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 discoverythe journey begins when matthew now an apprentice problem solver for the londonbased 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 surprisingand extremely temptingoffer their response to this offer will alter the course of the novel setting in motion a series of astonishing ultimately catastrophic eventsmister 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 giftedand necessarywriters