About
David Morrell
David Morrell (born April 24, 1943) is an American author best known for his psychological thrillers. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Morrell moved to the United States in his early childhood. He studied at the University of Iowa, where he earned a master's degree in English. Morrell's debut novel, "First Blood" (1972), introduced the iconic character Rambo. The book was a critical and commercial success, spawning a series of sequels and film adaptations. Other notable works include "The Brotherhood of the Rose" (1984), "The Rules of Deception" (1994), and "Murder as a Fine Art" (2007). Morrell has received numerous awards for his writing, including the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the CWA Gold Dagger Award from the Crime Writers' Association. His works have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Morrell's novels are praised for their suspenseful plots, memorable characters, and incisive social commentary.
Book Series by David Morrell
Rambo: First Blood Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| First Blood | 1972 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rambo III | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
Mortalis Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Brotherhood of the Rose | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fraternity Of The Stone | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| The League of Night and Fog | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
Cavanaugh Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Protector | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Naked Edge | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Attitude Adjuster (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
Frank Balenger Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Creepers | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Scavenger | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
Thomas De Quincey Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Murder as a Fine Art | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Opium-Eater (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Inspector of the Dead | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ruler of the Night | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
David Morrell Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Testament | 1975 | Buy on Amazon |
| Last Reveille | 1977 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Totem | 1979 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Oath | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fifth Profession | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Covenant of the Flame | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Assumed Identity | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Desperate Measures | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Extreme Denial | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Double Image | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Burnt Sienna | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long Lost | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Spy Who Came for Christmas | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Shimmer | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
David Morrell Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Hundred-Year Christmas (Short Story) | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Image (Short Story) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity (Short Story) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Beautiful Uncut Hair of Graves (Short Story) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nothing Will Hurt You (Short Story) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Shrine | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| They (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| My Name is Legion (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Architecture of Snow (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Interrogator (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
David Morrell Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Black Evening | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nightscape | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Before I Wake | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
David Morrell Picture Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Hundred Year Christmas (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
Captain America Graphic Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Chosen | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
Cultural-Icon Non-Fiction Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| John Wayne: The Westerns (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marilyn Monroe: Legend and Tragedy (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rambo and Me: The Story Behind the Story (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Frank Sinatra: The Artist and His Music (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nelson Riddle: The Man behind the Music (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
David Morrell Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| John Barth | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fireflies | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lessons From A Lifetime Of Writing | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Successful Novelist | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Thrillers: 100 Must Reads ( With: Hank Wagner) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stars In My Eyes: My Love Affair With Books, Movies, And Music | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
The MatchUp Collection Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Honor & ... ( By: C.J. Box, Sandra Brown) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Deserves to Be Dead (Short Story) ( By: John Sandford, Lisa Jackson) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Getaway (Short Story) ( By: Lisa Scottoline, Nelson DeMille) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Midnight Flame (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Rice, Lara Adrian) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Short Story (Short Story) ( By: Karin Slaughter, Michael Koryta) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Past Prologue (Short Story) ( By: Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Faking a Murderer ( By: Lee Child, Kathy Reichs) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dig Here (Short Story) ( By: Charlaine Harris, Andrew Gross) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Taking the Veil (Short Story) ( By: J.A. Jance, Eric Van Lustbader) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rambo on Their Minds (Short Story) ( With: Gayle Lynds) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Footloose (Short Story) ( By: Val McDermid, Peter James) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
Mysterious Profiles Series with Michael Connelly, C.J. Box, John Connolly, Douglas Preston, Lee Child, John Lescroart, Robert Crais, Robert B. Parker, Carol O'Connell, Faye Kellerman, Stephen Hunter, Jonathan Kellerman, Alexander McCall Smith, Anne Perry, Charles Todd, Ian Rankin, Jacqueline Winspear, Jeffery Deaver, Laura Lippman, Thomas Perry, Colin Dexter, Loren D. Estleman, John Harvey, James Grady, Max Allan Collins, Ridley Pearson, William Bernhardt, F. Paul Wilson, Peter Lovesey, Ken Bruen
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Rambo | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Elvis Cole and Joe Pike ( By: Robert Crais) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jack Taylor ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jack Reacher ( By: Lee Child) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlie Parker ( By: John Connolly) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hieronymus Bosch ( By: Michael Connelly) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lincoln Rhyme ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alex Delaware ( By: Jonathan Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tess Monaghan ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlie Resnick ( By: John Harvey) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus ( By: Faye Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Inspector Morse ( By: Colin Dexter) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dismas Hardy ( By: John Lescroart) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bob Lee Swagger ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Aloysius X. L. Pendergast ( By: Douglas Preston) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lou Boldt (Short Story) ( By: Ridley Pearson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Spenser ( By: Robert B. Parker) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlotte and Thomas Pitt ( By: Anne Perry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| John Rebus ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mallory ( By: Carol O'Connell) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jane Whitefield (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ian Rutledge (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amos Walker (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Precious Ramotswe (Short Story) ( By: Alexander McCall Smith) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Maisie Dobbs (Short Story) ( By: Jacqueline Winspear) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lincoln Lawyer (Short Story) ( By: Michael Connelly) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ben Kincaid (Short Story) ( By: William Bernhardt) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Repairman Jack (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Joe Pickett (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Peter Diamond (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nathan Heller (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
David Morrell Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Dark at Heart | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fifth Annual Collection | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Crimes 2 | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Millenium | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hollywood Fantasies: Ten Surreal Visions of Tinsel Town | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder for Revenge | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 17 | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| These Guns for Hire | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New Horror 18 | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dark Delicacies: Fear | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crucified Dreams | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Rich and the Dead | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Warriors 3 | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| All-American Horror of the 21st Century: The First Decade | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Suspense Magazine May 2013 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chiral Mad 2 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Eulogies III | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Detours | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| MatchUp | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alive in Shape and Color | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Playing Games | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
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