David Morrell
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David Morrell

David Morrell is the author of FIRST BLOOD, the award-winning novel in which Rambo was created. He holds a Ph. D. in American literature from Penn State and was a professor in the English department at the University of Iowa. His numerous New York Times bestsellers include the classic spy trilogy that begins with THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROSE, the basis for the only television mini-series to premier after a Super Bowl. The other books in the trilogy are THE FRATERNITY OF THE STONE and THE LEAGUE OF NIGHT AND FOG. An Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity nominee, Morrell is the recipient of three Bram Stoker awards and the prestigious Thriller Master award from the International Thriller Writers organization. His writing book, THE SUCCESSFUL NOVELIST, discusses what he has learned in his four decades as an author. His latest novel is the highly praised Victorian mystery/thriller, MURDER AS A FINE ART.

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Best Sellers

    • Murder as a Fine Art

    • By: David Morrell
    • Narrated by: Matthew Wolf
    • Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 668
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 626
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 630

    Gaslit London is brought to its knees in David Morriell's brilliant historical thriller....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Historical Fact + Fiction = Gothic Mystery

    • By Amy on 07-16-13

    Regular price: $22.80

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    • First Blood

    • By: David Morrell
    • Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
    • Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 485
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 430
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 436

    First came the man: a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • What a great book!

    • By nathan harlan on 09-09-17

    Regular price: $13.99

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    • Rambo

    • First Blood Part II
    • By: David Morrell
    • Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
    • Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 74
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 70
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 70

    First Blood unleashed the fury of Rambo’s rage. Now he is in prison for his one-man war against a small-town police chief....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Rambo II: Great Story

    • By Fist of Legend on 03-26-17

    Regular price: $17.49

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    • The Naked Edge

    • By: David Morrell
    • Narrated by: Dick Hill
    • Length: 14 hrs
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 169
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 135
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 134

    Once they were boyhood best friends, playing in the woods near their homes, pretending to be soldiers surviving behind enemy lines....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Thoroughly enjoyable!

    • By Sondra D. Boyd on 03-29-15

    Regular price: $17.49

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    • Ruler of the Night

    • Thomas and Emily De Quincey, Book 3
    • By: David Morrell
    • Narrated by: Neil Dickson
    • Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 170
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 158
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 158

    Ruler of the Night blends fact and fiction to an exceptional degree, focusing on a murder so startling that it changed Victorian culture - in this case the first murder on an English train....

    • 2 out of 5 stars

    • Not nearly as enjoyable as the first two

    • By Chana Goanna on 01-12-17

    Regular price: $29.65

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    • Rambo III

    • By: David Morrell
    • Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
    • Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 31
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 30
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 30

    Rambo, the most dangerous man alive, is in exile far from home, vowing to renounce violence and war....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Rambo 3 was great

    • By Amazon Customer on 01-13-18

    Regular price: $17.49

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    • Inspector of the Dead

    • By: David Morrell
    • Narrated by: Matthew Wolf
    • Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 414
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 387
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 387

    The year is 1855. The Crimean War is raging. The incompetence of British commanders causes the fall of the English government....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • A plot that left be breathless.

    • By jerelyn on 04-25-15

    Regular price: $29.65

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    • Scavenger

    • By: David Morrell
    • Narrated by: Patrick G. Lawlor
    • Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      3 out of 5 stars 16
    • Performance
      3.5 out of 5 stars 8
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 8

    Frank Balenger now finds himself trapped in a nightmarish game of fear and death....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Nice Sequel

    • By Ingrid on 09-05-08

    Regular price: $24.47

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    • Extreme Denial

    • By: David Morrell
    • Narrated by: Phil Gigante
    • Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      3.5 out of 5 stars 71
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 60
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 61

    Then a bungled covert operation kills twenty-three people and leaves Decker shouldering the blame. Embittered, he retires… and meets a captivating woman named Beth Dwyer....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Great Line of Books

    • By Brandy Pelton on 10-08-17

    Regular price: $9.79

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    • The Brotherhood of the Rose

    • By: David Morrell
    • Narrated by: David Morrell
    • Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 134
    • Performance
      3.5 out of 5 stars 96
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 97

    They were orphans, Chris and Saul - raised in a Philadelphia school for boys, bonded by friendship, and devoted to a mysterious man called Eliot....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • Great book, choppy reading

    • By Commander Bond on 07-06-08

    Regular price: $20.97

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