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Stars In My Eyes: My Love Affair With Books, Movies, And Music (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by David Morrell, on August 17th, 2022.

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David Morrell Stats: The highest rated book by David Morrell on Book Notification is Murder as a Fine Art, the first novel in the Thomas De Quincey series. The second-highest rated book is The Brotherhood of the Rose (Mortalis #1).

The most read book by David Morrell on Book Notification is The Brotherhood of the Rose, the first novel in the Mortalis series. The second most read book is Murder as a Fine Art (Thomas De Quincey #1).

Below is a complete list of David Morrell books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Rambo: First Blood Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.8
First Blood
1972
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2
8
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
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3
10
Rambo III
1988
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List of Mortalis Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Mortalis books are The Brotherhood of the Rose, The Fraternity Of The Stone, and The League of Night and Fog.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Brotherhood of the Rose
1983
Go
2
8
The Fraternity Of The Stone
1985
Go
3
8
The League of Night and Fog
1987
Go
4
8
The Abelard Sanction
2006
Go

List of Cavanaugh Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Protector
2003
Go
2
8
The Naked Edge
2010
Go
3
8
The Attitude Adjuster
2012
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List of Frank Balenger Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Creepers
2005
Go
2
6.7
Scavenger
2007
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List of Thomas De Quincey Books in Publication Order

Thomas De Quincey, his daughter Emily, and Scotland Yard detectives investigate murders in Victorian London.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.5
Murder as a Fine Art
2013
Go
2
The Opium-Eater
2015
Go
3
8
Inspector of the Dead
2015
Go
4
8.3
Ruler of the Night
2016
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Fifth Profession, Assumed Identity, and Extreme Denial.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Testament
1975
Go
2
6.3
Last Reveille
1977
Go
3
6
The Totem
1979
Go
4
Blood Oath
1982
Go
5
7.3
The Fifth Profession
1990
Go
6
6
The Covenant of the Flame
1991
Go
7
5.3
Assumed Identity
1993
Go
8
6.7
Desperate Measures
1994
Go
9
6
Extreme Denial
1996
Go
10
8
Double Image
1998
Go
11
6
Burnt Sienna
2000
Go
12
7
Long Lost
2002
Go
13
7.3
The Spy Who Came for Christmas
2008
Go
14
7
The Shimmer
2009
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity, The Beautiful Uncut Hair of Graves, and The Shrine.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.7
The Hundred-Year Christmas
1983
Go
2
6.3
Dead Image
1987
Go
3
9.7
Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity
1988
Go
4
8.7
The Beautiful Uncut Hair of Graves
1991
Go
5
8.3
Nothing Will Hurt You
1992
Go
6
8.3
The Shrine
1992
Go
7
They
2011
Go
8
My Name is Legion
2011
Go
9
The Architecture of Snow
2012
Go
10
4
The Interrogator
2012
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Black Evening
1999
Go
2
Nightscape
2004
Go
3
Before I Wake
2019
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Hundred Year Christmas
2009
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List of Captain America Graphic Novels in Publication Order

Corporal James Newman joins forces with Captain America to rescue his squad in Afghanistan.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Chosen
2008
Go

List of Cultural-Icon Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are John Wayne: The Westerns, Frank Sinatra: The Artist and His Music, and Rambo and Me: The Story Behind the Story.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
John Wayne: The Westerns
2012
Go
2
Marilyn Monroe: Legend and Tragedy
2012
Go
3
Rambo and Me: The Story Behind the Story
2012
Go
4
Frank Sinatra: The Artist and His Music
2013
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5
Nelson Riddle: The Man behind the Music
2013
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Thrillers: 100 Must Reads, The Successful Novelist, and Fireflies.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
John Barth
1976
Go
2
Fireflies
1988
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3
Lessons From A Lifetime Of Writing
2002
Go
4
8
The Successful Novelist
2008
Go
5
8.3
Thrillers: 100 Must Reads (With: Hank Wagner)
2010
Go
6
10
Stars In My Eyes: My Love Affair With Books, Movies, And Music
2022
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List of The MatchUp Collection Books in Publication Order

