New Releases by Robert McCammon

The thrilling conclusion to the Matthew Corbett colonial-era mystery series by the New York Times–bestselling author of The King of Shadows. Matthew Corbett barely escaped from the beguiling and sinister island of Golgotha, where he and his companions, Hudson Greathouse and Professor Fell, had searched in vain for a fabled sorcerer’s mirror said to possess demon-summoning powers. The island instead pulled them ever deeper into its influence—with the goal of erasing their very minds. But now, in the waning summer of 1704, still reeling from their harrowing journey, they must pay a price for their rescue from Golgotha by the Spanish. The trio are to resume their abandoned quest for Ciro’s mirror while under the watchful eyes of soldiers and a witch-hunter. And they must do it before the Family of the Scorpion finds the mirror and uses it for their own nefarious purposes. . . . Praise for the Matthew Corbett Novels “Rich, atmospheric stories.” —Booklist on The King of Shadows “Excellent . . . full of tension and suspense.” —Stephen King on Speaks the Nightbird “Compulsively readable.” —Publishers Weekly on Speaks the Nightbird “This popular series takes us to a long-forgotten time with characters who never fail to entertain.” —The Florida Times-Union on The King of Shadows

Robert McCammons einzigartige historische Kriminalreihe um den ›Problemlöser‹ Matthew Corbett im noch jungen Amerika des 17. Jahrhunderts. Wir schreiben das Jahr 1703, und »Problemlöser« Matthew Corbett wird vermisst. Sein Kampfgefährte Hudson Greathouse versucht Matthews letzten bekannten Spuren nachzugehen. Zuerst scheint es, als wäre Matthew Corbett gestorben, doch dann finden sich Hinweise darauf, dass man ihn des Mordes an einer jungen Frau beschuldigte und nach London gebracht hat. Dort ist Matthew im berühmt-berüchtigten Newgate-Gefängnis inhaftiert, wo er die Bekanntschaft eines mysteriösen, maskierten Rächers macht, der für zahlreiche schreckliche Morde verantwortlich sein soll. Greathouse und Matthews Geliebte Berry Grisby begeben sich auf eine lange und beschwerliche Seereise nach England, um ihrem Freund zu Hilfe zu eilen, ohne zu wissen, ob es dafür nicht bereits zu spät ist ... Robert McCammons "Matthew Corbett"-Reihe sind nicht nur sprachgewaltige, historisch umfangreich recherchierte Kriminalromane, sondern ein in ihrer Form beispielloses Experiment – versucht Robert McCammon doch mit jeder Erzählung in ein anderes literarisches Genre abzutauchen, von Mystery über Serienmörderhatz, Abenteuerroman und Thriller bis hin zu Elementen des Pulp-Romans. In Kombination mit einem erfrischend unverbrauchten Setting in den noch jungen amerikanischen Kolonien des 17. Jahrhunderts schuf McCammon ein fesselndes und einzigartiges Leseabenteuer, das in den USA Leser wie Kritiker zu beeindrucken wusste und nun endlich auch in deutscher Sprache miterlebt werden kann. ★★★★★ »Fans der Reihe werden diesen dicken Schmöker wieder im Nu verschlingen, um herauszufinden, welche Abenteuer Matthew Corbett dieses Mal bestehen muss.« – Publishers Weekly

Robert McCammons einzigartige historische Kriminalreihe um den ›Problemlöser‹ Matthew Corbett im noch jungen Amerika des 17. Jahrhunderts. Matthew Corbett hat einen lukrativen, wenn auch ungewöhnlichen Fall angenommen: Er soll eine schöne Frau zu einem Kostümball eskortieren. Was als angenehme Abwechslung beginnt, verwandelt sich jedoch schnell zu einem Mordfall. Ein sechzehnjähriges Mädchen wurde auf einer der örtlichen Plantagen erstochen, und ihr mutmaßlicher Mörder – ein Sklave – ist in den Schutz der nahe gelegenen trügerischen Sümpfe geflohen ... Von einigen Widersprüchen geplagt und entschlossen, der Gerechtigkeit zum Sieg zu verhelfen, schließt sich Matthew Corbett der Jagd nach dem entflohenen Sklaven an. Die Reise führt ihn den "Fluss der Seelen" hinauf, wo etwas aus dem Sumpf beginnt, Jagd auf die Jäger zu machen. Und auch mit Schlangen, Alligatoren, verstoßenen Wilden, mythischen Kreaturen und dem beinahe schon zur Gewohnheit gewordenem menschlichen Verrat muss sich Matthew herumschlagen, bis eine albtraumhafte Konfrontation sein Leben für immer verändern soll. "Geschickt gelingt McCammon der Spagat zwischen dem Erklärbaren und dem Übernatürlichen." - Publishers Weekly Robert McCammons "Matthew Corbett"-Reihe sind nicht nur sprachgewaltige, historisch umfangreich recherchierte Kriminalromane, sondern ein in ihrer Form beispielloses Experiment – versucht Robert McCammon doch mit jeder Erzählung in ein anderes literarisches Genre abzutauchen, von Mystery über Serienmörderhatz, Abenteuerroman und Thriller bis hin zu Elementen des Pulp-Romans. In Kombination mit einem erfrischend unverbrauchten Setting in den noch jungen amerikanischen Kolonien des 17. Jahrhunderts schuf McCammon ein fesselndes und einzigartiges Leseabenteuer, das in den USA Leser wie Kritiker zu beeindrucken wusste und nun endlich auch in deutscher Sprache miterlebt werden kann. ★★★★★ »Die Fans der phantastischen Literatur finden in McCammons Kriminalreihe, die im noch jungen Amerika des 17. Jahrhunderts angesiedelt ist, genügend Mysteriöses und Übernatürliches, um voll und ganz auf ihre Kosten zu kommen. Den vollständigen Lesegenuss erhält man allerdings erst mit dem Lesen der kompletten Reihe, welche das Prädikat "besonders empfehlenswert" tragen sollte. Bei Robert McCammon stimmt einfach alles.« - Daniel Bauerfeld, Nautilus - Fantasymagazin

