| The Suicide Collectors | |
| Author: | David Oppegaard |
| Cover Artist: | Michelle Taormina |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Speculative Fiction |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press |
| Pub Date: | December 2008 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-312-38110-3 |
The Suicide Collectors is the debut novel of American author David Oppegaard. Published by St. Martin's Press in December 2008, it was a finalist for the 2008 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel, awarded by the Horror Writers Association.[1]
The Suicide Collectors is set in a near future version of North America. A mysterious plague called the Despair has ravaged the earth, causing roughly 90% of its population to commit suicide. The Collectors appear after each suicide to collect the bodies. The story centers on Norman who leaves Florida on a journey to Seattle where a doctor may have a cure for the Despair.
Publishers Weekly praised Oppegaard's "eloquent prose and haunting characters." Bookmarks Magazine said critics were "clearly affected by the images that populate Oppegaard's sorrowful world."[2]