Nightscape

SUMMARY: In "Front Man," an aging screenwriter cast adrift in a youth-oriented Hollywood culture finds a frightening way to make it back into the business. In "Nothing Will Hurt You," a father is obsessed by his daughter's murder, and will stop at nothing to avenge her. In "Resurrection," a son is determined to preserve and care for a father frozen in cryogenic sleep. David Morrell is a consummate storyteller, investing his tales with passion, sympathy and irresistible narrative drive. For more than 30 years, David Morrell has been known as a master of the literate, high-adrenaline novel of action (First Blood, Desperate Measures, The Protector, etc.). But Morrell is equally at home in shorter forms, as these three stories from his splendid new collection demonstrate. This recording features Robert Forster, the Oscar-nominated star of Jackie Brown and Audie Award-winning narrator Stefan Rudnicki. For more than thirty years, David Morrell has been known as a master of the literate, high-adrenaline novel of action. But Morrell is equally at home in shorter forms, as this splendid new collection-his first since 1999's Black Evening-amply demonstrates. Nightscape contains an emotionally revealing introduction, five stories, two novellas, and a never-before-published script written for the syndicated television series, Monsters. Together, these expertly constructed narratives explore universal themes of guilt, grief, and obsession. The subjects range from the personal to the apocalyptic and feature a gallery of fully realized characters, including: an Elevis-obsessed professor ("Elvis .45"), an aging screenwriter cast adrift in a youth-oriented culture ("Front Man"), a loyal, third-world revolutionary determined to complete his mysterious mission ("Remains to Be Seen"), a father undone by his daughter's murder ("Nothing Will Hurt You"), and a son determined to preserve-and care for-a father frozen in cryogenic sleep ("Resurrection") Introduction -- Remains To Be Seen -- Nothing Will Hurt You -- Elvis. 45 -- Habitat -- Front Man -- Resurrection -- If I Should Die Before I Wake -- Rio Grande Gothic. David Morrell.