A review by gatun
The Queen of Bedlam by Robert R. McCammon

5.0

The Queen of Bedlam is the sequel to Robert McCammon's Speaks the Nightbird, which took place in 1799 in the colony of South Carolina. This book takes place in 1702 in New York, which is still a town of 5,000, not yet the city it will one day be. Matthew Corbett is a clerk for a magistrate in New York. As with the first book, this one is part horror (man against man), part detective, part history, and part "I don't know what to call it but I loved it". The New York that comes to life in this book is the skeleton of the current city. Some of the names like Wall Street are familiar. Yet so much is new to all but the historians of colonial New York. I really enjoyed The Queen of Bedlam as much as I enjoyed Speaks the Nightbird.

Edoardo Ballerini is a terrific narrator. He helps bring the story to life through his wonderful accents and distinct voices.