In David Morrells youth thrillers and horror stories provided an escape from his nightmarish reality.

Is it any wonder that as an adult obsessed with being a writer he has compulsively turned to the types of stories that provided escape when he was a child In his own words perhaps he is eager to provide an escape for others.

Or perhaps he is still trying to escape from his past.

In each of the stories in this collection there is a theme obsession and determination.

A character gets and idea in his head a hook on his emotions a need that has to be fulfilled and he does everything possible to carry through no matter how difficult.

Written with the haunting emotional intensity and lightning pace that has made David Morrell the master of highaction suspense writing this collection of stories will leave you dazzled.