Trailer for Mister Slaughter created by Birmingham filmmaker Chuck Hartsell. View it in HD on YouTube.

Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter is now available as an eBook for the Kindle from Amazon.com.

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• Subterranean Press shipped out all of the limited editions of Mister Slaughter last week, and readers are reporting receipt of their books this week. Photos of the limited have been added to the Mister Slaughter Book Cover Gallery.

• Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter is now available as an eBook from Subterranean Press in conjunction with Baen Books. It should be available via Amazon and SmashWords soon.

  Order the Mister Slaughter eBook from Baen Books

Subterranean Press posted this update today:

The time's come to unleash Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter on the world again—this time, the limited edition. Our driver is picking up copies today, and we're bringing in extra help to start sending copies out later this week.

We just did a tally, and we're down to the last 25 copies. The book and slipcase are both leatherbound, with the case sporting foil stamping on both the spine and one side, making it a nifty, if bloody, addition to anyone's collection of limited editions.

Posted on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at 8:22 am.

• Subterranean Press posted this update regarding Mister Slaughter:

  Robert McCammon MISTER SLAUGHTER Heads to a Fourth Printing, Plus Award News

  Much like its titular character, the juggernaut that is Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter just keeps on going. One large online retailer recently ran completely out of copies, as did several of our wholesalers. We went through the entire third printing resupplying them, so have ordered a fourth printing of McCammon's historical thriller.

  If that's not enough good news, we received notice yesterday that the novel is up for an American Library Association Reading Award in the Thriller category. Why not pick up a copy and see what all the fuss is about?

  Posted on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 9:44 am.

• Subterranean Press posted this update regarding the signed limited editions of Mister Slaughter:

  Slipcases for the Signed Limited Edition are due to ship to our offices on 3/12. We'll start shipping that version as soon as the cases arrive.

• Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter is briefly mentioned in the March 12, 2010, issue of Entertainment Weekly. It appears at position 8 in "The Chart" among the week's horror best-sellers at Dark Delicacies bookstore. Click here to see a scan of "The Chart."

• Subterranean Press posted this update on their website this morning:

  More MISTER SLAUGHTER News and a Creepy Video

  We're about to start shipping the third printing of Mister Slaughter, Robert McCammon's historical thriller, out to our large wholesale and retail accounts, so those should be able to advertise "Ships within 24 hours" again shortly.

  Please note that individual customers who order direct from SubPress will still receive unsigned first printing copies.

  In the meantime, in its "The Chart" section, Entertainment Weekly has Mister Slaughter landing at number 8 among horror best sellers.

  Finally, we haven't talked much about exactly what influenced the creation of the characters Mister Slaughter and Matthew Corbett, so now's a fine time to start.

  Here's a short video of British character actor Tod Slaughter in all his stropping glory.

  
  

  You can read more about the real Slaughter over at his Wikipedia page, which mentions his career making run as Sweeney Todd, appropriately enough.

  Posted on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 at 10:50 am.

• Famous Monsters of Filmland, which currently exists as a website with the magazine relaunching soon, recently reviewed Mister Slaughter:

  " Fiction does not get any better than this my friends and I urge you to start with Speaks The Nightbird and don't stop until you reach the last page of Mister Slaughter. You are in for one hell of a ride by one of the best there is."

• The great reviews of Robert McCammon's new Matthew Corbett novel, Mister Slaughter, continue to show up!
  • Wayne C. Rogers reviews Mister Slaughter for the Las Vegas Review Journal site

    "McCammon brings all of his creative talent to play in this grand adventure. His characters and scenes are vividly drawn and come to life in ways that profoundly touch the reader. This is writing at its absolute best, and few can do it as well as McCammon."

  • Dave Nalle reviews Mister Slaughter for BlogCritics.org

    "All of this is held together by McCammon's masterful writing skills, which have evolved and adapted to his material, with undertones of James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving which give the novel an authentic period feel that should make better known and well established historical novelists jealous."

  • User reviews of Mister Slaughter on Amazon.com

  And here are new reviews of the first two books:

  • One Man Review on Speaks the Nightbird

    "Some books do not stand the test of time, but, after a second reading seven or so years after its initial publication, I enjoyed this book even more the second go-around...."

  • Clayton Bye reviews The Queen of Bedlam

    "The reader will have great fun as McCammon masterfully weaves the many threads of his mystery, creates a fictional world with great skill and still manages to keep some of the playfulness you can find in some of his earlier works."

