Dean Koontz
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Mitch Rafferty has just sixty hours to save his wife.A suspense novel – and love story – from one of the most acclaimed and popular authors of modern times.What would you do for love? Would you die? Would you kill?Landscape gardener Mitchell Rafferty was busy planting beds of impatiens for one of his clients when his phone rang. It was a voice he didn’t know. ‘We have your wife. You can get her back for two million cash.’Now he’s standing in a normal suburban neighbourhood on a bright summer day having a phone conversation out of his darkest nightmare.Mitch thinks it must be some kind of a joke. But whoever is on the other end of the line is dead serious. ‘See that guy across the street?’Rifle fire shatters the stilllness as the man goes down, shot in the head. ‘An object lesson.’The caller doesn’t care that Mitch has no way of raising such a vast sum. He’s confident that Mitch will find a way. ‘If he loves his wife enough.’Mitch does love her enough. He’s got sixty hours to prove it. He’ll pay anything. He’ll pay a lot more than two million dollars.A story of love, tenacity and courage with the pace of a runaway train, from its tense opening to its shattering climax, ‘The Husband’ is a thriller that holds the reader in its relentless grip.
The Face
A novel of fear and suspense, love, loss and redemption, from one of the greatest storytellers writing today. The Face is Dean Koontz’s most chilling, gripping and original novel to date.THE FACE. He's Hollywood's most dazzling star. His flawless features inspire the love of millions – but light the fires of hatred in one twisted soul. A few rain-lashed days before Christmas, a warped star-hater has sent six sinister messages to him, promising a very nasty surprise for the festive season.The Face's security chief is Ethan Truman, an ex-LAPD cop trying to rebuild his life. Having tracked down the messenger but not the source of the threat, he's worried. But not half as worried as he would be if he knew that Fric, the Face's ten-year-old son, was home alone and getting calls from a pervert claiming he's Moloch, 'devourer of children'.While the unnatural downpour continues, Ethan must face the secrets of his tragic past and the unmistakable premonition of his own impending violent death as he races to solve the macabre riddles. Meanwhile, a terrified young Fric is planning to go into hiding in his father's vast Bel Air mansion – putting himself beyond Ethan's protection.And Ethan may be all that stands between Fric and an almost unimaginable evil …
Your Heart Belongs to Me
A high-concept new thriller from the internationally acclaimed Dean Koontz about a young man who owes his life to a heart transplant … but confronts an imminent and far darker deathAt 34 Ryan Perry suddenly finds himself on a waiting list for a heart transplant. Although he keeps working and looks fit, his condition is deteriorating.Nevertheless, Ryan manages to remain upbeat, and his reward is well deserved. He receives a new heart, and the transplant is a success.One year later, Ryan has never felt better. Except for … troubles connected to the heart. His new, fine, healthy, feel-good heart. It began with mysterious gifts from an unknown person, a feeling of being watched. Someone, not Ryan, transfers $100,000 from his bank account to the cardiology department of a local hospital – how is this possible?Becoming more watchful himself, Ryan more than once glimpses a mysterious woman whom he tries to follow, but she is too circumspect even for the detective he hires to follow her. He has nothing to take to the police.Instead, by an extraordinary effort, he uncovers the identity of the donor of … the heart. His heart. A photo shows someone who looks awfully like the mysterious woman … who now lets him know that everything will be taken from him: his money, his reputation, his friends, his freedom; and ultimately his heart…Prepare for the unexpected in this compelling and fast-paced thriller from the master of suspense.
La habitación de los susurros
Jane Hawk, una de las mejores agentes del FBI hasta hace poco, se ha convertido en una fugitiva de la justicia. Gente muy poderosa desea verla muerta, porque ha descubierto una ambiciosa conspiración para mantener controlada a la población mediante la nanotecnología. Una de las primeras víctimas de ese plan diabólico fue su marido. Ahora le ha tocado el turno a Cora Gundersun, una amable profesora que, obedeciendo a una voz en su cabeza, se ha suicidado al volante de un todoterreno cargado de gasolina.Hawk es valiente, extraordinariamente inteligente y muy escurridiza, pero necesita aliados en quien confiar para seguir adelante. EN TIEMPOS DE CAOS Y MIEDO, HACEN FALTA HEROÍNAS.
Los ojos de la oscuridad
Después de perder a su hijo en un accidente, Tina Evans empieza a resurgir de sus cenizas. Su carrera como directora de musicales es fulgurante y acaba de conocer a Elliot Stryker, un abogado con el que rápidamente establece un vínculo íntimo. Tan solo hay algo preocupante en su vida: alguien le deja extraños mensajes que aseguran que su hijo Danny no está muerto. Tina quiere averiguar quién es capaz de hacer tal cosa y, con ayuda de Elliot, comienza a replantearse las circunstancias en las que el niño falleció. Muy pronto ambos averiguan que hacer preguntas es peligroso. Ahora hay hombres que intentan matarlos y que están detrás del enigmático Proyecto Pandora. La novela de un escritor visionario.
La red oscura
Una epidemia de suicidios inexplicables se está extendiendo por todo el país. Entre las víctimas se cuenta el marido de la agente del FBI Jane Hawk, quien decide averiguar qué es lo que se oculta detrás de estas desgracias. La mayoría de las personas fallecidas no tenía razón alguna para acabar con sus vidas y todas las muertes se han rodeado de alguna circunstancia extraña. Pero, además, descubre otra cosa más inquietante: hay mucha gente que quiere detenerla cueste lo que cueste. LA PRIMERA NOVELA DE UNA VERTIGINOSA SERIE QUE ESTÁ GANANDO SEGUIDORES EN TODO EL MUNDO
8 Schritte zum Glück
EIN GOLDEN RETRIEVER spricht zu uns. Und zeigt uns den Weg zum Glück.
Jeden Abend habe ich den Rechner ausgeschaltet, schreibt Herrchen Dean Koontz, und jeden Morgen fand ich ihn angeschaltet wieder vor, und auf dem Bildschirm prangte ein weiteres Kapitel, das mir von der Regenbogenbrücke aus geschickt worden war.
"Alle Hunde kennen das Geheimnis, wie man glücklich wird. Und hier, auf der anderen Seite, in Gesellschaft der Engel, die Tennisbälle für uns werfen und uns den Bauch kraulen, hab ich noch mehr darüber gelernt." – Trixie Koontz
No. 1 Bestsellerautor der New York Times!
DEAN KOONTZ, geboren in Pennsylvania, schrieb zahlreiche Bücher, die es auf Platz 1 der New York Times Bestsellerliste schafften. Seine vielfach preisgekrönten Werke wurden in 39 Sprachen übersetzt und mehr als 500 Millionen Mal verkauft. Heute lebt der Autor mit seiner Frau Gerda, der Hündin Elsa und dem fortdauernden geistigen Wirken ihrer beiden Golden Girls Trixie und Anna in Südkalifornien.