The Good Guy by Dean Koontz Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Good Guy
Book Review: Good read
Summary: 4 Stars
Tim Carrier is in his favourite pub one night when a conversation with a man who he assumes is eccentric but is actually dangerous leaves him confused and with an envelope containing ten thousand dollars and a picture of a pretty young woman. Another man sits next to him and Tim discovers that the money was meant for him and that it is payment for killing the young woman (Linda Paquette). Tim pretends the be the first man and tells him that he has had a change of heart but will still give him the money as a "no-kill fee".
Tim tracks down Linda and warns her that somebody wants her killed, but when the killer founds out he was tricked he is angry and wants Tim dead, too.
I thought that Tim and Linda were very likeable charactors and the conversations between the two of them added a lot of humour to the book. The charactor of Krait (the killer) was a very interesting and origional one.
The book was very exciting and suspenceful and I foud it a really enjoyable read. Similar to Koontz' other recent books the novel takes place within a period of twenty four hours. I have given it four stars instead of five because I thought that the reason for Krait trying to kill Linda (I wont spoil it by saying whether or not he succeeds) - though not dissapointing - could have been better and we never told. Also, we are never told why Krait does not memories before his 18th brithday.
Overall, a good read which I would recomend to Koontz fans especially if you ennjoyed his other recent books such as Velocity and The Husband.
Book Review: Grabs you by the throat...
Summary: 5 Stars
... and drops you panting 400 pages later. Koontz's The Good Guy is relentless. But the reason it doesn't let you pause is that it is believable. Tim, the hero, is in the very first pages the victim of a misunderstanding: mistaken for another at his local bar, he passes on an envelope with the instructions for a contract killing. Tim decides to warn the girl, the intended victim. It could happen to anyone, even we are forced to wonder whether we would show the same courage.
Koontz writes well, with a dark, sarcastic style that matches the tension and violence of his situations. His images are well chosen and original; indeed, Koontz is superior to many adepts of supposedly more serious literature. The Good Guy is something of a cross between Raymond Chandler and the TV series 24: pulsing with action but richly, idiosyncratically portrayed. It is also a pure thriller: unlike most of Koontz's prose, classified as horror, it doesn't involve the supernatural. I doubt you will hold it in your hands longer than three days.
Book Review: Gripping..Unable To Put It Down
Summary: 4 Stars
This book really deserves 4 1/2 stars because it was one of the best books I have read and I've read some really good books lately. I have never read a Dean Koontz novel before but I will surely read many more going forward.
It's about a contract killing that goes awry from the beginning and how innocent people got involved and got dead along this killer's path of destruction. I was so engrossed in this book, I read it in two days.
I was actually afraid to read the end of it because I so wanted it to end a certain way and it was making me nervous getting to that point to see where and how it would climax. I was that involved in this book. Never before has a book taken me to these depths.
I highly recommend this book to all thriller and mystery readers.
Book Review: I like the change in Koontz writing
Summary: 5 Stars
He seems to have a lot more humor than in the past. I had lost interset in reading his books around 1998 - and then I bought LIFE EXPECTANCY and have noticed an enormous change. Hey Dean - I'm BACKBook Review: If you love serial killer stories, don't miss this one!
Summary: 3 Stars
If you love serial killer stories, don't miss this one. The serial killer in this book is hilarious! Like it says on the book's description: "Koontz creates one of the most interesting serial killers ever to grace the printed page." And how true that is! If you enjoy a good serial killer story, pick this one up!