Mister Slaughter

A Matthew Corbett Novel, Book 3

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.

A Bit too Much!

Where does Mister Slaughter rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The story is a good story but it amazes me how long this story went. I became more and more disenchanted with Matthew as well the story because it seemed to convey hopelessness, over and over again and there did not seem to be any real hope in this story. I just think it went too long.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lark was my favorite character because despite the odds she persevered.

What about Edoardo Ballerini’s performance did you like?

Edoardo Ballerina is a great performer!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The death Peter's family was particularly difficult to deal with.

Really great!

I’ve fallen in love with Mathew Corbett ;-) A really amazing series that actually kept me guessing most of the way through. Highly recommend.

Excellent 3rd book!!

There are only a few series that I enjoy. Ordinary series are lucky if the 2nd books are as good as the first. This is one of those series that develops their characters even deeper with each book. I find myself rooting them on, and even yelling out loud when they get injured or done wrong! I can envision the story as it happens. I am falling for Grey Wolf!!🤣
I am going to start part 4 right now!!

Really enjoyed!

Such a wonderful listen. Loved every minute of it! Can’t wait to continue with further stories.

Too Long

I like the Matthew Corbett series, the characters and the historical information.....but....its individual books do tend to go on too long. This one in particular could have been about 1 hour shorter. The anti-hero, Slaughter, was depicted as having such super-human ability to survive and create mayhem, that it became a parody of itself. Mr. McCammon, please restrain yourself. If I were reading this book, instead of listening to it, I would have quit about 3/4 through it.