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Mister Slaughter

By: Robert R. McCammon
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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The world of Colonial America comes vibrantly to life in this masterful new historical thriller by Robert McCammon. The latest entry in the popular Matthew Corbett series, which began with Speaks the Nightbird and continued in The Queen of Bedlam, Mister Slaughter opens in the emerging metropolis of New York City in 1702, and proceeds to take both Matthew and the reader on an unforgettable journey of horror, violence, and personal discovery.

The journey begins when Matthew, now an apprentice problem solver for the London-based Herrald Agency, accepts an unusual and hazardous commission. Together with his colleague, Hudson Greathouse, he agrees to escort the notorious mass murderer Tyranthus Slaughter from an asylum outside Philadelphia to the docks of New York. Along the way, Slaughter makes his captors a surprising - and extremely tempting - offer. Their response to this offer will alter the course of the novel, setting in motion a series of astonishing, ultimately catastrophic events.

Mister Slaughter is at once a classic portrait of an archetypal serial killer and an exquisitely detailed account of a fledgling nation still in the process of inventing itself. Suspenseful, illuminating, never less than compulsively readable, it is, by any measure, an extraordinary achievement, the largest accomplishment to date from one of our most gifted - and necessary - writers.

©2010 Robert McCammon (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

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Fantastic series!

It's cliche to say that you "can't put a story down, but in the case of this series, it's absolutely true. I had never tried any McCammon before I bought "The Nightbird" but I will most likely read everything available by him from now on. I love historical mystery from all settings, but this series is special. We get to see the fallible hero grow and change, make mistakes and do amazing things. Somehow McCammon has filled the tale with non-stop action but not made it seem unbelievable. I highly recommend this series to anyone, historical fans or not!

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I've listen to them all can't wait for the next

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend the audiobook, The characters are all interesting, the time period is refreshing.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Matthew is the man

What about Edoardo Ballerini’s performance did you like?

Mr Ballerini is excellent, I think is has multiple personalities, he personalizes each character. You forget it's one person doing the narrating.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The story you don't want to ever end

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Mister Slaughter is one of a kind

Robert McCammon series is fantastic. When you first read Sings The Night Bird, the only thing you hope for is the story to continue, and it does.

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I love this series

I have enjoyed all of the books in this series. The narration is excellent. The time period is brought to life in a fantastic way. I highly recommend.

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Great series, very fun

Would you recommend Mister Slaughter to your friends? Why or why not?

I'd recommend the whole series to anyone who likes the Dresden Files. Not exactly the same, and not as funny or supernatural, but good, entertaining mysteries.

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A bit dark

I have been enjoying the Matthew Corbett series, but this book was a bit hard because of the significant graphic violence that well exceeded that in the prior novels in the series.

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Best narration ever!!

these nooks are fantastic but could not be so good without the perfect performance! so good!

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Another excellent entry!

I only offer the four star rating as it compares to the first book in the series: Speaks the Nightbird. As a genre thriller, it was excellent!

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Another great story!

Mr. McCammon is a great storyteller. The story had me riveted to the end. Looking forward to the next book.

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Recommend

Mr. Slaughter was recommended by my son.
What a great story! I couldn't stop listening. Great narrator!

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