Robert McCammons einzigartige historische Kriminalreihe um den ›Problemlöser‹ Matthew Corbett im noch jungen Amerika des 17. Jahrhunderts. Wir befinden uns im Winter des Jahres 1703 und Matthew Corbett wird noch immer von den Schatten seines Aufeinandertreffens mit dem berüchtigten Massenmörder Tyranthus Slaughter verfolgt. Als eine Reihe unerklärlicher Explosionen Manhattan erschüttert, sieht sich Matthew mit einem neuen Problem konfrontiert. Irgendwer versucht offenbar sehr nachdrücklich, seine Aufmerksamkeit zu erregen ... Hinter diesen Explosionen steckt eine geheimnisvolle Person aus Matthew Corbetts Vergangenheit: der betrügerische Professor Fell. Nicht ohne Grund hat der Professor doch mit einem ganz eigenen Problem zu kämpfen und benötigt Matthews Hilfe. Auf seiner abenteuerlichen Reise zu den abgelegenen Bermudainseln begegnet Matthew Corbett skurrilen Charakteren, wie sie auch einem Roman von Charles Dickens entsprungen sein könnten – dem Riesen Sirki, einem flüsternden indischen Mörder, einem Experten für exotische Tinkturen mit einem Suchtproblem, der wunderschönen wie gefährlichen Aria Chillany und natürlich dem meisterhaften Manipulator Professor Fell höchstpersönlich. "Wow, McCammon ist zurück und zeigt mit "Matthew Corbett in den Fängen des Kraken" eindrucksvoll, dass er noch immer zu den Besten gehört. Historisch, außergewöhnlich, unheimlich und fesselnd, so wie alle Werke McCammons. Ich kann es nur wärmstens empfehlen." - Joe R. Lansdale Robert McCammons "Matthew Corbett"-Reihe sind nicht nur sprachgewaltige, historisch umfangreich recherchierte Kriminalromane, sondern ein in ihrer Form beispielloses Experiment – versucht Robert McCammon doch mit jeder Erzählung in ein anderes literarisches Genre abzutauchen, von Mystery über Serienmörderhatz, Abenteuerroman und Thriller bis hin zu Elementen des Pulp-Romans. In Kombination mit einem erfrischend unverbrauchten Setting in den noch jungen amerikanischen Kolonien des 17. Jahrhunderts schuf McCammon ein fesselndes und einzigartiges Leseabenteuer, das in den USA Leser wie Kritiker zu beeindrucken wusste und nun endlich auch in deutscher Sprache miterlebt werden kann.

MISTER SLAUGHTER ist eine rasant abenteuerliche Verbrecherjagd vor historischem Hintergrund, die an Thomas Harris' Hannibal Lector und ein wenig an Sweeney Todd erinnert. [Elitist Book Reviews] Inhalt: In Robert McCammons meisterhaftem dritten Teil der historischen Thriller-Reihe um Matthew Corbett erweckt er erneut die Kolonialwelt Amerikas zu schillerndem Leben. Matthew, der mittlerweile als "Problemlöser" für die New Yorker Zweigstelle der Londoner Herrald-Vertretung arbeitet, erhält einen ungewöhnlichen und gefährlichen Auftrag: Zusammen mit seinem Kollegen Hudson Greathouse soll er den berüchtigten Massenmörder Tyranthus Slaughter von einem Gefängnis in der Nähe Philadelphias zum New Yorker Hafen eskortieren. Auf dem Weg dorthin macht Slaughter seinen Wächtern jedoch ein überraschendes und äußerst verlockendes Angebot – mit tragischen Folgen ... Mister Slaughter ist nicht nur die bis ins kleinste Detail fein ausgearbeitete Darstellung einer noch jungen Nation, sondern auch das zeitlose Porträt eines äußerst gewalttätigen Serienmörders, der seinen Häschern immer einen Schritt voraus ist.

"... eine herausragende Geschichte, fesselnd und voller Spannung ..." [Stephen King] Inhalt: Geht eine Hexe in Carolina um? Das zumindest glauben die Bewohner der kleinen Stadt Fount Royal. Ihr Name ist Rachel Howarth, eine Fremde - wunderschön und mutig. Kein Wunder, dass sie von manchen Einwohnern gehasst wird und den meisten zumindest suspekt vorkommt. Der fahrende Friedensrichter Isaac Woodward und sein scharfsinniger Gerichtsdiener Matthew Corbett sollen ihr den Hexenprozess machen. Die Beweise sind erdrückend: In ihrem Haus finden sich okkulte Hinweise, sie weigert sich, die Worte des Herrn zu sprechen, und Zeugen berichten von unaussprechlichen Dingen, die sie mit dem Leibhaftigen selbst begangen haben soll. Aber Matthew zweifelt an den Anschuldigungen. Gibt es so etwas wie Hexerei wirklich? Und wenn Rachel tatsächlich wie ein Dämon durch die Nacht fliegen kann, wieso hat sie sich dann nicht längst selbst aus dem Gefängnis befreit? In Fount Royal gehen noch weitaus rätselhaftere Dinge vor. Wer ermordete Rachels Ehemann? Wer wäre imstande, eine ganze Stadt zu paralysieren? Und wer würde davon profitieren, wenn die Hexe verbrannt würde? Es tobt tatsächlich ein Kampf zwischen Gott und Teufel, zwischen Gut und Böse in dieser Stadt, und selbst die Unschuldigen sind nicht länger sicher. Schon bald muss sich Matthew Corbett mit Herz und Hirn dem wahrhaftigen Bösen stellen, das in Fount Royal umgeht ...

