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Big Tim Carrier maintains the lowest possible profile, but that tactic crumbles after he is mistaken for a hit man, and when the hit man arrives, poses as the client and tries to cancel. But no one aborts this guy's missions. Tim rushes to shield the prospective victim, writer Linda Paquette, and it soon becomes obvious that the killer has access to every auto-, phone-, and credit-tracing device known to law enforcement (is he a cop?). Moreover, he somehow can pressure law enforcement to be unhelpful, as Tim and Linda discover when Tim's police friend Pete Santo is warned off so firmly that he joins Tim and Linda on the run. For most of its length, this is white-knuckle suspense as gripping as any Koontz has ever written, and the principals all have intriguing backstories that are eventually, with the frustrating exception of the killer's, fully disclosed. Yet the climax and the denouement seem half-baked and perfunctory. This is, however, as politically passionate and common-guy witty as his other, better recent books. Ray Olson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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“Dark suspense leavened by just enough sentiment.... Fans of Koontz will recognize and relish his trademark, gently ironic dialogue and firmly fleshed characterizations.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A thriller so compelling many readers will race through the book in one sitting.... , the novel’s breathless pacing, clever twists and adroit characterizations all add up to superior entertainment.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"White-knuckle suspense as gripping as any Koontz has ever written."—Booklist
“Shades of Alfred Hitchcock.... Get ready for tension as only Koontz can create it.”—Sacramento Bee
“Dean Koontz is a master of his craft.... [He] will make you think twice about the high price of being an innocent bystander.... Chalk up another one for the good guy, who knows how to search for a small patch of light as darkness threatens all around.”—New Orleans Times Picayune
From the Hardcover edition.
“A thriller so compelling many readers will race through the book in one sitting.... , the novel’s breathless pacing, clever twists and adroit characterizations all add up to superior entertainment.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"White-knuckle suspense as gripping as any Koontz has ever written."—Booklist
“Shades of Alfred Hitchcock.... Get ready for tension as only Koontz can create it.”—Sacramento Bee
“Dean Koontz is a master of his craft.... [He] will make you think twice about the high price of being an innocent bystander.... Chalk up another one for the good guy, who knows how to search for a small patch of light as darkness threatens all around.”—New Orleans Times Picayune
From the Hardcover edition.
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Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This is another typical Dean R. Koontz book...
A page-turner that starts off in a bar (like velocity) and deals with a cruel killer and likeable main characters. Even though the story is not as thrilling as 'the husband' for example, it is still worth reading, because of the good depictions of the main characters.
You just want to keep reading to find out how their relationships develops, and whether they will survive. The only thing that bothered me was that the book was pretty short (382 pages) , it just took me two afternoons to read.
I had the feeling that at the end the author kind of lost interest and wanted to finish that book. It could have easily been another 150 pages of first-class entertainment.
Anyways, if you liked 'the husband' and are willing to pay this much for a pretty short book, you should consider buying this one!
A page-turner that starts off in a bar (like velocity) and deals with a cruel killer and likeable main characters. Even though the story is not as thrilling as 'the husband' for example, it is still worth reading, because of the good depictions of the main characters.
You just want to keep reading to find out how their relationships develops, and whether they will survive. The only thing that bothered me was that the book was pretty short (382 pages) , it just took me two afternoons to read.
I had the feeling that at the end the author kind of lost interest and wanted to finish that book. It could have easily been another 150 pages of first-class entertainment.
Anyways, if you liked 'the husband' and are willing to pay this much for a pretty short book, you should consider buying this one!
Format:Taschenbuch
Über weite Strecken ist "The Good Guy" ein routiniert geschriebener Krimi, der durchaus auch Lesevergnügen bietet. Aber das Ende der Geschichte (das ich hier aus naheliegenden Gründen nicht verraten möchte) ist derart haarsträubend und unglaubwürdig, dass man das Lesen dieses Buches letztlich nur als Zeitverschwendung bezeichnen kann. Es gibt viel zu viele gute Thriller, um sich mit diesem hier abzugeben (vielleicht sogar von Koontz selbst, aber ich für meinen Teil lasse erst mal die Finger davon).
