The Good Guy - Dean Koontz

Dean Koontz is one of those writers who has been around for ages; absolute yonks and yonks in fact!! He has written everything from spy thrillers (ICEBOUND and DRAGONFLY- both written under a pseudonym and only the former of which is currently available) to strict sci-fi (STRANGERS, DEMONSEED and WINTER MOON) through to cat-and-mouse edge-of-your-seat suspense novels (such as CHASE or INTENSITY) into which category this, one of his latest novels, falls. Koontz has even tackled Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, bringing it firmly into the modern age and has warmed hearts the world over with his creation of ODD THOMAS; a grill cook with the ability to see the recent, and sometimes ...  Read the complete review

Tim Carrier lives a peaceful life. By day he is a stone mason and a good one at that, by night he sits quietly on the end bar stool in his friend's tavern, having a couple of beers and remaining anonymous. He likes it this way. He tells himself he is not lonely and does not need anyone else in his life. The fact that he is a huge, monster of a man, although a gentle giant, doesn't help his cause. So when a strange man comes into the bar and gives him an envelope full of cash saying "you get the rest when she's dead", Tim just doesn't react quickly enough to relay to the other man that he is not who he thinks he is. Matters are worsened a few minutes ...  Read the complete review

I've had this book for a couple of years now and I think I've read it three times. Some of Dean Koontz's books are well worth keeping and reading again when you've forgotten lots of the plot and this is one of them in my opinion. Tim Carrier is a stone mason who lives a quiet life, he does his job and has a couple of beers in the pub then goes home. One night while having his first beer he gets mistaken for a hitman but doesn't realise it until it's too late. He is left with an envelope containing a photo of a woman called Linda Parquette and ten thousand dollars. When the real hitman arrives he gives him the money and tells him he's changed his mind about ...  Read the complete review

This book caught my eye in the library a few months ago; I have read books by the same author previously and the synopsis of the plot was certainly intriguing. I borrowed it and read it as soon as I had some spare time. The Author Dean Koontz is a prolific American author who has written many No.1 New York Times Bestsellers. He writes in the suspense genre mainly but also incorporates horror and science fiction. Interestingly, in his early career he wrote under a number of pen names, including that of Trixie Koontz his dog! The Plot Tim Carrier is sitting in his local bar, relaxing, enjoying a beer at the end of a ...  Read the complete review

When I was much younger, I loved all things horror. Films, books, anything else that might scare me - I loved the lot. Somewhere towards the end of that phase, I came across Dean Koontz. Horror to thriller, I guess, is a natural transition. Now, after many years of fluffy 'chick lit' I came across Dean Koontz in a discount bookshop. The Good Guy sounded good from the back cover - like it would satisfy my sudden desire for more meaty novels, and as they'd priced it at £2.99 instead of the £6.99 RRP I deposited it in the pile I'd picked for my upcoming (and now sadly departed) holiday. The Good Guy is about Tim Carrier, a mason, who suffers ...  Read the complete review