Es ist 1964 in dem kleinen idyllischen Städtchen Zephyr, wo die Bewohner entweder in der Papierfabrik am Tecumseh River oder in dem örtlichen Milchbetrieb arbeiten. Es ist ein einfaches Leben, aber doch voller Wunder für den zwölfjährigen Cory Mackenson. Eines Morgens werden er und sein Vater Zeuge, wie ein Auto vor ihnen von der Straße abkommt und in einem See versinkt. Am Steuer aber befand sich ein nackter, geschundener Körper, mit Handschellen an das Lenkrad gefesselt. Mit der Zeit vergessen oder verdrängen die Bewohner des Ortes den seltsamen Vorfall, doch Cory und sein Vater wollen dem Geheimnis auf die Spur kommen. Ihre Suche führt sie in eine Welt, wo Unschuld und Bosheit aufeinanderprallen und Magie und Fantasie mit der Realität zu verschmelzen scheinen ...

The New York Times–bestselling author “masterfully combines historical thriller and supernatural horror . . . [for] fans of occult thrillers like those by Dean Koontz” (Booklist, starred review). Economic collapse. Crushing unemployment and breadlines crowding city streets as crime spirals out of control. The Great Depression has enough misery for all, and some to spare. But for angel-faced grifter John Partlow, the American South in 1934 is a land of opportunity. The small-time confidence man stumbles into the big leagues when he partners up with beautiful hustler Ginger LaFrance. Seduced into her high stakes plot to kidnap the young children of a New Orleans shipping magnate, John realizes he’s in over his head when Ginger’s fierce desire to see her scheme succeed could mean a gruesome end for their innocent victims. Unless young Nilla can wield her secret gift in time. Though she’s never heard the term, nine-year-old Nilla is a Listener—someone who can telepathically pick up on the thoughts of others like themselves. Nilla has started to communicate with another Listener—a young black man struggling to find his way as a porter at the Union Station. Their lives couldn’t be more different, and though they have never met, their shared bond is so strong that Curtis is ready to risk it all to answer her cry for help. But will it be enough to save two children from the merciless hands of hardened criminals? “Race relations are one subject of this seductive slice of supernatural noir set in 1934 New Orleans . . . McCammon conjures believable characters whose sympathetic plight pulls the reader headlong into the novel’s volatile mix of crime and fantasy. Its tense finale, paced at breakneck speed, will have readers turning pages until its surprise-packed end.” —Publishers Weekly

The New York Times–bestselling author continues his colonial-era thriller series with eight tales of mystery, adventure, and supernatural suspense. From his first appearance in Speaks the Nightbird to his latest adventure in The King of Shadows, Matthew Corbett has faced enemies of all kinds, from serial killers to sorcerers. Now author Robert McCammon presents eight gripping stories featuring the professional problem solver and his associates that take place between the popular novels. Seven Shades of Evil includes four original stories, including “Wandering Mary,” and four additional tales that previously appeared in limited form and are no longer available elsewhere. Ranging from twisting murder plots to ominous portents of the paranormal, these stories are an intriguing blend of everything that has drawn readers to the Matthew Corbett series for more than twenty years. This volume includes: • “The Four Lamplighters” • “Night Ride” • “The House at the Edge of the World” • “The Scorpion’s Eye” • “Skeleton Crew” • “The Pale Pipe Smoker” • “Wandering Mary” • “Incident on the Lady Barbara”

Dans l’obscurité venteuse d’un monde ravagé par le feu nucléaire, une poignée de femmes et d’hommes tentent de survivre malgré l’inéluctable déclin de l’humanité. Mais, plus dangereux encore que le froid glacial, les terres stériles et les animaux sauvages, quelque chose rôde parmi les décombres – un être aux mille visages, une bête sournoise douée d’étranges pouvoirs. Swan Song de Robert McCammon, initialement publié en 1987 aux États-Unis et inédit en français, est l’œuvre majeure d’un conteur exceptionnel et traverse les décennies aux côtés du Fléau de Stephen King, La Route de McCarthy ou Mad Max de Miller, pour nous donner à voir ce qui se cache de plus sombre sous le masque de la civilisation. Chevauchée sauvage dans la terreur, Swan Song est une fresque post-apocalyptique grandiose. Robert McCammon, né en 1952, est l'auteur de plusieurs best-sellers (Zephyr, Alabama, Swan Song, Gone South) et d’une vingtaine de livres acclamés par la critique, vendus à plusieurs millions d'exemplaires à travers le monde. Il a reçu de nombreux prix, dont plusieurs Bram Stoker Award. Longtemps considéré comme un écrivain de genre, il prouve à partir de Zephyr, Alabama que sa force est de s’aventurer sur toutes sortes de territoires littéraires comme ses pairs Stephen King et Dan Simmons.

