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Matthew Corbett Books in Order

Matthew Corbett contains 14 books, published between 2002 and 2024. The first book is Speaks the Nightbird (2002) and the newest is Leviathan (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2002–2024
Confirmed
10 of 14 titles
Pages on record
3,081 in 6 of 14 books
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Matthew Corbett is a historical mystery series by Robert R. McCammon, running to 14 titles between Speaks the Nightbird (2002) and Leviathan (2024). Witchcraft trials, colonial North Carolina, clerks of court and apprentices fill the subject tags, with serial murder driving the later investigations. Mister Slaughter (2010), Freedom of the Mask (2016) and Cardinal Black (2019) fall in the middle of the run, which also holds two short stories. The series remains in active publication.

How many Matthew Corbett books are there?

Matthew Corbett has 14 books, released between 2002 and 2024.

Matthew Corbett Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Matthew Corbett books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Queen of Bedlam by Robert R McCammon, book 2 of the Matthew Corbett series (2007)
  2. Cover of Mister Slaughter by Robert R McCammon, book 4 of the Matthew Corbett series (2010)
  3. Cover of The Providence Rider by Robert R McCammon, book 5 of the Matthew Corbett series (2012)
  4. Cover of The River of Souls by Robert R McCammon, book 6 of the Matthew Corbett series (2014)
  5. Cover of Freedom of the Mask by Robert R McCammon, book 7 of the Matthew Corbett series (2016)
  6. Cover of Cardinal Black by Robert R McCammon, book 8 of the Matthew Corbett series (2019)
  7. Cover of Leviathan by Robert R McCammon, book 12 of the Matthew Corbett series (2024)
  1. 1
    Speaks the Nightbird2002 · 792 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002792
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  2. 2
    The Queen of Bedlam2007 · 656 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007656
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  3. 3
    Night Ride2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  4. 3
    Night Ride (Short Story)2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  5. 4
    Mister Slaughter2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  6. 5
    The Providence Rider2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  7. 6
    The River of Souls2014 · 257 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014257
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  8. 7
    Freedom of the Mask2016 · 530 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016530
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  9. 8
    Cardinal Black2019 · 462 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019462
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  10. 9
    The Pale Pipesmoker2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  11. 9
    The Pale Pipesmoker (Short Story)2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  12. 10
    The King of Shadows2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  13. 11
    Seven Shades of Evil2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  14. 12
    Leviathan2024 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2024384
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Do you have to read Matthew Corbett books in order?

You should read the Matthew Corbett books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Matthew Corbett book also stands alone.

Where to start with Matthew Corbett

Start with Speaks the Nightbird (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Matthew Corbett book?

Leviathan (2024) is the newest Matthew Corbett book released so far.

Is there a new Matthew Corbett book coming?

No next Matthew Corbett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Matthew Corbett at a glance

Still running
Matthew Corbett is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Matthew Corbett books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,081 pages across the 6 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 496 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Matthew Corbett books, 7 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 14 titles, 14 are credited to Robert R. McCammon.

What the Matthew Corbett books are about

9 of the 14 Matthew Corbett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other series by Robert R McCammon

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.