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Olive
Olive
I checked my bookshelves and my online catalog notes and it’s a well known novel “A Murder of Crows” by David Morrell published 1986. When referring to this novel in conversation “Murder and Crows” is often how the title is referred to by people. David Morrell is a writer of tight, well constructed fiction and this novel was as suspenseful as his others and was reprinted in paperback shortly after publication.

Also worth noting is the book’s slender length and high degree of tension and intelligence. While many subsequent thrillers have built upon the compact, 1980s-style machinery of Morrell’s novel, it remains highly regarded today and I regularly recommend it to friends in search of compact, thoughtful, and morally complex thrillers.
2025-11-28
Bryce
Bryce
'A Murder of Crows' is a psychological thriller by David Morrell that I read back in the 1980s. The title of this widely known novel is ‘A Murder of Crows’ (not ‘murder and crows’). This was one of the author’s early ‘gritty’ thrillers that appeared on bookstore shelves in the mid-1980s.

What I found most interesting when I finally read A Murder of Crows after a summer of back-to-back mystery reading was how David Morrell worked good character development into a very tightly paced novel. For the most part, the consequence of the actions of the characters lingered long after I finished reading the book. There have been many re-releases of this novel in paperback, as well as various hardcover editions, so this book should be easy to find in later printings as well as used copies. A good, solid, old-school style suspenseful written with much moral ambiguity – highly recommended for a short, hard, and very intense ‘mystery’ read.
2025-11-29
Evelyn
Evelyn
I found the classic thriller notes for “A Murder of Crows” by David Morrell, first published in 1986. I always get this title confused with “Murder and Crows” – usually I hear it just called “Murder and Crows” and so I’m always putting this down as the correct title for the above novel. Morrell’s writing style for novels written in the 1980s is comprised of very lean sentences which build in suspense. This book is great because it has superbly written plot and in-depth character development, thus making it a truly great classic thriller.

Various editions of A Murder of Crows were published – the original in hardback in the mid-80s and subsequent editions in paperback which would have made the book more accessible to new readers. The influence of Morrell’s early work on the thriller genre cannot be underestimated. He created more than just shocking moments of violence – he created a complex psychological storyline which is still influential today. When looking for information to catalog or recommend to others looking for classic thrillers, look for David Morrell, published 1986, A Murder of Crows. It is one of those ‘comfort’ thrillers that, upon re-reading, I am reminded of the clarity and cleverness of Morrell’s set-up.
2025-12-01

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