Dimensions
151 x 235 x 19mm
The macabre contents of a crate become a fixation for the loyal servant who has vowed to protect it for his leader. A grief-ridden father is tormented by thoughts of avenging his murdered daughter. The relationship between a son and his father is turned on its head by startling advances in science.
In each of the stories in this collection the twin themes of obsession and determination are apparent. A character gets an idea in his head, a hook on his emotions, a need that has to be fulfilled, and he does everything possible to carry it through, no matter how difficult.
By and large the kind of tales an author writes are metaphors for the scars in the nooks and crannies of his/her psyche. In David Morrell's youth, thrillers and horror stories provided an escape from his nightmarish reality. Is it any wonder that, as an adult obsessed with being a writer, he has compulsively turned to the types of stories that provided escape when he was a child? In his own words, perhaps he is eager to provide an escape for others. Or perhaps he is still trying to escape from his past.
Written with the haunting emotional intensity and lightning pace that has made internationally bestselling David Morrell the master of high-action suspense writing, this collection of stories will leave you wanting more.
Includes the short novel 'Rio Grande Gothic'.