Format:Taschenbuch
This is a suspenseful thriller, lightly laced with humor. Replete with some interesting twists and turns, it will definitely keep the reader turning the pages. I read it in one sitting, as it is was an easy and enjoyable read. Once again, the author creates n original opening gambit that will grip the reader.
Here, Tim Carrier, a self-effacing mason, is having a drink at his local gin mill after work. While sitting at the bar, he is approached by a complete stranger who engages him in a bizarre conversational exchange and gives him a manila envelope stuffed with ten thousand in cash, with the rest to come after the deed is done. Tim is then given a photograph and the victim's address. Clearly, the stranger has mistaken him for a hit man!
Moments later, yet another stranger enters the bar and, thinking Tim to be the person who wants his services, also engages Tim in a bizarre conversational exchange. When a light bulb goes off in Tim's head, and he realizes this is the person for whom he was mistaken, he give the stranger the envelope of money, and tells him that is a payment for simply doing nothing. Since the stranger doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would take payment for doing nothing, Tim, keeping the photo and the would be victim' s address, is galvanized into action. Nothing like a lady in distress to bring out the John Wayne in the opposite sex.
Suddenly, the chase is on and there is definitely plenty of action. Both Tim and the potential evil doer are somewhat mysterious. Both are headed towards a moment of reckoning, taking the reader with them as they careen towards the eventual climax that will pit good against evil. Though somewhat formulaic, the reader will barely notice, as the author takes the reader on a quick, but fun, joyride.
Here, Tim Carrier, a self-effacing mason, is having a drink at his local gin mill after work. While sitting at the bar, he is approached by a complete stranger who engages him in a bizarre conversational exchange and gives him a manila envelope stuffed with ten thousand in cash, with the rest to come after the deed is done. Tim is then given a photograph and the victim's address. Clearly, the stranger has mistaken him for a hit man!
Moments later, yet another stranger enters the bar and, thinking Tim to be the person who wants his services, also engages Tim in a bizarre conversational exchange. When a light bulb goes off in Tim's head, and he realizes this is the person for whom he was mistaken, he give the stranger the envelope of money, and tells him that is a payment for simply doing nothing. Since the stranger doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would take payment for doing nothing, Tim, keeping the photo and the would be victim' s address, is galvanized into action. Nothing like a lady in distress to bring out the John Wayne in the opposite sex.
Suddenly, the chase is on and there is definitely plenty of action. Both Tim and the potential evil doer are somewhat mysterious. Both are headed towards a moment of reckoning, taking the reader with them as they careen towards the eventual climax that will pit good against evil. Though somewhat formulaic, the reader will barely notice, as the author takes the reader on a quick, but fun, joyride.
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Typical but okay
Yes, I know, the book has all the typical (and too familiar) ingredients you've come to expect of Koontz. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Februar 2009 von Croaton
exciting, frightening, unsettling
I ve read lots of his books, but this is definitely the best of them!
An insight into a extremely sick murderers mind will be given to you. Lesen Sie weiter...
An insight into a extremely sick murderers mind will be given to you. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 6. August 2008 von Del O`Brennan
Nette Unterhaltung - schwache Charaktere
Diesmal hat Koontz seiner Neigung zur charakterlichen Schwarz-Weiß-Malerei nachgegeben, ohne wieder allzu religiös zu klingen. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 4. März 2008 von K. Beck-Ewerhardy
Vorhersagbar langweilig
Dieses Buches ist einfach gestrickt und vorhersehbar: es gibt keine Zweifel daran, daß die Guten gewinnen und die Bösen verlieren. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Februar 2008 von Andreas Schluens
Solides Lesefutter für Thrillerfreunde
Mit "The Good Guy" fischt Dean Koontz in bewährten Gewässern, besaß doch schon sein temporeiches Katz-und-Maus-Spiel "The Husband" aus dem Jahre 2006 einen... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. Februar 2008 von Media-Mania
quite disappointing, this one
...because
- the "mystery" surrounding the leading role Tim is pushed up throughout the book and the explanation then told quite unlovingly and is not very interesting... Lesen Sie weiter...
- the "mystery" surrounding the leading role Tim is pushed up throughout the book and the explanation then told quite unlovingly and is not very interesting... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 29. August 2007 von Sue Zoo
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