Three novels of creeping horror from the New York Times–bestselling author who “delivers terror with skillful ferocity” (Publishers Weekly). This collection from the Bram Stoker and World Fantasy Award–winning author of the Matthew Corbett novels includes: The Night Boat A scuba diver discovers a sunken Nazi U-boat. He dislodges it by detonating an unexploded depth charge, but back on the surface, he hears a strange sound from within the hull. So he opens the long-closed hatch—and learns that some things are better left buried. Baal Born of a violent assault, a boy winds up in an orphanage. There he renames himself Baal and hones sinister powers that will one day be unleashed upon the world . . . Bethany’s Sin The Reid family is happy to move into the pleasantly quaint small town known as Bethany’s Sin—until they learn about the secretive cult that holds sway over the community . . . “A true master of the Gothic novel.” —Booklist

A dirt farmer in Southern Indiana in the year 1924 chose to name his son after a famous baseball player who would someday enter the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Little did anyone know at the time, including that famous player, just how much that decision would mean to that son and the generations to follow. That was the beginning of a love affair with baseball that would identify this family, a love that would begin with the Washington Senators and move on to Minnesota in 1961. Now five generations in, this family allegiance is still very much alive today. This is a story of the son of that son with the famous name and his love of baseball that was handed down to him. He in turn has passed that love on to his son, who now has a daughter who will hopefully understand this love of the game. Memories are made with the game of baseball, and so many are worth sharing. As the pages of this book are turned, the reader will begin to recognize many of these memories and hopefully be reminded of memories that are part of their lives. Hopefully, the reader will have a better understanding of how generations of a family can be connected by the threads of a baseball.

In the winter of 1703, Matthew Corbett''s Manhattan neighborhood is shaken by explosions. Someone is trying-and trying very hard-to get his attention. That someone is a shadowy figure from Matthew''s past: the elusive Professor Fell. The professor, it turns out, has a problem of his own, one that requires the exclusive services of Matthew Corbett.As a result, Matthew travels from New York to Pendulum Island in the distant Bermudas, encountering a truly Dickensian assortment of memorable, often grotesque, antagonists. The result is both an exquisitely constructed novel of suspense and a meticulous recreation of a bygone era. Filled with twists, turns, and an almost tangible sense of place, The Providence Rider is historical thriller writing at its finest by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Robert McCammon.

Zephyr, dans l’Alabama, est une ville idyllique pour Cory Mackenson, onze ans. La vie y est simple et si parfois les comètes zèbrent son ciel, c’est un incroyable terrain de jeu. Un matin malheureusement Cory et son père sont témoins d’un accident : une voiture finit dans les eaux sombres du lac. Malgré une tentative de sauvetage, le conducteur plongera dans les profondeurs et le père de Cory dans l’horreur. Alors que le jeune garçon s’efforce de comprendre le mal qui les tourmente, ses yeux s’ouvrent sur les forces qui l’entourent : d’une sorcière qui entend les morts et envoûte les vivants, à un clan qui agit à la pleine lune, en passant par un monstre marin, Cory va affronter les secrets qui se cachent dans l’ombre de sa ville natale, car la santé des siens et sa propre vie sont en jeu... Robert McCammon, né en 1952, est l'auteur de plusieurs best-sellers (Zephyr, Alabama, Swan Song, Gone South) et d’une vingtaine de livres acclamés par la critique, vendus à plusieurs millions d'exemplaires à travers le monde. Il a reçu de nombreux prix, dont plusieurs Bram Stoker Award. Longtemps considéré comme un écrivain de genre, il prouve à partir de Zephyr, Alabama que sa force est de s’aventurer sur toutes sortes de territoires littéraires comme ses pairs Stephen King et Dan Simmons.

A search for a sorcerer’s mirror may shatter a man’s mind in this colonial-era thriller by the New York Times-bestselling author of Cardinal Black. In the year 1704, Matthew Corbett is about to go up against an antagonist completely different from any he has faced before. On a trip to Italy to track down Brazio Valeriani and information about the mirror created by his father, the sorcerer Ciro, Matthew and Hudson Greathouse find themselves marooned on a beautiful island known as Golgotha—a place that hides a multitude of secrets and puts both of them at terrible risk. The islanders welcome them with a massive feast—but as the island pulls them deeper into its influence, the castaways struggle to maintain their grip on reality, even their very identity. Matthew must keep his wits about him and solve the mystery enshrouding the other side of the island, where an active volcano looms and an elusive creature lurks… This new novel in the series by the five-time Bram Stoker Award winner is a compelling concoction of history, mystery, adventure, and terror that takes us deeper into the early eighteenth-century world of Matthew Corbett, his compatriots, and his mortal enemies. “This popular series takes us to a long forgotten time with characters who never fail to entertain.” —The Florida Times-Union “The Corbett novels are rich, atmospheric stories, the kind of historical mystery that makes the reader feel as though he really has stepped back in time.”—Booklist

