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Cover of The Queen of Bedlam

The Queen of Bedlam

Robert McCammon (2007)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Synopsis

Investigating New York City's first serial killer in 1702, magistrate's clerk Matthew Corbert contemplates working with an elderly asylum resident who may hold the key to the killer's identity, in a case that is further challenged by the murderer's dark designs for the city.

Tags

Historical MysteryCrime FictionGothic HorrorColonial America