Frank Carlson Library

Came the time when the two travelers knew night would catch them, and shelter must be found. God and Satan are at war in the colonial Carolina town of Fount Royal, and even the citizens suspect that a witch is behind the tragedies that have plagued the town. The chief suspect is the beautiful and haunted widow Rachel. Traveling judge Isaac Woodward and his bright young clerk Matthew Corbett arrive to conduct a trial-and uncover the true evil at work...

Robert McCammons einzigartige historische Kriminalreihe um den ›Problemlöser‹ Matthew Corbett im noch jungen Amerika des 17. Jahrhunderts. Wir befinden uns im Winter des Jahres 1703 und Matthew Corbett wird noch immer von den Schatten seines Aufeinandertreffens mit dem berüchtigten Massenmörder Tyranthus Slaughter verfolgt. Als eine Reihe unerklärlicher Explosionen Manhattan erschüttert, sieht sich Matthew mit einem neuen Problem konfrontiert....

At the dawn of the eighteenth century, Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver, has left New York for Charles Town on an assignment from his agency-and vanished. As his friend Hudson Greathouse, sets out to track him down, he has no idea that Matthew is across the sea in London's notorious Newgate Prison, accused of murdering a Prussian count and targeted by a masked vigilante. Now Hudson, accompanied by Matthew's beloved Berry Grigsby, must...

In 1702, Matthew Corbett is an apprentice problem solver for the Herrald Agency, currently tasked with accompanying serial killer Tyranthus Slaughter on a journey from a Philadelphia asylum to the New York City waterfront. But during the trip, Mr. Slaughter tempts Matthew and his colleague Hudson Greathouse with an unexpected offer-leading to catastrophic outcomes. This darkly compelling novel delves into both the mind of a murderer and the process...

Accompanied by his new friend Magnus Muldoon, professional problem solver Matthew Corbett is in the Carolina colony, where three enslaved people have managed to flee their captors, one of them accused of killing the daughter of a plantation owner. Their quest to close the case will take Matthew and Magnus to the place known as "the River of Souls" as they encounter alligators and Native American warriors and a terrifying being, known as the Soul Cryer......

Robert McCammons einzigartige historische Kriminalreihe um den ›Problemlöser‹ Matthew Corbett im noch jungen Amerika des 17. Jahrhunderts. Wir schreiben das Jahr 1703, und »Problemlöser« Matthew Corbett wird vermisst. Sein Kampfgefährte Hudson Greathouse versucht Matthews letzten bekannten Spuren nachzugehen. Zuerst scheint es, als wäre Matthew Corbett gestorben, doch dann finden sich Hinweise darauf, dass man ihn des Mordes an einer jungen...