The New York Times–bestselling author presents five paranormal adventures featuring the lycanthropic British spy introduced in The Wolf’s Hour. Roaming the globe in a fight against Nazi Germany, shapeshifter Michael Gallatin stars in stories that are “tremendous fun as McCammon mashes 007 and the Wolfman in a League of Extraordinary Gentleman fashion” (SFcrowsnest). “The Great White Way” In 1927, the wife of the star wrestler in a Russian traveling circus suffers at her husband’s hand. She finds solace in the arms of the boy who cares for the animals, a young man whose true nature is yet to be revealed . . . “The Man from London” A British Secret Service operative follows rumors of a shapeshifter to a small Russian village. There, he comes face to face with someone who can be fashioned into a unique weapon. A man whose name is Mikhail Gallatinov. “Sea Chase” Arriving in Danzig, Michael Gallatin gets a job as a seaman. His mission: to infiltrate the crew. The ship harbors a weapons expert fleeing the Nazis, and the Germans will stop at nothing to halt his escape. “The Wolf and the Eagle” After their planes crash over the Libyan desert, Gallatin finds himself in the company of a German Messerschmitt ace. Together, they struggle to survive the heat, the scorpions, and a warlike tribe of scavengers . . . “Death of a Hunter” At forty-eight, Gallatin is no longer the man—or the wolf—he once was. But what he faces at the hands of deadly ninja warriors may be a fate worse than death . . .

The New York Times–bestselling author “pulls out all the stops for this exhilarating alien-invasion epic . . . One of his finest” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). It happened one day in April. Huge explosions in skies across the world heralded the coming of the Gorgon ships, sparking a worldwide panic. Indestructible, they blasted Earth’s greatest cities into rubble. Then, through portals opening in the air, came the skeletal Cyphers. And Earth became a battlefield in a war between two alien races bent on mutual destruction. In Colorado, just over a hundred survivors have found sanctuary in the ruins of an apartment complex—and it’s not just the Gorgons and Cyphers who threaten them. They are regularly besieged by the Gray Men, humans mutated by something in the atmosphere into monstrosities straight out of nightmares. With their ammunition and supplies dwindling, the remaining humans face a bleak future. Then one day, a teenage boy appears, seemingly human, seemingly the victim of catastrophic injuries. He can’t remember where he came from, but he senses a power within himself—one that causes an earthquake to repel a horde of Gray Men. A voice speaks to the boy in his sleep, telling him to find “the white mansion.” Now, the one thing the survivors need most of all is blossoming within them: hope. But only if they choose to trust in a boy who has no memory and only three words from a dream to guide him . . . “A prime example of a master storyteller/writer returning to the type of novel that made him a master and an excellent addition to the alien invasion flavor of the Apocalyptic Novel canon.” —SF Signal

Two short novels featuring the vampiric gunslinger who seeks vengeance and justice across the Old West, from the New York Times–bestselling master of horror. He was once a husband, father, lawyer, and Civil War soldier. Now he is a vampire struggling to hold onto his last thread of humanity—and to destroy the one who made him. In I Travel by Night, Trevor Lawson handles matters from his lair at the Hotel Sanctuaire in New Orleans. When a prominent lumber man comes to him for help—to find and free his kidnapped daughter—Trevor senses a trap, for the man who signed the ransom note is one he knows too well. Traveling towards a ghost town in the dark of the swamps, Trevor soon finds himself preparing for a final showdown against the purest form of evil in existence: the Dark Society and its bloodthirsty queen. With his new sidekick, Ann Kingsley, Trevor travels to Montana in Last Train from Perdition. When they try to free a young man from an outlaw gang, an innocent woman is caught in the crossfire. To save her life—and bring their captured fugitives to justice—Trevor and Ann take the train to Helena, never expecting the ambush that awaits them. For an army of the undead has gathered in the snowy darkness with a very special surprise for Ann: a reunion with her father and sister, who no longer resemble the humans she once loved. “Perfect for Deadwood fans and those who enjoy the American Vampire graphic-novel series by Scott Snyder. Clear a couple of hours, you’ll want to devour this in one sitting.” —Booklist

A chilling crime thriller set in colonial America by the New York Times–bestselling author: “The Corbett novels are rich, atmospheric stories” —Booklist on The River of Souls In 1702, Matthew Corbett is an apprentice problem solver for the Herrald Agency, currently tasked with accompanying serial killer Tyranthus Slaughter on a journey from a Philadelphia asylum to the New York City waterfront. But during the trip, Mr. Slaughter tempts Matthew and his colleague Hudson Greathouse with an unexpected offer—leading to catastrophic outcomes. This darkly compelling novel delves into both the mind of a murderer and the process of a city and a nation moving into the future. Praise for the Matthew Corbett Novels “Rousing . . . [A] page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Freedom of the Mask “This popular series takes us to a long forgotten time with characters who never fail to entertain.” —The Florida Times-Union “Excellent . . . full of tension and suspense.” —Stephen King on Speaks the Nightbird

“Macabre surprises abound” in this historical thriller by a New York Times–bestselling author, centered on the search for an escaped slave accused of murder (Publishers Weekly). Accompanied by his new friend Magnus Muldoon, professional problem solver Matthew Corbett is in the Carolina colony, where three enslaved people have managed to flee their captors—one of them accused of killing the daughter of a plantation owner. Their quest to close the case will take Matthew and Magnus to the place known as “the River of Souls” as they encounter alligators and Native American warriors—and a terrifying being known as the Soul Cryer . . . “Entertaining . . . [McCammon] nicely evokes America’s colonial past and deftly straddles the boundary between the explicable and the supernatural.” —Publishers Weekly Praise for the Matthew Corbett Novels “The Corbett novels are rich, atmospheric stories, the kind of historical mystery that makes the reader feel as though he really has stepped back in time.” —Booklist “[An] extraordinary series.” —Horrornews

