Freedom of the Mask

By Robert R. McCammon

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This historical adventure filled with menace and mayhem by a New York Times–bestselling author "keep[s] the story twisting unpredictably."*World Fantasy and Bram Stoker award-winning authorAt 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 World Fantasy and Bram Stoker award-winning author of the Matthew Corbett novels, 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"This popular series takes us to a long forgotten time with characters who never fail to entertain." —Florida Times-Union"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 From the Inside Flap The year is 1703, and Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver, is missing. Last seen by his friends in New York before he departed on a lucrative, seemingly straightforward mission for the Herrald Agency in Charles Town, he s been too long absent. His comrade-in-arms Hudson Greathouse has an increasing sense the young friend he thinks of as a son must have met with some unexpected peril. Following his hunch, Greathouse retraces Matthew s steps only to find him first presumed dead, then accused of murdering a young woman and apparently en route to London with a devious Prussian count last encountered on Professor Fell s Pendulum Island. Little does he know that Matthews s circumstances are growing worse by the second. For when Matthew arrives in the bustling squalor of Londontown, he s come shackled, charged for the murder of Count Anton Mannerheim Dahlgren. No matter the lack of body, presumed lost to the ocean. He soon finds himself locked up in the infamous Newgate prison, and has drawn the interest of a mysterious mask-wearing vigilante accused of several gruesome murders. Greathouse and the woman Matthew loves, Berry Grigsby, travel across the high seas to England to aid their friend, but it is impossible to know whether they will reach him in time to save his life. Freedom of the Mask is the sixth installment in bestselling author Robert McCammon s acclaimed series of standalone historical thrillers featuring the exploits of a young hero the USA Character Approved Blog has called the Early American James Bond. The most surprising and ambitious volume to date, this is a novel filled with unpredictable twists and a note-perfect depiction of early 1700s London. Fans will not want to miss Matthew Corbett s most dangerous adventure yet. About the Author Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including the award-winning BOY'S LIFE and SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD. There are more than four million copies of his books in print. His 2018 novel, THE LISTENER, is set in the 1930s and is available now from Cemetery Dance Publications.His newest novel, CARDINAL BLACK, has just been released from Cemetery Dance. It is the seventh novel in the Matthew Corbett series, which started with SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD.Mr. McCammon is currently writing THE KING OF SHADOWS, the eighth novel in the Matthew Corbett series.Visit his websites: www.robertmccammon.com and www.matthewcorbettsworld.comEDOARDO BALLERINI Edoardo Ballerini is best known for his on-screen work in The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire and the indie hit Dinner Rush. He is also a frequent recorder of audiobooks. He lives in New York.