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THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS is a novel written by David Oppegaard out now from St. Martin's Press.
Synopsis:
The Despair has plagued the earth for five years. Most of the world's population has inexplicably died by its own hand, and the few survivors struggle to remain alive. A mysterious, shadowy group called the Collectors has emerged, inevitably appearing to remove the bodies of the dead. But in the crumbling state of Florida, a man named Norman takes an unprecedented stand against the Collectors, propelling him on a journey across North America. It's rumored a scientist in Seattle is working on a cure for the Despair, but in a world ruled by death, it won't be easy to get there.
Reviews for THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS
"Eloquent prose and haunting characters lift Oppegaard's astonishing debut..."
-Publishers Weekly Starred Review (Oct. 27th)
"Just when it seems that there are no new plots left to write about, David Oppegaard has come up with a doozy. His THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS takes us to a startling theme we haven't encountered before, with every page a thrilling new surprise."
-Stan Lee, writer, editor, & former Marvel Comics chairman
"Oppegaard demonstrates a terrific sense of the macabre with absorbing sequences featuring feral children, a house papered in suicide notes, and other relics of a dying society. He also articulately ponders why such a plague might materialize."
-Kirkus Reviews
"David Oppegaard's THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS is a wonderfully creepy debut novel filled with unnerving twists and turns! Unsettling, bleak, and dangerous."
- Bram Stoker Award-Winning Jonathan Maberry, author of GHOST ROAD BLUES

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The Suicide Collectors is a Bram Stoker Finalist!

TheSuicide Collectors has been named a finalist for a 2008 Bram StokerAward for Superior Achievement in a First Novel. Bram Stoker awards aregiven out by the Horror Writers Association of America (Sto...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:34:00 GMT

Suicide Reading on Jan 22nd in St. Paul, MN!

Come out for a magical night of suicide, during the bleak black heart of January! David Oppegaard will be reading from his new post-apocalyptic novel The Suicide Collectors, and Geoff Herbach will be ...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:37:00 GMT

Finally! The Book is Out...

On Tuesday, December 9th. In case you're wondering, I sold the book to St. Martin's Press in early June, 2007, and it's been nearly a full eighteen months to publication since the sale. And this is no...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:06:00 GMT

Publication Reading On 12/12/08 in St. Paul

The publication reading for The Suicide Collectors is on Friday, 12/12/08, at Hamline University in St. Paul.  It will begin at 7:30 PM in the Kay Fredericks Room, inside the Klaus Center.  ...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:27:00 GMT

Author questionnaire

St. Martin's Press recently had me fill out an author questionnaire. I believe this is standard practice in the industry, and the questions range from normal personal questions, to possible industry c...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:55:00 GMT

THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS Release Date is Nov. 19th

I've learned the release date for the novel is Novemeber 19th, which means the books will ship out and start appearing in bookstores on Nov. 19th.  Just in time for the soul crushing hollidays!&n...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Ready to Rock!

My editor at St. Martin's Press sent me their winter catalogue and there it is, The Suicide Collectors listed on page 85, in the December section.  Also, I've finished correcting the galleys for ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 18:39:00 GMT

The Suicide Collectors Gets an ISBN Number & More

Details about the book have been released by St. Martin’s Press.  I’m combing through the galleys this weekend!The Suicide CollectorsDavid OppegaardSt. Martin’s Press320 pa...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:23:00 GMT

Cover Art

So I waited until I got the early cover art for the book to start a myspace page for it.  I was worried about the cover, like all authors, especially first time authors, but St. Martin's Press ca...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:25:00 GMT