Nightscape

Nightscape

Acclaimed author David Morrell (First Blood, Creepers) is praised for his riveting short fiction as much as he is for his best-selling thrillers. His stories appeared in many Year’s Best anthologies and received prestigious awards. In his second collection, Morrell leads you through an adrenaline-charged NightScape of serial killers, third world revolutionaries, a policeman stalking a murderous cult, a son obsessed by his cryogenically frozen father, a psychology professor forced to suffer intense confinement, and a doctor combating an epidemic that he fears will destroy the world. Complete with autobiographical introductions in which Morrell links the stories to painful incidents in his life, NightScape includes a mini-novel, “Rio Grande Gothic,” set in Morrell’s home of picturesque Santa Fe, New Mexico, where mysterious shoes appear day-after-day in the middle of a road. Soon it becomes shockingly evident that the shoes are the aftermath of ritual murders.<br /><br />Morrell received the 2009 ThrillerMaster Award from the International Thriller Writers organization.<br /><br />“Morrell, an absolute master of the thriller, plays by his own rules and leaves you dazzled.” <br /><br />—Dean Koontz, New York Times bestselling author of Odd Thomas.<br /><br />“David Morrell is, to me, the finest thriller writer living today, bar none.”<br /><br />—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson Key