Grief-stricken, Morrell attempted to heal his scarred soul by retreating into yet another story-this one an escape into 19th-century London. His beloved granddaughter had just died of the same rare cancer that had felled his son years earlier. The idea for three books revolving around a real-life opium addict came to Morrell during an especially rough time in the author’s life. Morrell published Ruler of the Nightin November 2016, the final installment in his Victorian-era based Thomas De Quincey series (after Murder as a Fine Art and Inspector of the Dead). Now he adds a historical trilogy to his list of literary achievements. He has also written several nonfiction books, including The Successful Novelist: Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing, and Fireflies: A Father’s Tale of Love and Loss. His 28 novels cover an extraordinarily broad range of material, from standalone thrillers such as First Blood, which created an entire genre to The Shimmer, a take on the mysterious Marfa, Texas, lights to Creepers, a look into the phenomenon of urban explorers to espionage novels like The League of Night and Fog, and even his six-part Captain America comic books. Today I still tell stories in order to deal with whatever hell comes around.”įor years Morrell has shared his storytelling skills with a vast readership. In the orphanage I’d tell myself stories to cope.
When my mother and my stepfather fought-he was a violent man-I’d hide under my bed and tell stories to myself to chase away my fear. The “playground” was an orphanage, and as soon as Morrell ran out to join the other children, his mother drove away, abandoning him.Įvery writer works from a dominant emotion,” Morrell says, from his home in New Mexico. Thrilled, the boy agreed, and soon the two were in the car headed toward what appeared to be a popular playground.
When David Morrell was a lonely four-year-old, his mother asked him if he would like to go out and play with other children.
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