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More info Cold spring 1699, North American colony Carolina. Justice of the Peace Isaac Woodward and his secretary Matthew Corbett are sent from the capital Charles Town to the town of Fount Royal, where some devilry happens: the earth will not give birth, houses are on fire at night, and then there are two brutal murders. The townspeople blame the young widow Rachel Howarth for everything and are trying to quickly burn the witch at the stake, but the head of the settlement, Robert Bidwell, wants everything to be in accordance with the law. For a magistrate, the testimony of witnesses sounds quite convincing, but his secretary hesitates: is the girl a witch, and why are there so many skeletons in the closets of the townspeople? And whether the devil’s machinations are to blame for everything — or is it a devilishly cunning plan of an unknown criminal? .. “The Call of the Night Bird” is one of those unique works of popular literature that, without sacrificing entertainment for a moment, contain a lot of food for the mind. And now I can’t wait for the night bird to call me too ”(Stephen King). The novel is published in a new translation. …
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