• Subterranean Press posted this update on their site:

  Robert McCammon — More MISTER SLAUGHTER NEWS

  We have a few updates on Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter to share, in no particular order:

  1. We have ordered the slipcases for the limited edition, but are still a good 4-6 weeks away from being able to ship that version. We'll post more info (and send it out in our newsletter) as soon as we have it.

  2. The first edition copies, only available direct from SubPress at this point, continue to dwindle.

  3. Some online retailers have gone through their inventory on the book and are waiting for more copies. Second printings are en route to those who've ordered, so shipping status at Amazon, etc. should be back to “Ships in 24 hours” very shortly.

  4. Over at Matthew Corbett's World, the site that Hunter Goatley runs for the series, he's recently posted a list of characters from the Corbett novels—with descriptions to follow—along with a copy of the actual map that McCammon works from when writing the novels.

  Finally, here's another fine review of the book, this time from Sense of Wonder: “Combining the best elements of detective, historical, horror and conspiracy fiction, this is a book and a series that deserves a wide readership.”

  Posted on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 11:38 am.

• The map that Robert McCammon references when he's writing about Matthew Corbett's adventures can be found on the new Maps page. A map of New England from 1708 can also be found there.

• A larger version of the scan of a 1702 issue of The Earwig, recently unearthed by Subterranean Press, can be found on the Multimedia page.

• Robert McCammon will be participating in this year's Read Alabama! program at Bevill State Community College in Jasper, AL, along with other Alabama authors.

  Daily Mountain Eagle article about Read Alabama!

  On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 4 PM, Robert McCammon will give a brief talk and will sign copies of Mister Slaughter and his previous novels. The event will take place at Bevill Auditorium on the campus of Bevill State Community College. Admission is free to the presentation and to the preceding reception at 3:30 PM.

• Subterranean Press posted this update on their website this morning:

  Robert McCammon Signed Copies of the Trade Hardcover Available

  We recently hosted Robert McCammon at a local convention (see his website for photos). While he was here, Rick was gracious enough to sign a number of trade hardcovers for us. These are all first edition copies, and only available directly from SubPress. Mister Slaughter is already in its second printing, which copies we're using to fill a huge backlog of wholesale and large online retailer orders.

  Quantities of the signed hardcover are quite limited, so please don't delay if you're interested in picking up a copy.

  As a little added bonus for McCammon fans, you can read the front page of The Earwig, the newspaper mentioned in the novel. Our thanks to crack researcher Gwenda Bond for unearthing this little tidbit for readers.

  Finally, we approved the slipcase prototype for the limited edition earlier this week, which means we should be shipping finished copies to customers in eight weeks or so.

• Don't forget that Robert McCammon will be signing books at the Alabama Booksmith on Wednesday, January 20, at 6 PM CT, and at Borders in Ann Arbor, MI, on Friday, January 22, at 7 PM. He will also be attending ConFusion in Troy, MI, this coming weekend.

  For those of you who can't make it to a signing but would like a signed copy of Mister Slaughter, you can order one by mail from the Alabama Booksmith. They also have hardback copies of Speaks the Nightbird and the trade paperback editions of Boy's Life, Gone South, Speaks the Nightbird, The Queen of Bedlam, and Swan Song. All signed books will ship on Thursday, January 21. To order any of those, just use the Alabama Booksmith page for Mister Slaughter and add the other titles under "Special Requests."

  If you attend the signings, we'd love to have photos for the site!

• Robert McCammon's new novel, Mister Slaughter, is the Featured Title on the front page of the Subterranean Press website: Robert McCammon Brings MISTER SLAUGHTER To Your Door.

  Also available on the Subterranean Press site is an exclusive new interview with Robert McCammon, along with a 171-page excerpt from Mister Slaughter! Check their site for all the details.

• Website SF Crowsnest has posted a great new review of Mister Slaughter, which includes this:

  So what happens when you make a deal with the devil? Things go wrong. We all know that. McCammon strings it out, lets us meet people and like them and all the time Slaughter is being malleable and friendly and you're just waiting for it to go wrong. When it does, it's sudden and shocking. Brilliantly handled by the author... Put simply, if it doesn't contain a copy of Mister Slaughter, your book collection will be sadly lacking.

• Happy New Year!

  Subterranean Press kicks off the new year with this exciting shipping update:

  Mister Slaughter (Robert McCammon) — The trade hardcover of this much lauded historical thriller should be in our offices on January 6. We'll begin shipping all orders immediately. Please note: We've already ordered a second printing of the trade hardcover, which means first editions may be scarce on the ground before long. Also, the limited edition will take roughly six to eight weeks longer to produce, as we wait for the slipcases to be produced.

