Robert W. Walker (1948-) is a horror author. He is best known for his Instinct series.
Life[]
Born in the somewhat large city of Corinth, Mississippi in 1948, Walker's family moved to Chicago when he was still young. According to his website, Robert began writing at age twelve. He graduated from Chicago's Wells High Academy and the Northwestern University (taking part in the University's Graduate Masters Program in English Education). His first novel was a "sequel" to Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Writing style[]
Walker frequently writes science fiction and horror novels. A somewhat frequent element in his novels is psychic powers.
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Notable works[]
- Daniel Webster Jackson & The Wrongway Railroad - a historical mystery set around the same time as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Sub-Zero - a dystopian novel about an ice age
- Brain Watch - a novel about a psychic neurosurgeon
- Salem's Child - a novel about Salem witches seeking their revenge from beyond the grave
- Aftershock - a novel about a mutant escaping from a laboratory due to an earthquake
Instinct/Jessica Coran[]
- Killer Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran hunting the "Vampire Killer" in Wisconsin
- Fatal Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran hunting a modern-day Jack the Ripper in New York City
- Primal Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran hunting a serial killer in Hawaii
- Pure Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran being hunted by the Vampire Killer and hunting a serial killer in New Orleans. Introduces Kim Desinor (?).
- Darkest Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran hunting a killer in the Florida Keys who feeds his victims to sharks
- Extreme Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran hunting a killer arsonist travelling through the Midwest
- Blind Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran hunting a murderer in England
- Bitter Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran hunting a murderous poet in Philadelphia
- Unnatural Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran and Kim Desinor trying to save a judge being held hostage
- Grave Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran hunting a serial killer throughout the Southeast
- Absolute Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran hunting a killer who was thought to have been arrested
- The Edge of Instinct - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran hunting a killer in Houston, Texas
- The Fear Collectors - a novel showing Dr. Jessica Coran and a Chicago PD officer hunting people making snuff films
Dean Grant ME[]
- Floaters - a novel showing Dean Grant hunting a serial drowner
- Scalpers - a novel showing Dean Grant hunting a serial killer in Orlando
- Burning Obsession - a novel showing Dean Grant hunting a serial arsonist
- Dying Breath - a novel showing Dean Grant hunting a serial killer who asphyxiates his victims to death
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See also[]
- Thomas Harris
- Patricia Cornwell
- Dean Koontz
- Dan Simmons
Sources[]
- Robert W. Walker's website
- Goodreads