This historical adventure filled with menace and mayhem by a New York Times–bestselling author “keep[s] the story twisting unpredictably. . . . [A] page-turner” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). At the dawn of the eighteenth century, Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver, has left New York for Charles Town on an assignment from his agency—and vanished. As his friend Hudson Greathouse sets out to track him down, he has no idea that Matthew is across the sea in London’s notorious Newgate Prison, accused of murdering a Prussian count and targeted by a masked vigilante. Now Hudson, accompanied by Matthew’s beloved Berry Grigsby, must sail to England in hopes of saving him in time . . . Featuring Daniel Defoe as a fellow inmate at Newgate, this whirlwind tale of mystery and adventure comes from Robert McCammon, the multiple award-winning author of five previous novels featuring Matthew Corbett, as well as such classics as Swan Song and Boy’s Life. “Rousing . . . Matthew quickly becomes embroiled in mysteries involving fellow inmate Daniel Defoe; a gin-running street gang, the Black-Eyed Broodies; a kidnapped Italian opera singer; and a masked avenger.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise for the Matthew Corbett Novels “Matthew is a very well designed character, very much a man of his time but also ahead of his time, as though he has stepped out of a modern-day crime lab into the early eighteenth century.” —Booklist “This popular series takes us to a long forgotten time with characters who never fail to entertain.” —The Florida Times-Union

“Relentlessly paced . . . As usual, McCammon dazzles the reader with gritty historical detail, vivid local color, and a cast of memorable grotesques.” —Publishers Weekly The year is 1703. The woman Matthew Corbett loves is rapidly deteriorating. A drug forced on her by criminal mastermind Professor Fell has destroyed her sanity. And the one thing that could save her—a book of potions—was stolen during an assault on the English village where she has been living under another name, an attack directed by a deranged man known as Cardinal Black. Matthew is a professional problem solver employed by an agency in New York, but this case is personal. To save Berry Grigsby, Matthew will journey to London with one of Fell’s henchmen and attend an auction to which Black has summoned unsavory characters from near and far—all vying to possess the powerful volume. But before Matthew can obtain the book and heal Berry, he must survive Cardinal Black . . . The “most intense yet” in the unique series that began with Speaks the Nightbird, Cardinal Black is a brutal and brilliant historical thriller from this New York Times–bestselling and Bram Stoker Award–winning author (The Florida Times-Union). Praise for the Matthew Corbett Novels “Excellent . . . full of tension and suspense.” —Stephen King on Speaks the Nightbird “Told with matchless insight into the human soul . . . deeply satisfying.” —Sandra Brown on Speaks the Nightbird “The Corbett novels are rich, atmospheric stories, the kind of historical mystery that makes the reader feel as though he really has stepped back in time. Matthew is a very well designed character, very much a man of his time but also ahead of his time, as though he has stepped out of a modern-day crime lab into the early eighteenth century.” —Booklist

"The best original anthology of the 1980s." --The Scream Factory Cimarron Street Books is please to bring SILVER SCREAM back into print for the first time in over 30 years! Please take your seat for the midnight show ... They're all here from the heyday of splatterpunk, in the first and best anthology of cinema horror--the ultimate haunted theatre of the imagination, showcasing grindhouses, 3-for-1 fleapits, porn castles, werewolf-circuit drive-ins, snuff movies, peep shows, fly-by-night video rental shacks, has-been actors, never-was ingenues, Tinseltown burnouts, film cults, immortal stars, film school dorks, media mutants, and even that bastard little brother, television ... Edited by David J. Schow, with a Special Introduction by Tobe Hooper (Director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), and featuring stories by: Mark Alan Arnold, Clive Barker, Robert Bloch, Steven R. Boyett, Edward Bryant, Ramsey Campbell, John M. Ford, Mick Garris, Ray Garton, Joe R. Lansdale, Richard Christian Matheson, Robert R. McCammon, Jay Sheckley, John Skipp, Craig Spector, Karl Edward Wagner, Chet Williamson, F. Paul Wilson and Douglas E. Winter! Here's what reviewers are saying about SILVER SCREAM: "Schow has assembled an exceptional anthology--exceptional, excellent, clever, tense and well done. Among the very best!" --Publisher's Weekly "It's one of the most entertaining, stimulating and absolutely justified theme anthologies in years." --Locus "Bound to fulfill you no matter what your leanings. Not a lame (story) in the bunch, demonstrating Schow's editorial eye is as sharp as his prose." --The Horror Show "Easily one of the best anthologies to come along in years." --Mystery Scene "This collection of movie-industry-related horror stories falls into the category of Things That, If They Did Not Exist, It Would Be Necessary to Invent ... if you're tired of the same old creaking-straircase horror fiction, and want some stories with some meat in them (and I use that term unhesitantly), this is the anthology for you." --Midnight Grafitti "A fine mixture of 20 stories put together in such a way that the entire book reads like an anthology film, right from the introduction by director Tobe Hooper to the end credits and final dedication. For his first time out as an editor, award-winning short story writer and novelist David J. Schow scores a direct bull's-eye with SILVER SCREAM." --Fangoria "One of the year's best anthologies." --Castle Rock