The MatchUp Collection is a series of short stories where famous authors team up their well-known characters, such as Temperance Brennan and Jack Reacher in the same story.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Honor & ... (By: C.J. Box, Sandra Brown)
2017
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2
8.7
Deserves to Be Dead (By: John Sandford, Lisa Jackson)
2017
Go
3
9
Getaway (By: Lisa Scottoline, Nelson DeMille)
2017
Go
4
Midnight Flame (By: Christopher Rice, Lara Adrian)
2018
Go
5
Short Story (By: Karin Slaughter, Michael Koryta)
2019
Go
6
Past Prologue (By: Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry)
2019
Go
7
7.6
Faking a Murderer (By: Lee Child, Kathy Reichs)
2019
Go
8
10
Dig Here (By: Charlaine Harris, Andrew Gross)
2019
Go
9
Taking the Veil (By: J.A. Jance, Eric Van Lustbader)
2019
Go
10
10
Rambo on Their Minds (With: Gayle Lynds)
2019
Go
11
Footloose (By: Val McDermid, Peter James)
2019
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List of Mysterious Profiles Books in Publication Order

The Mysterious Profiles series offers brief biographies of iconic mystery writers, providing insights into their lives, works, and the creation of their most famous characters.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Rambo
2022
2
8.7
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais)
2022
Go
3
9
Jack Taylor (By: Ken Bruen)
2022
Go
4
7.7
Jack Reacher (By: Lee Child)
2022
Go
5
9
Charlie Parker (By: John Connolly)
2022
Go
6
8
Hieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly)
2022
Go
7
8
Lincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver)
2022
Go
8
9.5
Alex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman)
2022
Go
9
Tess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman)
2022
Go
10
8
Charlie Resnick (By: John Harvey)
2022
Go
11
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By: Faye Kellerman)
2022
Go
12
9.5
Inspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter)
2022
Go
13
8
Dismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart)
2022
Go
14
9
Bob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter)
2022
Go
15
9.8
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston)
2022
Go
16
8
Lou Boldt (By: Ridley Pearson)
2022
Go
17
9
Spenser (By: Robert B. Parker)
2022
Go
18
10
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry)
2022
Go
19
9
John Rebus (By: Ian Rankin)
2022
Go
20
10
Mallory (By: Carol O'Connell)
2022
Go
21
9
Jane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry)
2022
Go
22
6.7
Ian Rutledge ( By: Charles Todd)
2022
Go
23
9
Amos Walker (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2022
Go
24
9.7
Precious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith)
2022
Go
25
8.2
Maisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear)
2022
Go
26
8.5
The Lincoln Lawyer (By: Michael Connelly)
2022
Go
27
Condor ( By: James Grady)
2023
Go
28
Ben Kincaid ( By: William Bernhardt)
2023
Go
29
10
Repairman Jack (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2023
Go
30
7
Joe Pickett (By: C.J. Box)
2024
Go
31
Peter Diamond (By: Peter Lovesey)
2024
Go
32
Nathan Heller (By: Max Allan Collins)
2024
Go
33
7.5
Orphan X (By: Gregg Hurwitz)
2025
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List of David Morrell Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dark at Heart
1992
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2
Fifth Annual Collection
1992
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3
Dark Crimes 2
1993
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4
Millenium
1997
Go
5
Hollywood Fantasies: Ten Surreal Visions of Tinsel Town
1997
Go
6
Murder for Revenge
1998
Go
7
Best New Horror 17
2006
Go
8
These Guns for Hire
2006
Go
9
Best New Horror 18
2007
Go
10
Dark Delicacies II: Fear
2007
Go
11
Crucified Dreams
2011
Go
12
The Rich and the Dead
2011
Go
13
Warriors 3
2011
Go
14
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
2012
Go
15
All-American Horror of the 21st Century: The First Decade
2012
Go
16
6
The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction
2012
Go
17
Hauntings
2013
Go
18
Suspense Magazine May 2013
2013
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19
Dark Discoveries - Issue #24
2013
Go
20
Chiral Mad 2
2013
Go
21
Thriller Almanac
2014
Go
22
Eulogies III
2015
Go
23
10
Detours
2016
Go
24
6.9
MatchUp
2017
Go
25
6
Alive in Shape and Color
2017
Go
26
Playing Games
2023
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David Morrell

David Morrell was born on April 24th, 1943 and is currently 83 years old. David Morrell was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

David Morrell is known for writing in the Horror, Mystery, and Thriller genres.

