t have to have read that tale (although you certainly should) to appreciate this one; the only thing the two have in common is it’s the same brilliant magistrate’s clerk, Matthew Corbett, out to solve intriguing mysteries…one being what will Matthew do with his life now that becoming a lawyer has been ruled out. The setting is New York Town not long after it’s transition from New Amsterdam, it’s population only 3,000 or so individuals, so you can imagine the fear that infects the townsfolk when a serial killer emerges whom they dub “The Masker” because of the curious cuts made in the flesh surrounding the victim’s eyes. And then there’s a dignified & wealthy speechless woman in a nearby mental asylum that Matthew believes is somehow connected. Flawlessly written rich prose; exciting action! Now on to the next book of what has become the Matthew Corbett series.

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Historic Fiction + Mystery + Horror + Action = I'm hooked

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2021

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Hope to see the others in this series out on e-book soon! This second book takes a great new direction from the first book. (Paralegal -> Fledgling Detective). Moreover, it sets up the entire series for a much more exciting action and plot oriented direction. I keep liking Matthew Corbett better and better. In this book, he pulls a Spiderman move and must choose between a life of danger or love and happiness. It takes place in New York City under Colonial English rule. Anyway, I hope to see more of these on e-book soon. If you like David Morrell's Thomas De Quincey Books or Dan Simmon's Historic Fiction, these are a home run!

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Chris

Queen of Bedlam -great read!

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2014

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I first read Robert McCammon's "Boys Life" years and years ago. Just recently my husband and I found this new series of his that starts with "Speaks the Nightbird". "The Queen of Bedlam" is the second in the series. What a great read! McCammon knows how to draw the reader in with such descriptive writing, adding details you just wouldn't think of. Makes the book come alive and you feel you are actually there, being a part of the action. The main character, Matthew Corbett, starts off as a magistrate's law clerk,set in the early 1800th century New York, then becomes involved with a new company that is an early-day investigative firm. Even though this book is over 600 pages long, I would highly recommend it to any serious reader. Unsolved murders lead Matthew into a maze of forensic clues and heart-pounding investigations that will test Matthew and his hunger for justice. Looking forward to reading the next installment of this series!

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K. Graff

Fascinating and riveting read

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2019

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This is a follow up to Speaks the Nightbird, the first in a 5-book series about Matthew Corbett, a most unlikely hero. I don’t typically read historical fiction, but was introduced to the series by my book club. I am ecstatic to have “met” this protagonist.

The Queen of Bedlam continues the storyline of an unassuming but very clever legal clerk named Matthew Corbett. This book is set in New York at the dawn of the 18th century. An avid chess player, Mr. Corbett has an uncanny ability to “solve problems”, and, as such, he finds himself in a new career as a junior associate of what we would consider to be a private investigation firm in today’s times.

His sleuthing activities lead him on numerous perilous journeys, which kept this reader mesmerized. The characters met along the way are unforgettable, and the interwoven storylines are breathtaking.

Yes, there is violence - some of it downright gruesome - but the violence is indicative of the times and is always germaine to the story at hand. In other words, the violence is not gratuitous. I can live with that!

I heartily recommend this book (as well as the first in the series) for an educational, enlightening and enjoyable read.

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Plain awesome

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2020

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Love this author. I also love this series so far. He has the ability to literally move you into the early 1700's. It is amazing. The stories are all so interesting and how they intertwine. Definitely give this a try.

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2021

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Enjoyed this second Matthew Corbett volume and can't wait to start on the next one. I am such a big Robert McCammon fan.

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Ronald Bolvin

Robert McCammon combines a historical background to a first rate mystery.

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2013

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I read 2 of McCammon's books years ago Swan Song and Boys Life. Both were excellent and now I've rediscovered this author with more current works. The Queen Of Bedlam is the second of the Matthew Corbett series. it shows how this orphan becomes a private investigator in Colonial America using his intelligence and newly acquired skills.

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andrew j bauer

The first book in the series was terrific and I purchased the Queen of Bedlam as soon ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2018

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I am a big fan of McKammon's books but wasn't aware of his Matthew Corbett series based in the 17th century American colonies. This series is not supernatural as many of his books are. The first book in the series was terrific and I purchased the Queen of Bedlam as soon as I finished the first. Great entertainment. I am now on the third book in the series of five and find it hard to put the book down.

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Squeaky Joe

A fascinating and thrilling read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2018

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When a respected doctor is murdered in 1700s New York, a tide of fear sweeps through the city. Branded ‘the Masker’ by a local printer, a second body is soon discovered, spreading further alarm amid the community. Law clerk Matthew Corbett has questions he wants answered, but no-one is willing to listen to him – least of all High Constable Gardner Lillehorne, so Matthew takes on his own investigation and quickly finds himself in deep water.

In Robert McCammon’s second book featuring Matthew Corbett, the young clerk is faced with several challenges, not least discovering who is going around slashing throats. As with ‘Sings the Night Bird’ the story is riveting from start to finish and demonstrates the author’s skill as a consummate storyteller. The plot weaves together numerous storylines, pitching its hero against a talented swordsman, a cross-dressing Govenor and old enemy Eben Ausley, as well as throwing him into a possible romance with his new landlord’s daughter.

The language, as always, is perfect and paints a vivid picture of early New York, as well as the vagaries and occasionally murderous habits of its inhabitants. A fascinating and thrilling read from the first page to the last.

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Ian Williams

A thriller to rank with Stieg Larsson's Millenium trilogy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2010

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-which I coincidentally read immediately before this.

Set in growing colony town of New York in 1702, it continues the story of the young clerk, Matthew Corbett, (whose story begins in Speaks The Nightbird, though prior knowledge of his activities is not required). The town is terrified because of the activities of a violent murderer (and possibly serial killer) nicknamed The Masker. This is only the beginning of an exquisitely written authentically detailed historical thriller which grows more and more complex as the highly intelligent Corbett begins to investigate the dark secrets of the new society and the dark and dangerous world in which he lives. It is populated with a number of vivid and fascinating characters who range from the kindly and the charming to the deepest black. It is stunningly inventive with a rich use of language and vernacular and a plot that twists and turns in many unexpected directions.

I really don't want to say to much otherwise I might spoil the many pleasures that this rich and readable novel possesses. Perhaps it's best if I end this review by saying I read this book on holiday and within hours of my return (and about half an hour before writing this review) had ordered the third in the series which was published earlier this year.

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Watty

Slow starter

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2018

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A good historical murder mystery, it was very slow in its build up in fact I nearly cast the book aside it was so overly descriptive-the book is set in New York and yes the story needed to give you the sense of the city as it was but most of this was only relevant if you were a New Yorker, anyway I finished the book and it turned out to be an enjoyable read once past the boring first chapters.

Mr Macabre

Superb!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2016

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I enjoyed this as much as [book:Speaks the Nightbird|1525997] Matthew Corbett is a hugely likeable character and placing him in the New York of this age works beautifully. Mr McCammon has the knack of making you read without ever realising that's what you're doing! Some writers can take a while to take you into the pages but he does it in a matter of one sentence.

A beautifully written story and I'll definitely continue with this series.

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sandra k chung

Great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2021

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I am at present reading his first book. It that good. Can not wait to read this book

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