Vanguard Press has released New York Times bestselling author, David Morrell's, THE SPY WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMAS as an innovative iPhone application, that merges together audio, text, and video seamlessly.

With this custom application developed for Morrell's Christmas thriller, readers have a truly multimedia experience.  They can listen to the audiobook while following the text on the screen and audio and video interviews are also integrated as part of the app.  

Roger Cooper, the publisher of Vanguard Press, says, "We're thrilled to release this multimedia book on the iPhone and recognize the huge potential to reach a new, younger generation of readers with this fantastic new technology. The portability and flexibility this platform offers is unprecedented. With THE SPY WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMAS, beyond all the multi-faceted application components, we are not only offering readers a second book by David Morrell, his New York Times bestseller SCAVENGER, but we are also featuring one of the few Christmas-specific iPhone applications, unique in its promotion of the holiday spirit."

"As an author, I know how important it is to reach readers on new platforms and this iPhone app lets users experience my book in a way that was never before possible," explains David Morrell.

iPhone apps create completely different reading experiences--combining the act of reading with synchronized audio, links to the web, inclusion of stills, use of GPS and mapping, and more.

Everyone remembers their first thrill, their first . . . kill.

Today's best-selling thriller authors all began with that first book, the one that hooked us and made us gasp for more. Tomorrow's bestsellers are no different and Tor/Forge wants to introduce you to this fresh, new crop in an anthology that will keep you turning pages deep into the night.

FIRST THRILLS: stories from the bestsellers of today and tomorrow, will be published by Tor/Forge in June 2010 and will feature contributions from established International Thriller Writer authors combined with stories from twelve members of their incredibly successful ITW Debut Author Program.

International bestseller Lee Child will edit FIRST THRILLS and provide the foreword, while ITW co-president Steve Berry will supply an afterword.

FIRST THRILLS will feature stories from such thriller luminaries as: Ken Bruen, Lee Child, Stephen Coonts, Jeffrey Deaver, Heather Graham, Gregg Hurwitz, John Lescroart, John Lutz, Alex Kava, Michael Palmer/Daniel Palmer, Karin Slaughter, Wendy Corsi Staub.

The debut authors who are already making a name for themselves are: Sean Michael Bailey (1787), Ryan Brown, Bill Cameron (Chasing Smoke), Rebecca Cantrell (A Trace of Smoke), Karen Dionne (Freezing Point), JT Ellison (Judas Kiss), Theo Gangi (Bang Bang), Rip Gerber (Pharma), CJ Lyons (Urgent Care), Grant McKenzie (Switch), Marc Paoletti (Scorch), Cynthia Robinson (Dog Park) and Kelli Stanley (Nox Dormienda).

As Lee Child says, "This is an incredible lineup of new talent. I'm delighted to be part of their introduction to an eager fan base. Readers will be surprised by just how good they are."