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David Morrell
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In my four decades as an author, from First Blood through The Brotherhood of the Rose and Creepers, I’ve always tried to find new ways to write action and suspense. Readers know that I do my best to surprise them and take them to places they’ve never been.
On May 7, my latest novel Murder as a Fine Art will make you believe that you’re in 1854 London as I blend fiction with fact in a harrowing e...
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The Brotherhood Of The Rose
— published 1983 — 24 editions |
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Creepers
— published 2005 — 34 editions |
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First Blood
— published 1972 — 38 editions |
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The Fraternity Of The Stone
— published 1985 — 22 editions |
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The League of Night and Fog
— published 1987 — 25 editions |
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The Fifth Profession
— published 1969 — 22 editions |
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Scavenger
— published 2007 — 28 editions |
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The Protector
— published 2003 — 25 editions |
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The Covenant of the Flame
— published 1969 — 15 editions |
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Assumed Identity
— published 1993 — 27 editions |
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“As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too eager to finish and rushes the end. The end is even more important than the first page, and rushing can damage it.”
― David Morrell
― David Morrell
“Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs to be something about the theme, the technique, or the research that makes the time spent on it worthwhile.”
― David Morrell
― David Morrell
“His name was Rambo, and he was just some nothing kid for all anybody knew, standing by the pump of a gas station at the outskirts of Madison, Kentucky.”
― David Morrell, First Blood
― David Morrell, First Blood
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