From a New York Times–bestselling and Bram Stoker Award–winning author: Three novels with monsters ranging from alien to werewolf to vengeful moms. Whether writing Southern Gothic horror or reinventing the monster genre, World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award–winning author Robert R. McCammon proves himself a master of a wide spectrum of modern horror and dark fantasy. In these three novels, McCammon presents a terrifying predator from another world, a werewolf war hero, and two crazy moms you do not want to mess with. Stinger: In this New York Times bestseller, when Stinger, a monstrous alien bounty hunter, crash-lands in the West Texas hellhole of Inferno in search of a young fugitive, the relentless creature encloses the town in an impenetrable and inescapable dome to isolate and kill its prey. Now, the few remaining survivors must band together to save the fugitive—who’s taken the human form of a small girl—and themselves from annihilation. “The ultimate horror novel.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer “One of the best suspense novels of recent years.” —Science Fiction Chronicle The Wolf’s Hour: Michael Gallatin—master spy, Nazi hunter . . . and werewolf. As the Allies’ secret weapon, the lycanthrope parachutes into occupied France to subvert a Nazi plan to thwart the D-Day invasion, code-named Iron Fist. With the Normandy landings only hours away, it’s a race against time. The Nazis may have Iron Fist, but Gallatin comes with claws, in this New York Times bestseller. “Powerful . . . fuses WWII espionage thriller and dark fantasy. Richly detailed, intricately plotted, fast-paced historical suspense is enhanced by McCammon’s unique take on the werewolf myth.” —Publishers Weekly Mine: Suffering from psychotic delusions of motherhood, former sixties radical and FBI fugitive Mary Terrell sneaks into the maternity ward of an Atlanta hospital and snatches a newborn baby. Burning with primal maternal fury, the baby’s mother, Laura Clayborne, is going after Mary herself on a twisted and violent cross-country pursuit. In this Bram Stoker Award winner, to track a madwoman, Laura will have to think like one . . . “Feverishly exciting . . . a page-whipping thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews “An expertly constructed novel of suspense and horror.” —Publishers Weekly

Four chilling tales from the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song and the “true master of the Gothic novel” (Booklist). From rural Alabama to the Louisiana bayou to the North Carolina mountains, World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award–winning author Robert R. McCammon has made the American South his own Gothic playground in these four unforgettable novels. A Boy’s Life: “Strongly echoing the childhood-elegies of King and Bradbury, and every bit their equal,” McCammon’s World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award–winning novel takes place in 1964 Alabama, where a twelve-year-old boy’s idyllic life takes an abrupt turn into a dark world of mystery when he and his father witness a car roll into a lake—only to discover a corpse handcuffed to the steering wheel (Kirkus Reviews). “It’s McCammon’s The Prince of Tides. . . . Incredibly moving.” —Peter Straub Mystery Walk: Two boys with mysterious powers—a psychic who speaks with the dead and a faith healer—share a common bond and hold mankind’s fate in their hands in an epic showdown of good versus evil. “As finely a turned tale of horror as the best of them.” —Houston Chronicle Gone South: A veteran’s moment of rage leads to a grisly murder and a heated chase deep into the bayou, where he encounters a pair of bizarre bounty hunters—and a strange new friend, who might help him find redemption. “A gothic picaresque that mixes gritty plot and black comedy.” —The Wall Street Journal Usher’s Passing: Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale, “The Fall of the House of Usher,” is no fiction in this Gothic novel of ancestral madness in the mountains of modern-day North Carolina, as the heir to the Usher legacy—a horror novelist—confronts his terrifying inheritance. “A frightening pleasure.” —St. Louis Dispatch

Robert McCammon, Kevin Lucia, John R. Little, Lisa Morton, and Mark Allan Gunnells put the horror back in Halloween with a quintet of devilishly delightful tales, curated by acclaimed author and editor Brian James Freeman. STRANGE CANDY by Robert McCammon Chocolate bars and sour suckers are trick-or-treat staples, but beware the odd sweet at the bottom of your bag. You never know who it’s from—or what it might do to you. THE RAGE OF ACHILLES by Kevin Lucia Father Ward should have heeded the warnings about hearing confession on All Hallow’s Eve. Because a man is about to tell him a secret more haunting than any he has heard before. DEMON AIR by John R. Little Fear of flying is not uncommon. But on this transpacific airline, the real danger isn’t the flight itself. It’s whoever—or whatever—is up in the air with you. LA HACIENDA DE LOS MUERTOS by Lisa Morton Trick McGrew, former cowboy star of the silver screen, has never believed in tall tales. But down in Mexico, the land of La Llorona, he’s about to find out just how real urban legends can be. #MAKEHALLOWEENSCARYAGAIN by Mark Allan Gunnells Some people will go to any lengths to rack up retweets, likes, and follows on social media, no matter who they end up hurting . . . or even killing. Praise for Halloween Carnival Volume 1 “[Halloween Carnival: Volume One] provides festive entertainment from an assortment of the genre’s most accomplished regulars.”—Unnerving Magazine “Entertaining . . . I’d suggest reading them in the daytime.”—Journey of a Bookseller “A solid collection . . . A Halloween fan who reads ebooks can’t go wrong here.”—Battered, Tattered, Yellowed, & Creased

