This week's guest on REPORT FROM SANTA FE is author David Morrell, celebrating the release of his newest historical thriller “Ruler of the Night,” Morrell’s final book in his Victorian-era thriller trilogy of “Murder as a Fine Art “ (2013) and “Inspector of the Dead"(2015).

These historical thrillers feature Thomas De Quincey, the scandalous, opium-addicted author, embroiled in lurid series of murders as he employs his unique psychological and philosophical insights in an investigation of the slayings of prominent members of English society.

Morrell's earlier historical thriller "Murder as a Fine Art" was named "one of the 5 best thrillers of 2013." A New York Times best-selling author, he received the prestigious career-achievement Thriller Master Award from the International Thriller Writers organization.

David Morrell is best known for his 1972 debut novel, “First Blood,” which introduced the character Rambo and led to the film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. Morrell has written 29 novels, and his work has been translated into 26 languages. There are 18 million copies of his books in print.

Quotes:· “A terrific climax to the trilogy, a master class in plotting, and a thrilling read.”— Judith Flanders, author of The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Reveled in Death and Detection

· “Spectacular third and final whodunit featuring opium addict and author Thomas De Quincey … builds to a powerful but bittersweet ending that will leave readers hoping that Morrell eventually chooses to resurrect this superb series.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

· “David Morrell is to me the finest thriller writer living today, bar none.” -- Steve Berry