SCAVENGER by David Morrell (2007) ~ SIGNED ~ First Edition, First Printing

Description: Signed, Brand New, First Edition, First Printing, Hardcover/Dust Jacket, List: $24.95, 349 pagesScavengerNew York Times BestsellerbyDavid Morrell(April 24, 1943 - present)David Morrell is a Canadian-American novelist whose debut 1972 novel First Blood, later adapted as the 1982 film of the same name, went on to spawn the successful Rambo franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. He has written 28 novels, and his work has been translated into 30 languages. He also wrote the 2007–2008 Captain America comic book miniseries The Chosen. Morrell became an American citizen in 1993. He was presented with the 2009 ThrillerMaster Award from the ITW. Morrell is the co-president of the International Thriller Writers organization. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.BibliographyRambo seriesFirst Blood (1972)Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) - novelization of the film of the same nameRambo III (1988) - novelization of the film of the same nameThe Abelard Sanction seriesThe Brotherhood of the Rose (1984)The Fraternity of the Stone (1985)The League of Night and Fog (1987)The Abelard Sanction (short story)in Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night (2006) ed. James PattersonCreepers seriesCreepers (2005)Scavenger (2007)Thomas De Quincey seriesMurder as a Fine Art (2013)The Opium Eater: A Thomas De Quincey Story (short story) (2015)Inspector of the Dead (2015)Ruler of the Night (2016)Other fictionTestament (1975)Last Reveille (1977)The Totem (1979)Blood Oath (1982)The Hundred-Year Christmas (1983) - illustrated by R. J. KrupowiczFifth Profession (1990)The Covenant of the Flame (1991)Assumed Identity (1993)Desperate Measures (1994)The Totem (1994) - unabridgedExtreme Denial (1996)Double Image (1998)Black Evening (short stories) (1999)Burnt Sienna (2000)Long Lost (2002)The Protector (2003)Nightscape (short stories) (2004)The Spy Who Came for Christmas (2008)The Shimmer (2009)The Naked Edge (2010)Non-fictionJohn Barth: An Introduction (1976)Fireflies (1988)Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing: A Novelist Looks at His Craft (2002)The Successful Novelist: A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing (2008)Comic booksCaptain America: The Chosen (2007–2008)The Amazing Spider-Man #700.1 & 700.2 (2013–2014)Savage Wolverine #23 (2014)Scavenger was published on March 12, 2007.First Edition, First Printing, hand SIGNED, in my presence, to full title page.From an event featuring David Morrell in New York City.No inscription; full signature only. 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I attended this event featuring David Morrell in New York City.I'm not happy unless you are!Please email any questions.Thanks!Book DescriptionDavid Morrell’s Creepers was a publishing event in 2005, a powerful, edgy, dark thriller by a master of the genre. A New York Times best-seller, it won the prestigious Bram Stoker Award and earned numerous critical raves.Scavenger takes us in a harrowing new direction: a desperate high-tech scavenger hunt for a 100-year-old time capsule. Frank Balenger, the resolute but damaged hero of Creepers, now finds himself trapped in a nightmarish game of fear and death. To save himself and the woman he loves, he must play by the rules of a god-like Game Master with an obsession for unearthing the past. But sometimes the past is buried for a reason. Scavenger is a brilliant, frightening hunter-hunted tale that layers modern technology over the dusty artifacts of earlier times. The result is a surreal palimpsest, one that contains the secret of survival for Balenger and a handful of unwilling players who race against the game’s clock to solve the puzzle of the time capsule, only to discover that time is the true scavenger. Morrell’s trademark action sequences are embedded with fascinating historical clues that make Scavenger a thrill-a-minute page-turner as well as a mesmerizing literary experience. from Kirkus ReviewsIn thrillermeister Morrell’s 26th, the game’s afoot big-time.It’s a dangerous game—fatal, actually—for those unfortunate enough not to win. Scavenger, it’s called, and the sought-after prize has been hidden away by a nutcase who sees unmistakable resemblances between himself and God. He’s the Game Master, he tells the players, who are not exactly volunteers. At the outset, there are five, all brought to the starting line after being drugged and kidnapped. Drugged and drafted is the dauntless, durable Amanda Evert, a young woman with a difficult past (see Creepers, 2005). She’s the lover of Frank Balenger, who shares much of her history, but who, for plot-stirring purposes, has not been pressed into game-playing service. Drugged, yes, conscripted, no, Frank awakens on the site of an abandoned hotel in Asbury Park, N.J., Amanda gone from him. He’s frantic, desperate to find her, senses evil at work. Bit by bit, he puts together clues that point him toward a ghost town in Wyoming, Scavenger’s arena. In the meantime, Amanda and her playmates are counting the ways Scavenger has been designed to sow civil discord. There have been quarrels—savage and bloody—deeply relished by the ever-watchful GM. Amanda wonders if Frank can somehow come to her rescue. Frank wonders if he’ll ever again see Amanda alive. Beset as they are by the GM and his harnessing of inimical forces, both take time to wonder, “Why would anybody do this?” A fair question some readers will find insufficiently addressed.Not much of this makes sense, but then, prolific Morrell has never been a stickler for seamless plotting. *Starred Review* “Ex-cop Frank Balenger, introduced in Creepers (2005), returns for an even creepier adventure. While attending a lecture about time capsules, Frank mysteriously blacks out. When he awakens, he discovers that the lecture was a ruse, and his girlfriend, Amanda, is missing. The key to [finding her} and staying alive is a time capsule buried somewhere in the past. Scavenger is just a wonderful novel, a near-perfect balance of thriller, horror, and historical mystery. Balenger, the deeply troubled hero, is one of those characters you want to spend more time with, just to figure out what makes him tick, and (without divulging any of the novel's secrets) the villain is full of interesting surprises. Morrell has a reputation for smart, tightly written, genre-bending fiction, but here he exceeds himself, producing a superbly entertaining novel that will attract readers from multiple genres.” —Booklist“A taut web of terror from a master.” —Steve Berry

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