Bad Place, The
by Dean Koontz
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Author: Dean KoontzReader: Carol Cowan and Michael Hanson
Edition: MP3 CD
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
Published: 2004-07-10
ISBN: 1593357141
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD
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Book Review: Thanks for a new Bug that will haunt my nightmares!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have to say that I can't really think of many things worse than waking up in an alley, not remembering how I got there, who I am, where I've come from, or where I'm going. Well, maybe one thing could be worse, waking up in that alley with the amnesia thing happening, but add the element that you are being hunted and that someone or something wants to kill you.
That is exactly what happens at the beginnng of "The Bad Place" to a man whose only hope for survival is a private detective firm out to discover who he is and why he wakes up feeling exhausted, sometimes covered in blood or with loads of cash...or worse clutching one gigantic and nasty cockroach!
Koontz creates a great little mystery in "The Bad Place", and we are introduced to several great new characters include Bobby & Julie Dakota. I really enjoyed the Dakota detectives, and would love to see Koontz develop a series around this pair in a way Odd Thomas has become a franchise. Another great character that Koontz introduces is Julie's brother Thomas who lives with Downs Syndrome. I really liked the Koontz made Thomas a genuine character and not just the object of pity, or simply used as an excuse to develop other characters in the novel. To top it off, Koontz introduces us to Candy Pollard, a genuinely frightening psychopath, whose intensity is terrifying.
This is a great story and well worth discovering, or re-reading if you are Koontz fan. I don't see "The Bad Place" mentioned often when folks are talking about Koontz novels, but this story deserves it's place right up there with "Watchers" & "Phantoms".
Summary of Bad Place, The
Frank Pollard awakens in an alley, knowing nothing but his name - and that he is in great danger. Having taken refuge in a motel, he wakes again only to find his hands covered in blood. As far as he knows, he's no killer. But whose blood is this, and how did it get there? Over the next few days Frank develops a fear of sleep, because each time he wakes he discovers strange objects in his hands and pockets - objects far more frightening than blood.Husband-and-wife detective team Bobby and Julie Dakota specialize in high-ticket corporate security investigations, but when a distraught and desperate Frank Pollard begs them to watch over him, they can't refuse. Out of compassion - and curiosity - they agree to get to the bottom of his mysterious, amnesiac fugues.
It seems a simple job: just follow a client who wants to be watched and tell him where he winds up. But as the Dakotas begin to discover where their client goes when he sleeps, they are drawn slowly into ever-darkening realms where they encounter the ominous figure stalking Frank. Their lives are threatened, as is that of Julie's gentle, Down's-syndrome brother, Thomas.
To Thomas, death is "the bad place" from which there is no return. But Julie and Bobby - and their tortured client - ultimately learn that equally bad places exist in the world of the living, places so steeped in evil that in contrast death seems almost a relief...
Praise for Dean Koontz
"A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting. His characters sparkle with life. And his fast-paced plots are wonderfully fiendish, taking unexpected twists and turns." - The San Diego Union-Tribune
"One of our finest and most versatile suspense writers." - The Macon Telegraph & News
"His prose mesmerizes...Koontz consistently hits the bull's-eye." - Arkansas Democrat
"An exceptional novelist...top-notch." - Lincoln Journal-Star
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