  If you haven't ordered a copy yet, you can do so by clicking on the image to the right or by clicking here.

• The first launch event for Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter will occur at The Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham, AL, on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at 6 PM Central. Mr. McCammon will sign copies of Mister Slaughter, which will be available for purchase at the event. You are welcome to bring other McCammon books to get them signed, of course.

  As they've done in the past, the Alabama Booksmith will also be offering signed (and personalized, if desired) copies of Mister Slaughter by mail. Please see the bottom of the Signings Schedule for details.

  For a complete list of signing events, please see the Signings Schedule. We hope to add more dates and locations soon.

• Subterranean Press has posted an update on Mister Slaughter in which they mention the Library Journal review (see below). They have also announced the following fantastic news:

  The second bit of good news is that we've received enough orders to put the trade hardcover out of print on publication. We'll allow the first printing copies to make their way into bookstores, libraries, and large online retailers, but chances are very good that we'll be headed to a second printing very shortly. So if it's important to you to be assured of getting a first printing, the only way to be absolutely guaranteed of one is by ordering direct. Whatever printing you end up with—or the limited edition for that matter—we're sure you'll enjoy this thrill-a-minute historical excursion. Just be sure to wear your bloody apron.

• Library Journal has posted their review of Mister Slaughter:

  McCammon, Robert. Mister Slaughter Subterranean. Jan. 2010. c.440p. ISBN 978-1-59606-276-4. $24.95.

  In this third installment of his Matthew Corbett series (after Speaks the Nightbird and The Queen of Bedlam), McCammon delivers a twisted tale of pure evil. In 1702 New York City, Matthew and his colleague Hudson Greathouse agree to take on the assignment of transporting evil mass murderer Tyranthus Slaughter from an asylum near Philadelphia to a waiting ship docked in New York. Along the way, Tyranthus strikes an unusual deal with the two men, setting in motion horrific carnage that leads back to Philadelphia. Matthew faces the misery of his mistakes and begins to figure out a battle plan to face this devil. But by the time Matthew catches up to him, a dark plot that reaches beyond the new colonies has been hatched. VERDICT Fans of dark historicals will enjoy this thrill ride, but they should be ready for some heavy-handed violence with a balance of historical context and intrigue.Ron Samul, New London, CT

• Subterranean Press has posted a 171-page excerpt from Robert McCammon's upcoming novel, Mister Slaughter. From the Subterranean Press website:

  As we're within days of sending Robert McCammon's manhunt masterpiece, Mister Slaughter, to the printer for its January release, we figured now was a good time to post a huge excerpt from the novel to the SubPress site. Head over to the book's page and read the first 171 pages of this explosive thriller, but be warned, the excerpt ends with a cliffhanger, so you'll need to order the novel to see how the plot threads are resolved.

• Reviewer Clayton Bye has posted his review of Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter. The review contains plot spoilers. The highlight from the review:

  "Mister Slaughter is Robert McCammon doing what he does best. His descriptive abilities take us back to a world that is a composite of 30 some years of development in New York City (1700-1730). His characters, always larger than life and ever so quirky, never cease to entertain. And his story is complicated enough that Matthew Corbett can proudly stand shoulder to shoulder with Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot."

• Author Chuck Wendig has posted his review of Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter. The review contains a few mild spoilers. In the review, Chuck states, "I haven't enjoyed a book like this in years."

• Publishers Weekly has posted their review of Mister Slaughter. Mild plot spoilers....

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  Mr. Slaughter Robert McCammon. Subterranean (www.subterraneanpress.com), $24.95 (440p) ISBN 978-1-59606-276-4

  Murder and ghoulish mayhem are the order of the day in bestseller McCammon's colorful third thriller featuring problem-solver Matthew Corbett and his escapades in early 18th-century America. After confronting a criminal mastermind in The Queen of Bedlam (2007), Matthew finds himself a celebrity whose exploits have become sensational fodder for colonial tabloids. This heady attention contributes to a bad lapse of judgment when he and his senior associate, Hudson Greathouse, accidentally allow a brutal murderer, Tyranthus Slaughter, to give them the slip while they transport him to prison in Philadelphia. The rousing narrative details Matthew's dogged pursuit of the indestructible Tyranthus as the killer cuts a bloody swath through the Pennsylvania wilderness. McCammon shows a sure hand balancing scenes of Matthew's quiet contemplation with the cold-blooded carnage that makes his quarry's name so appropriate. (Jan.)

