![]() ![]() I’ve never claimed to be impervious to a savvy marketing campaign. Of course, being completely honest here, I too fell victim to the fun idea of having a Christmas themed pulp fiction book to review. I already know Morrell can write amazing suspense tales and his action is second to none in the seat-of-your pants category, but a sentimental Christmasy plot? I left the store with some serious doubts and not a little bit of natural reader curiosity. But this time with a good degree of trepidation. Now I am a huge fan of Morrell’s work and when I saw this gaily colored and designed dust jacket on the bookstore’s shelf, I immediately picked it up. Which, we are told in the book’s acknowledgement, is exactly what transpired. Imagine you are David Morrell, one of the finest writers of modern pulp thrillers working today and a friend innocently brings up the idea of your writing a Christmas spy thriller. This is where the tricky stuff comes into play. Obviously publishers love nothing more than to have Christmas related titles out during this time of the year and I would imagine some editors actually suggest such projects to their authors. ![]() ![]() ![]() These are novels written specifically around a particular theme or event. I’m somewhat ambivalent about what I call “gimmick” books. ![]()
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