David Morrell is the awardwinning author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Creepers, Scavenger, and The Spy Who Came for Christmas. Co-founder of the International Thriller Writers organization and author of the classic Brotherhood of the Rose spy trilogy, Morrell is considered by many to be the father of the modern action novel. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Rostov Lights in Texas have been around for hundreds of years. People are drawn to the site to look-some see them, others don't-but all are affected in some way. New Mexican police officer Dan Page follows his wife, Tori, to the site, determined to discover the cause of her fascination with the lights. Multiple points of view, minute-by-minute current events, and historical flashbacks detailing previous encounters with the lights converge, as Page finds himself at the center of a disaster. Some observers become unaccountably violent, and there is a mass shooting at a tourist observation platform. What exactly are the Rostov Lights, and where do they come from? VERDICT Morrell (Scavenger), known as the father of the modern action novel, fleshes out his usual action-packed style with a surprisingly delicate love story in this tale inspired in part by the true-life phenomenon of the Marfa Lights in Texas. His fast-moving plot recalls conspiracy theories Ø la Roswell and The X-Files and will appeal to both fans of that paranormal show and to Morrell's readers.-Charli Osborne, Oxford P.L, MI Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
The unexplained real-life phenomenon of the Marfa, Tex., lights in the sky provides the inspiration for this patchwork thriller from bestseller Morrell (First Blood), who plays with possible theories to account for the mysterious lights-the shimmer of the title-as well as the various reactions people have had to them since as far back as WWI. When Tori Page, wife of Santa Fe cop Dan Page, unexpectedly turns up in the small west Texas town of Rostov, the book's stand-in for Marfa, Dan flies to Rostov, where he winds up trying to understand the lights' powerful effects. Some can't see the lights, some feel they can produce miracles and some viewers turn homicidal. Still others hope to harness the power of the lights for military uses. A massacre, secret government installations and experiments and Page's investigative efforts fail to coalesce into the kind of riveting suspense that has been Morrell's hallmark. 10-city author tour. (July) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
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