Customer Reviews
A perfectly gruesome book for a rainy afternoon - By: Mary Chrapliwy, 05 Jan 2008 
This book completely took over my rainy afternoon & turned into a studyin facinating mystery! The central character of this book is Mary Bergen, a sweet, sensitive, psychic. She endured a torture at the tender age of 6 that she can't remember. Through the physical & emotional trauma at that tender age, she developed psychic ability. She uses that psychic ability to help police solve homicide cases & find the killers.
With her during these endeavors is her devoted brother Alan, always at her side, pained with concern over her. Also there is her tough, but tender husband, Max. Max is depicted as a tough character with eyes of cold steel that only show tenderness when he is with Mary. Of course Alan & Max don't get along, each hating the other.
Soon a series of brutal murders begin to take place. Mary sees the crimes committed, can feel the pain of the young women who are murdered, but never manages to develop a vision of the killer's face. Soon, she knows, this killer is going to come after her. Can she solve this series of brutal crimes before she becomes the next victim?
This story is well written but short enough to readin a single day. Koontz crafts characters that you genuinely care about, & some fearsome, evil chracters as well. None are comic book, stereotype characters, which makes them all the more believable. The story is so well told that it'll draw youin & keep you heldin it's grip until the brutal end.
the vision - By: alesia, 11 Feb 2005 this book was a scary rollercoaster for me it will bring you through twist & turns. I enjoyed this book soooooooo much. What i thought who was going to be the killer was indeed not. this book you can not put down. a must read book!!!!!! i love you dean koontz your the best!!!!
Indifferent - By: , 14 Dec 2004 
I'm a big Dean Koontz fan but this wasn't to my liking, I only read it because I felt I had to finish it after I started, thankfully being one of Koontz shorter efforts it didn't take too long.
By no means the worst book I've read but there are better Dean Koontz books around.
Impressive - By: , 08 Aug 2003 Imaginative, clever & VERY un-putdownable!
This book draws youin like a fish at the end of a rod. Although details are quite graphic - it left lots to the reader's imagination. Even though the plot has been seen & heard of before there are a few clever unexpected twists. Just when you think you have it sussed, it takes you completey by surprise when you soon find out how wrong you are!
One of his best books by far.
The Book That Started an obsession! - By: , 28 May 2003 
This is the first Dean Koontz book I picked upin the local library. I was so hooked I read it walking home & nearly collided with lots of lamp-posts. The story whilst not 100% original is hooking. The characters are timeless & it pulls youin as only Dean Koontz can. If you are looking for a new author to read or have read Dean Koontz'z more recent work & want to know where it came from try this. It really is THAT good.