Robert McCammon, James Renner, Kaaron Warren, Brian Hodge, Bill Schweigart, and Mick Garris reveal sinister secrets and unsavory pasts in a haunting anthology of short stories collected by acclaimed horror editors Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar. LIZARDMAN by Robert McCammon The lizardman thinks he knows about all the mysterious dangers of the Florida swamps, but there are things lurking in the bayou that are older and deadlier than his wildest dreams. A MONSTER COMES TO ASHDOWN FOREST (IN WHICH CHRISTOPHER ROBIN SAYS GOODBYE) by James Renner Although every child dreams of visiting Hundred Acre Wood, only one has ever actually frolicked in that fabled forest—and survived. FURTHEREST by Kaaron Warren She’s been going to the beach since she was a child, daring the other kids to go out past the dunes where those boys died all those years ago. Now she realizes that the farther out you go, the harder it is to come back. WEST OF MATAMOROS, NORTH OF HELL by Brian Hodge After the success of their latest album, Sebastián, Sofia, and Enrique head to Mexico for a shoot under the statue of Santa Muerte. But they have fans south of the border who’d kill to know where they get their inspiration. THE EXPEDITION by Bill Schweigart On a quest to bring glory to the Führer, Lieutenant Dietrich Drexler leads his team into the ruins of the Carpathian Mountains. But the wolf that’s stalking them is no ordinary predator. SNOW SHADOWS by Mick Garris A schoolteacher’s impulsive tryst with a colleague becomes a haunting lesson in tragedy and terror when he’s targeted for revenge by an unlikely, unhinged rival. Praise for the Dark Screams series “A wicked treat [featuring] . . . some of the genre’s best.”—Hellnotes, on Volume One “Five fun-to-read stories by top-notch horror scribes. How can you lose? The answer: you can’t.”—Atomic Fangirl, on Volume Two “If you have not tried the series yet, do yourself a favor and grab a copy of any (or all) of the books for yourself.”—Examiner.com, on Volume Three “Fans of horror of every variety will find something to love in these pages.”—LitReactor, on Volume Four “[Volume Five] runs the gamut from throwback horror to lyrical and heartbreaking tales.”—Publishers Weekly

Der bissige und blutige US-Bestseller. Im Auftrag des britischen Geheimdiensts kämpft sich Michael Gallatin, Meisterspion und Werwolf, vom besetzten Frankreich bis nach Berlin durch. Er soll herausfinden, was sich hinter »Iron Fist« verbirgt, der angeblichen Wunderwaffe der Nazis. Auf seinem Weg begegnet Michael einigen skurrilen Gestalten, etwa dem grausamen Nazioffizier Jerek von Blok mit seinem hünenhaften Schützling Boots, der seine Opfer am liebsten zu Tode trampelt oder dem sadistischen Großwildjäger Harry Sandler, der stets von seinem aggressiven Falken Blondi begleitet wird ... Es sind nur noch wenige Stunden bis zum D-Day, als Michael in die Hände von Dr. Hildebrandt fällt, einem wahnsinnigen Wissenschaftler, der Giftgasexperimente an Kriegsgefangenen durchführt ... Stephen King: »Robert McCammon ist einer der besten Horror- und Thrillerautoren.« Robert McCammons (geboren 1952 in Birmingham, USA) erster Roman Baal erschien 1978. Bis 1992 folgten 11 weitere, mit denen er einer der erfolgreichsten Autoren des Booms der US-amerikanischen Horrorliteratur wurde (von Ende der 1970er bis in die frühen 1990er Jahre). Danach zog er sich ganz aus der Öffentlichkeit zurück. Erst seit 2002 erscheinen wieder neue Werke von ihm, u.a. Speaks the Nightbird, The Five, The Border ...

Swans Song - Buch 1: Nach dem Ende der Welt Der legendäre Endzeit-Thriller. Düster, brutal und mit epischer Wucht erzählt. In diesem Endzeit-Thriller beschreibt der Bestsellerautor die Welt nach der atomaren Apokalypse. Die menschliche Zivilisation bricht zusammen und die wenigen Überlebenden werden in eine vorindustrielle Welt katapultiert, in der sie zu hungrigen Bestien mutieren. Der nukleare Winter senkt sich wie ein Leichentuch über die verkohlte Erde. Durch dieses verstrahlte Land wandert Swan - das neunjährige Mädchen spürt, dass etwas Übernatürliches am Werk ist: das personifizierte Böse, das die Menschheit endgültig vernichten will. Swan erlebt die ultimative Entscheidungsschlacht zwischen Gut und Böse. Dean Koontz: 'Ein irrer Sturz in den Terror. Eine große und erschreckende Geschichte.' Stephen King: 'Einer der besten Horror- und Thrillerautoren ...'

Swans Song - Buch 2: Das scharlachrote Auge Eine erkaltete, hoffnungslose Welt. Heimgesucht von einer uralten bösen Macht. Er ist der Mann mit dem scharlachroten Auge, der Mann der vielen Masken. Er vereint die Kraft der menschlichen Gier und des Wahnsinns. Er durchstreift das nuklear verstrahlte Land auf der Suche nach einem Kind, ein Mädchen mit den Namen Swan. Das Kind muss vernichtet werden, denn es besitzt die Gabe. Swan kann den toten Boden wieder Leben geben und den Menschen somit Rettung bringen ... Das Ende der Welt ist nur der Start für den letzten Kampf der Menschheit. Stephen King: 'Einer der besten Horror- und Thrillerautoren ...' Publishers Weekly: 'Überwältigend ... Ein tiefer Blick in die Hölle und Erlösung.' Dean Koontz: 'Ein irrer Sturz in den Terror. Eine große und erschreckende Geschichte.' Der legendäre US-Bestseller. Düster, brutal und mit epischer Wucht erzählt.