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• Robert McCammon will be a Special Guest of ConFusion 2010 (and Subterranean Press) in Troy, MI, January 22–24, 2010. Information about the convention can be found on the ConFusion 2010 website.

• Another review of Mister Slaughter has been posted to Bev Vincent's Onyx Reviews website. The review contains many spoilers for the novel's plot, so be careful about reading it. The review ends with this statement:

  The book is a fine installment in a series whose charming protagonist has a lot of life left in him.

• The first full-blown review of Robert McCammon's Mister Slaughter has been posted by Mark Seiber at The Horror Drive-In. Mark loved it:

  "But there's more. Far more. McCammon provides numerous subplots and the criminal conspiracy Corbett encountered in The Queen of Bedlam is still afoot. There's also a sinister bloody fingerprint on a playing card that still holds a dire portent for the young detective. Matthew's relationship with young Berry is further explored and numerous other colorful characters that readers became acquainted with in The Queen of Bedlam are featured in Mister Slaughter.

  "To sum up this long, rambling piece short, Robert McCammon is back with a new book, a new publisher and the future looks good for him. As well as his readers. Don't pass up Mister Slaughter and if you haven't read Speaks the Nightbird and The Queen of Bedlam, you'd better start reading. Fiction doesn't get any better than these books."

  Other comments include:

  • Brian Keene via Twitter: "I finished Robert McCammon's forthcoming @subpress book last night. Wonderful read! One of his 3 best novels."

  • Wayne C. Rogers via the McCammon Facebook page:

    I got lucky. I just finished reading an advanced copy of Mister Slaughter and thought it was actually better than the first two "Matthew Corbett" novels, and I loved them. I really didn't want this novel to end, knowing that it might... be two or more years before the fourth one in the series comes out.

    All I'm going to say right now is that if you like the character of Hannibal Lector in the Thomas Harris novels, then you're going to love Mister Slaughter. Mister Slaughter is one of the most evil characters I've come across in fiction. To deal with him, Matthew will have to look deep within himself to find the strength to fight a battle that he may end up losing, the prize being his life. This book is definitely Robert McCammon at his best. This is also a novel that you will want to keep in hardcover and as a collector's item.

  • Mark Justice (Pod of Horror) via Twitter: "Currently reading Mister Slaughter, and it's the best thing I've read in months."

• Mark Justice's full review of Mister Slaughter will soon be available on HorrorWorld. Here's an excerpt from his review:

  "Once again, McCammon manages to organically insert period detail without making the facts seem forced. And while delivering a thriller that could stand alongside any contemporary bestseller, the author slyly addresses many of the era's social concerns, including slavery, poverty and health care.

  "For those readers who have yet to try one of the Corbett novels because they're not exactly in the horror genre, I urge you to reconsider. Mister Slaughter is one of the most satisfying nail-biters you'll read all year."

• Mister Slaughter is on schedule to be released in January 2010. Order it today from Subterranean Press!

• As a consolation prize to those of you who didn't win an Advance Reading Copy of Mister Slaughter, an excerpt from the novel has been added to the Mister Slaughter page.

• Congratulations to the following people who were randomly selected from the entries in the Mister Slaughter ARC giveaway contest!
  • Brad Saenz
  • Debbie Katers
  • Christian Bellino
  • Jacob Masteller
  • Dave Waffle
  • Scott Evans
  • Cari Small

  Email has been sent to the winners to get mailing addresses. Keep an eye on the site, as we'll be giving away more ARCs in the near future!

  Thanks to Bill Schafer at Subterranean Press for providing the ARCs!

Subterranean Press has posted the following Mister Slaughter update on their site:

Robert McCammmon's latest historical thriller, Mister Slaughter, is proceeding very smoothly toward publication. Vincent Chong has turned in not only what may be the best cover of McCammon's career, he's also contributed six interior illustrations to the novel—a pair of which are posted to the book's page.

Robert McCammon is currently giving Mister Slaughter his final proofing pass, and also has the two-color signature sheets for the limited edition on hand. Meanwhile, back at the [SubPress] ranch, we have a long new interview with McCammon about the Matthew Corbett novels, conducted by long-time McCammon enthusiast Hunter Goatley, and will be pairing it up with an exclusive excerpt from the novel, in a freebie chapbook that we'll begin including with orders in a month or so.