David Morrell has written 14 standalone novels, starting with Testament in 1975. The most recently released novel was The Shimmer, which was released in 2009. There are no upcoming standalone novels by David at this time.

David Morrell: Awards & Accolades

David Morrell won the International Thriller Writers Award, Thrillermaster, in 2009.

Morrell's books have also won multiple awards, Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction, in 1988. The Beautiful Uncut Hair of Graves won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction, in 1991. Creepers won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel, in 2005. Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2012. Murder as a Fine Art won the RUSA Awards, Mystery Award, in 2014 as well as the Nero Award - Best Mystery Novel in 2014, Macavity Award - Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award in 2014.

The following novels by David Morrell were also nominated for these awards:

  • The Hundred-Year Christmas: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (1984).
  • Dead Image: World Fantasy Award, Novella (1986).
  • Nothing Will Hurt You: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (1992).
  • The Shrine: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (1992).
  • Creepers: Gumshoe Award, Best Thriller Novel (2006).
  • Dark Delicacies II: Fear: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2007). Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology (2007).
  • Thrillers: 100 Must Reads: Anthony Award, Best Non-Fiction Book (2011). Macavity Award, Best Mystery Critical/Biographical (2011).
  • Murder as a Fine Art: Lefty Award, Best Historical Mystery Novel (2014).

David Morrell: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Brotherhood of the Rose was a Jack Carr Book Club January 2025 Pick.
  • The Fraternity Of The Stone was a Jack Carr Book Club January 2025 Pick.
  • The League of Night and Fog was a Jack Carr Book Club January 2025 Pick.
  • The Brotherhood of the Rose was an NPR: Top 100 Killer Thrillers Selection in 2010.

Related Authors

Fans of David Morrell also enjoy these authors:

  1. Andrew Gross, author of the Ty Hauck Series.
  2. Nelson DeMille, author of the John Corey Series.
  3. Alex Kava, author of the Ryder Creed Series.
  4. Jason Rekulak, author of: Hidden Pictures.
  5. Alex North, author of: The Whisper Man.
  6. J.D. Barker, author of the 4MK Series.
  7. Willow Rose, author of the Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Series.
  8. Richard T. Chizmar, author of the Boogeyman Series.
  9. Gayle Lynds, author of the Covert-One Series.
  10. Flynn Berry, author of: Northern Spy .

David Morrell: F.A.Q

When was David Morrell Born? How old is David Morrell?

David Morrell was born on April 24th, 1943. David Morrell is currently 83 years old.

Where was David Morrell Born?

David Morrell was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and is Canadian-American.

What awards has David Morrell won?

David Morrell has won the following awards: Thrillermaster at the International Thriller Writers Award (2009).

What book awards has David Morrell won?

Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (1988).
The Beautiful Uncut Hair of Graves: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (1991).
Creepers: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in a Novel (2005).
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2012).
Murder as a Fine Art: RUSA Awards Mystery Award (2014), Nero Award Best Mystery Novel (2014), Macavity Award Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award (2014).

What was the first book David Morrell wrote?

The first book written by David Morrell was First Blood, published in 1972.

What was the most recent book David Morrell wrote?

His most recently released work was Stars In My Eyes: My Love Affair With Books, Movies, And Music on August 17th, 2022.

What is the most popular book by David Morrell?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular David Morrell book is The Brotherhood of the Rose. Here are his most popular books:
  1. The Brotherhood of the Rose (8)
  2. Murder as a Fine Art (8.55)
  3. First Blood (7.75)
  4. The Fraternity Of The Stone (8)
  5. Creepers (7)

What genres does David Morrell Write?

David Morrell primarily writes in the Horror, Mystery, and Thriller genres. His work includes sub-genres such as Psychological Thriller, Crime Thriller, and Suspense Thriller.

Are there upcoming new books by David Morrell?

David Morrell does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has David Morrell written?

David Morrell has written 58 books across 16 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Rambo: First Blood Series
  • 4 books in the Mortalis Series
  • 3 books in the Cavanaugh Series
  • 2 books in the Frank Balenger Series
  • 4 books in the Thomas De Quincey Series
  • 14 Standalone Novels
  • 10 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 3 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Picture Books
  • 1 Captain America Graphic Novels
  • 5 books in the Cultural-Icon Non-Fiction Series
  • 6 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in The MatchUp Collection Series
  • 1 book in the Mysterious Profiles Series

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