2011-11-17
Brilliant!
Like all his books a great read,
Found it hard to just stop at one chapter during my breaks at work so therefore always came back late.
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Description
Evil never dies…
The stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Velocity and Breathless.
Billy Lucas confesses to a shocking crime. He's only fourteen years old but he's a sadistic killer and proud of it. He's in the secure wing of the state hospital but … he seems too wise for his age, not crazy, too knowing about the nature of evil, and whether it lives on beyond death. Too knowing about other crimes that took place before he was born …
Other murders from twenty years ago surface in the mind of Detective John Calvino as he interviews young Billy Lucas Calvino carries away a signed confession … and a sense of great danger. That night he feels that somehow Billy has come home with him, to his family.
Over the next weeks, this haunted feeling does not go away, it only gets worse. Then another killing spree happens, just as and when John Calvino dreaded it would. Billy is safely locked away, but not the ghost, if the ghost exists, that links these murders with past crimes, and with John Calvino.
Anything could happen, and surely will … again.
Reviews
Praise for Dean Koontz:
‘A terrific pursuit story … clever, up-to-the-minute, and riveting’ Guardian
‘There’s surprise after surprise, including a killer finale … a read-in-one-go novel’ Independent on Sunday
‘Velocity hits its pace from the first page and races through to a suitably climactic ending’ Sydney Sunday Telegraph
‘Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler’ The Times
‘Psychologically complex, masterly and satisfying’ The New York Times
About the author
Dean Koontz is an international household name whose hugely entertaining parables for our times have been bestsellers in many countries, selling seventeen million copies each year. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he lives with his wife Gerda, their dog Anna, and the enduring spirit of their dog Trixie in southern California
Apple Books: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.0 of 5 (65 Ratings)
Apple Books: Customer Reviews
2011-06-06
It's Good. Not Great
It's very much a Koontz novel. I found it a quite entertaining but the ending is very sudden, and very quick. Also, Mr. Koontz seems to be putting a lot of emphasis on golden retrievers in his stories of late.
If you like Koontz, you'll most probably like this. Good story, if a little predictable sometimes, decent characters and OK ending.
Not his best, unfortunately.
2011-04-02
What the Night Knows - Dean Koontz
Well, what can be said about a book that steals your sleep and has you gripped from start to finish. Sleep stolen not by the expertise of the writer in causing night terrors that woke me from my sleep, but simply because I just couldn't put it down! Characters with souls that shine and secrets that mould their thoughts and actions. Not so much a complex plot but the wonderfully woven characters that you are immediately akin to and desperate to stay with them as they fight the darkness that reaches out. Thanks again to Mr Koontz for occupying my thoughts and imagination. His light shines brighter with every word, page, story shared. I LOVED IT!
2011-02-24
relentless
this guy continues to move, astonish, provoke and enraptures. Dean Koontz's work is on an incredible upward curve and when your starting from Odd Thomas that really takes some doing!!!
2011-01-29
Jenni Healey
Brill book as usual from Dean koontz should read the book that leads up to this one first "what the night see's"
2011-01-15
What the night knows
Just finished it excellent story i feel quite depressed now as it over to quick cant wait for another one
2011-01-12
As good as ever
I've just finished the sample of this book and I'm hooked. Frightening characters and what appears to be a very well thought out storyline await.
As ever Koontz immediately connects you with his characters without having to give a mass of information.
Can't recommend yet as I'm off to read the rest but loved the sample.