Mr. Murder
A Thriller
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4.2 • 100 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz delivers a gripping novel of a man accused of stealing not just someone’s identity, but his entire life...
A big house. A beautiful wife. Two happy and healthy children. It’s a nice life that writer Martin Stillwater has made for himself. But he can’t shake this feeling of impending disaster.
One bad moment on an otherwise fine day has put Marty on a collision course with a killer—a man with a mere shadow of an identity who is desperately searching for something more...
Martin’s home. Martin’s family. Martin’s life.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The formula Koontz ( The Bad Place ) uses here is a familiar one: an overpowering evil stalks an innocent family that remains unaware of the menace until isolated from all help and forced to run for their lives. But enhanced by Koontz's lean prose and rich characterization, this fearsome tale summons up new frissons of horror. Marty Stillwater's second horror novel is bestseller-bound; he's the subject of a People magazine feature article; and his wife, Paige, and their two young daughters complete the perfect family. Then he begins having blackouts and paralyzing panic attacks that lead him to hide guns around the house. The weapons prove handy when an armed stranger--Marty's Doppelganger --breaks into the house to kill him and reclaim the life, family and destiny that he swears Marty stole. A fierce battle leaves the stranger dead but when Paige and the police arrive, the body is gone. Unable to trust the cops, the family runs for the hills to try to evade the seemingly indestructible ``Other.'' Meanwhile, sinister agents are desperately tracking The Other for their own less-than-ethical ends. Playing on every emotion and keeping the story racing along, Koontz masterfully escalates the tension. He closes the narrative with the most ingenious twist ending of his career. Literary Guild & Doubleday Book Club main selection; Mystery Guild alternate selection.
Customer Reviews
Mr Murder
Excellent autobiography of Koontz. Why he changed his name from Todd Thomas is beyond me. His children, Judy and LeRoy, are living on an asteroid with their spouses and Koontz’ grandchildren in an attempt to remain anonymous.
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Awesome thriller
I'm not much of a book reader. In fact I've only read two prior books. The Exorcist and The Martian. I came upon this book while on a vacation. After the first two chapters, I immediately purchased the e-book when I returned home. I read the book in just a couple of days. It was so thrilling. I would love to have seen the movie with Bruce Willis. This is a must read.
This is a great book!
Sidenote; I requested some dean koontz books not long ago and the response gave me so many of his best! iBook is my favorite app! And like all things in the Mac family of electronics and apps, only getting better!