Breathless
By Dean Koontz
- Release Date: 2009-11-24
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
In the stillness of a golden September afternoon, deep in the wilderness of the Rockies, a solitary craftsman, Grady Adams, and his magnificent Irish wolfhound, Merlin, step from shadow into light . . . and into an encounter with mystery. That night, a pair of singular animals will watch Grady’s isolated home, waiting to make their approach.
A few miles away, Camillia Rivers, a local veterinarian, begins to unravel the threads of a puzzle that will bring to her door all the forces of a government in peril.
At a nearby farm, long-estranged identical twins come together to begin a descent into darkness. . . . In Las Vegas, a specialist in chaos theory probes the boundaries of the unknowable. . . . On a Seattle golf course, two men make matter-of-fact arrangements for murder. . . . Along a highway by the sea, a vagrant scarred by the past begins a trek toward his destiny.
In a novel that is at once wholly of our time and timeless, fearless and funny, Dean Koontz takes readers into the moment between one turn of the world and the next, across the border between knowing and mystery. It is a journey that will leave all who take it Breathless.
Reviews
Amazing
5By ASHLEYELIZABETHSMITH2023This author was introduced to me by my husband. He recommended me this book. And i’m so glad he did. This book was intense and easy to follow.So many feelings
5By Kate&TThank you for this book, Dean Koontz!Great Characters
5By Bbb!!??::;;66Love the story telling, characters and plotStarts strong ends with a shrug
2By WLanceHuntAn oddly unsatisfying read. With a strong start fixed in three apparently unrelated storylines, there is solid tension. One story line remains essentially aloof from the rest of the novel, but for a single, throwaway moment when a main character from the cornerstone story shows up and is put in danger. For about a page. Then that guy’s storyline sort of floats off into space, after having introduced danger and blood and conspiracy from time to time. The cornerstone story has its mysteries and intrigues, though in the end it feels as benevolent space aliens came to earth to save us. There are a couple of other storylines that brush up against the main one, but have nothing significant to add to. A strange mixed salad of stories of widely varying quality.Breathless
5By age disI liked everything about this book I read it twicePie In The Sky a better title
3By robin snipeWishful thinking. Evil incarnate seems to be the change with leaders like Trump, McConnell and the GOP destroying our democracyGreat book
5By Mark-stratVery different, very interesting.Whatever happens, the future is the only way back."
5By GrandpaJackrDean did it AGAIN! Not knowing how, he brought all together. He is an amazing writer and this is an amazing book. A MUST read...Let down..
2By MetaldogzI'm a fan of DK but I have to say that this is certainly not DK's best. While its certainly readable, not sure why its a NYTBS. The subplots build up towards an 'explosive' finale that is more sparks than explosion which left me with a bland taste in the mouth as I realized: "That's it? After all that build-up?"Disjointed
1By MikcolRVery boring and No depth to the characters.