The Good Guy
by Dean Koontz
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Author: Dean KoontzEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-29
ISBN: 0553589113
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Bantam
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- ISBN13: 9780553589115
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Pulse-raising thriller, excellent dialogue, slightly disappointing ending
Summary: 5 Stars
The starting point of this thriller by Dean Koontz is quite clever - due to a case of mistaken identity in a bar, the "good guy" Tim Carrier comes between a contract killer and his intended victim, Linda Paquette.
Tim gets the name and picture of Linda Paquette, and he goes off to warn her that someone is paying $20,000 to have her killed. But soon the killer is out to get not only Linda, but Tim as well, and the chase begins.
Tim and Linda have to run away from the killer, Krait, while simultaneously trying to figure out why anybody wants Linda dead - she doesn't know herself. The action starts immediately, and doesn't let up until the very end. Of course, being thrown together by chance (and this being a book), Tim and Linda start to warm up to each other during the pursuit.
One of the best parts of the book, apart from the action, is the dialogue between Tim and Linda as they get to know each other. Their banter is both witty and in places laugh-out-aloud funny, while at the same time feeling completely authentic. No small feat.
In Krait, the contract killer, Dean Koontz has created a really creepy assassin. A real psychopath, who can be extremely charming and affable when he wants to, and who is obsessed with cleanliness. Also, he is very good at what he does, which is killing people. We get to know quite a bit about Krait and how he sees the world, and that makes him even scarier.
So, there is great action, great dialogue and a great (if that's the word) killer. The only disappointment of the book is the ending, or rather the reason why Krait is trying to kill Linda. Given how good everything else is in the book, I expected some clever reason as well. But in my mind the reason given is pretty weak and far-fetched, not on a par with the quality of the rest of the book. It is a minor complaint though, and I still rate it at five stars.
This is, believe it or not, the first novel by Dean Koontz that I have read, but it won't be the last. I was really impressed by his writing style and rich language, and the suspense was top notch. I highly recommend this book, and I'm looking forward to reading more by Dean Koontz.
Summary of The Good Guy
One man. One choice. Someone must die.From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes this pulse-pounding thriller that starts with a terrifying decision we all might face one day: Help?or run. Timothy Carrier is an ordinary guy. He enjoys a beer after work at his friend?s tavern, the eccentric customers and amusing conversations. But tonight is no ordinary night. The jittery man sitting beside him has mistaken Tim for someone else?and passes him an envelope stuffed with cash and the photo of a pretty woman. ?Ten thousand now. You get the rest when she?s gone.?
Tim Carrier always thought he knew the difference between right and wrong, good and evil. But tonight everything he thought he knew?even about himself?will be challenged. For Tim Carrier is at the center of a mystery of extraordinary proportions, the one man who can save an innocent life and stop a killer as relentless as evil incarnate. But first he must discover resources within himself of which he never dreamed, capacities that will transform his idea of who he is and what it takes to be . . .
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