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  <default_description>When a high-speed chase goes terribly wrong, Santa Fe police officer Dan Page watches in horror as a car and gas tanker explode into flames. Torn with guilt that he may be responsible, Page returns home to discover that his wife, Tori, has disappeared.&lt;br&gt;Frantic, Page follows her trail to Rostov, a remote town in Texas famous for a massive astronomical observatory, a long-abandoned military base, and unexplained nighttime phenomena that drew onlookers from every corner of the globe. Many of these gawkers &#8211; Tori among them &#8211; are compelled to visit this tiny community to witness the mysterious Rostov Lights.&lt;br&gt;Without warning, a gunman begins firing on the lights, screaming &#8220;Go back to hell where you came from,&#8221; the turns his rifle on the bystanders. A bloodbath ensues, and events quickly spiral out of control, setting the stage for even greater violence and death.&lt;br&gt;Page must solve the mystery of the Rostov Lights to save his wife. In the process, he learns that the decaying military base may not be abandoned at all, and that the government may have known about the lights for decades. Could these phenomena be more dangerous than anyone could have possibly imagined?</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[There's just no way a person can pigeonhole this book. It's a novel that's a blend of sci-fi, fantasy, suspense and action-packed thriller. Personally, I think it defies categorization, unless you lump it into one of my favorite categories -- escape reading.<br/><br/>In an afterward following the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76944403">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In The Shimmer, David Morrell, Dan Page is a Santa Fe Deputy, who returns home after a horrific day at work to find his wife Tori missing. His search for her leads him to Rostev, Texas, a town know for its mysterious bouncing, shimmering lights. These lights have been reportedly seen beyond the hori...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70201637">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[After discovering her suitcases missing and a note that turns out to be a lie, Dan Page learns his wife Tori has left for a small town in Texas--a town with an unusual history.<br/><br/>After some quick detective work (easy, being Page is a cop), Page lands his small plane on the outskirts of Rost...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54076998">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dan Page, a Santa Fe police officer, and his wife Tori, are having marital problems. Tori, on her way to see her mother, decides to divert to the fictitious city of Rostov, Texas. Years before as a child, she was fascinated by the mysterious lights that shows up and could only be seen by some people...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68722848">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Engaging characters, high suspense, and a mysterious phenomena based on fact, David Morrell again brings a spellbinding, gripping story. The mysterious lights, actually seen in four places around the world, are still unexplained and the catalyst that moves the story (Google &quot;Marfa lights&quot;)...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65974101">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have heard great things about Morrell’s books but this one just was not for me.  It starts off strong and there were certain threads that was interesting to follow but overall the story just didn’t do it for me.  I did not feel like I connected with either Page or his wife.  Even the general w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70771865">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Weird lights have been appearing over Rostov, TX for years.  When Dan Page's wife disappears, he traces her to TX but is astounded to see the effect the lights have on her and the residents.  Morrell weaves in the too often used bogeyman - the government, as a possible culprit.  Although I'm a huge ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68607065">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My first David Morrell book was Brotherhood of the Rose, which was also my first time liking movie so much that I wanted to read the book. David is a very talented writer, and you can tell that he does his research and really knows what he's talking about! For instance, one of the main characters in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66792976">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Police officer, Dan Page receives a call from Police Chief Roger Costigan in Rostov, Texas. He is calling to notify Dan that his wife’s car was found on the side of the road and Victoria near by. Dan has no clue what Victoria could possibly be doing in Texas but he aims to find out. He books the f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66213884">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fun read for those individuals interested in a mild suspense/thriller. Overall, not a very action-based novel, but the storyline and writing more than compensate. It definitely kept me turning the pages, without resorting to some of the cartoon-ish action hero fight scenes that commonly grace the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72015588">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A real page-turner of a book with an interesting plot and characters.  Brent Loft, the reporter who will do anything for a story, is a very strong character who is way more interesting than the main characters Dan Page and his wife Tori.<br/><br/>Usually I'm not a fan of &quot;flashbacks&quot; but...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76349405">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just finished this book....Finding it was more difficult than I thought considering he is from Iowa and used to teach/write here.  Anyway, his books are not what they used to be.  It kept my interest (barely) but I was disappointed that he covered a Giant reference, multiple times with cheesy names ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65644160">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have always been a huge fan of David Morrell, but this book left me unsatisfied.  The story behind the story, about the unexplained lights, was interesting, but the tale that Morrell told seemed forced.  It seemed like lots of parts of the story were left open-ended.  Not one of his best works, an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78087040">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book!  I can't believe its not in the goodreads data base.  I am always attracted to the supernatural but this goes one step beyond.  This story is based on mysterious lights that have been recorded outside a small Texas town called Marfa.  If Marfa rings a bell, you might recall its th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78074331">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[facinating- never heart of the Marma Lights- Morrell combines real life events with fiction to create an unforgatable thriller- The fact that these &quot;lights&quot; have been seen for centuries- in Marma TX is astounding in that I never heard of them. Quick read]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has the feel of the whole Roswell UFO encounter.  It has an interesting beginning which instantly sucks you into the action.  The inexplicable events in Rostov, Texas are rather strange and the massacre is totally bizarre.  The LIGHTS are addictive and over time, seem to cause violent beha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65577873">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my least favorite Morrell book. I have loved all of his action and mystery books, I even enjoyed &quot;The totem&quot; which was playing with the supernatural. This book didn't do it for me. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[definitely my favorite by this author…held my interest all the way thru with a very acceptable wrap up in the end.  Based loosely on the Marfa lights with several stories and characters which were well intertwined. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't remember what made me want to read this book (if it was was one of YOU, GoodReads friends, repent!) but it reminds me of...well, myself trying to write an airplane novel. Which is to say, it'd be clunky, obvious, dull, and pained. The writing would &quot;show through&quot; in a bad way, as i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67419785">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Morrell manages to keep his books interesting even as he tackles possible alien encounters. Not quite the Brotherhood of the Rose but still fun and well written.]]></body>
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