A “superior thriller”(Oakland Press) about a man, a dog, and a terrifying threat that could only have come from the imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.On his thirty-sixth birthday, Travis Cornell hikes into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. But his path is soon blocked by a … Mountains. But his path is soon blocked by a bedraggled Golden Retriever who will let him go no further into the dark woods.
That morning, Travis had been desperate to find some happiness in his lonely, seemingly cursed life. What he finds is a dog of alarming intelligence that soon leads him into a relentless storm of mankind’s darkest creation…
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Loved this book especially the dog. Didn’t want it to end.
I read it when it was first released, years ago. Saw it on sale digitally so convinced my girlfriend to read it and I read it at the same time. We couldn’t quit emailing and texting about what we had just read! On the edge of my seat throughout the book! Totally love this book!!!!
Started off slow and I thought it was going to be silly but it turned out to be a page turner and can’t put down. I read it on my breaks at work and one part near the end was dramatic enough that I didn’t want to stop to go back to work. Really enjoyed it.
Great read by an imaginative author. Quirky but doesn’t disappoint.
This is one of my all-time favorite books.
My favorite story
One of my favorite books..it keeps you on the edge of your seat.
My all time favorite book. Truly can’t put it down. And I have had two golden retrievers since reading about Einstein!
Not what I was expecting for my first Dean Koontz book. I thought it was going to be scarier, although horror I feel is a hard genre to write. Also some of the descriptions were long and unnecessary. That being said I really did enjoy the read. The character were fun, loving and so understandable of each other. Well mostly. They all had their flaws, but who doesn’t?
I have always loved Kean Koontz and this book was no exception – I read several books a week and this has been the BEST read in several months!
A truly wonderful book that I’ve read twice and will read again! Dean Koontz is an amazing author!!
I love the way Dean Koontz feels free to cross genres. In this novel we get the paranormal, romance, thriller, and a great dog story. After all that we are also treated to a wonderful stylist. The man does know how to write.
I love Dean Koontz!! The characters in this book are so realistic! One of my favorite stories.
If you are a fan of Stephen King, you will love Dean Koontz!
You’re going to wish this had a sequel!
The story is quite the stretch but rather entertaining. I enjoyed reading it.
although this is not my usual choice of book I could not put it down’ A true original’ Not at all what I was expecting. Love it.
Probably my favorite Koontz book.
Loved this book.
Read it a couple times. Time to read it again!!