A surgeon a writer a motel-keeper a priest and a thief; they have nothing in common - ... more
nothing but one hot summer night at the Tranquillity Motel. A night filled with unending terror a night when an awesome power stripped them of their memories. Now...
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Advantages: fast paced, great read, imaginative, interesting characters and plot Disadvantages: it's over too quick!
This is a fantastic read, one of my favourite DeanKoontz books and possibly even one of my favourite thriller books of all time.
An ordinary guy, Mitch Rafferty, gets a call from his wife whilst he is at work, she has been abducted and her kidnappers demand a two million dollar ransom for her safe return, but of course Mitch does not have that kind of money, however the kidnappers know a place where he can get it. Through desperation of trying to get his loved one back Mitch is lead on an unforgettable journey.
This novel is so fast paced that you can't stop yourself from read more and more, Mitch's character is so endearing and you instantly feel sympathy for him, allowing you to relate better to this book than to many other thrillers. Although a slightly clichéd storyline of ordinary guy versus pschopathic villain, Koontz does it ...
Advantages: Good thriller that's worth a read Disadvantages: Not his usual horror story
I got this book from my local library as i spend quite a bit of time travelling on the train now and need something to do, and books are soooooo expensive when you read them in like two days. So whilst browsing the shelfs in the library i'm looking at the Koontz books and most of them i've read, but not this one so i get it on loan. This book was not what i was expecting and is totally different to what i know and respect Deankoontz for. I like Deankoontz for his horror stories that make Steven Kings look weak, but are not as good as Richard Laymon (if you haven't read any of his, do so you will not be disappointed!!!), however this book is totally different but not in a bad way. It is more of a thriller book than a horror, but still a damn good read and at times difficult to put down.
The basic story is that a widespread drought is ...
Advantages: Pace, characters, thrill. Disadvantages: Not long enough
I have always been a Koontz fan. I read my first novel at nine years old, and have read everything in print, from this bestselling novelist. However in recent years I have felt his work has lacked heart, direction, and 'meat'. The stories were always exciting and fast paced, don't get me wrong, but they seemed so formulaic. It was as if he had re-read some of his earlier work and morphed them into one book, with no depth to the characters (unusual for Dean) and I have to admit, after reading 'Your heart Belongs to Me' I began to question whether it was time for Dean to put down his well used pen and retire in the Californian sunshine.
Then Relentless appeared in print, and made me consider the fact that Dean may never be ready to stop telling stories. Nor am I ready for him to stop. The characters are loveable, and of course, once ...
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Product details
EAN
9780747235163
Type
Fiction
Genre
Crime Books
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Title
Strangers
Author
Dean Koontz
ISBN
0747235163
Manufacturer's product description
A surgeon a writer a motel-keeper a priest and a thief; they have nothing in common - nothing but one hot summer night at the Tranquillity Motel. A night filled with unending terror a night when an awesome power stripped them of their memories. Now the evil is creeping back into their minds. Slowly tauntingly maddeningly they are recalling the unspeakable events of that fateful moonlit evening. And as the vision of evil grows clearer the guests of the Tranquillity Motel seek each other out. Some of them will not live to face the power head on. But some will - in a terror-packed climax unlike anything ever experienced before...
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