The Good Guy
by Dean Koontz
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Book Reviews of The Good Guy
Book Review: Jack Bauer's Twin - Tim, The Good Guy
Summary: 4 Stars
Linda, Tim and Kravet, are the three main characters who's back stories and personalities get revealed slowly as the tale progresses over a three day period.
Jack Bauer of 24, and Tim have lots in common and would never met because of who they are, but would surely enjoy having a beer together. The format reminded me of 24, with progressing time and an ultimate horrible possible end result. Tim is the good guy who must save Linda, and ultimately the world from people like Kravet. This format keeps the suspense high and the pages turning fast.
The creepiness of Kravet made my skin crawl. But, I must admit his visiting and temporarily living in strangers houses and judging them made it interesting, once I got past the yuck.
This book is a great read, it is a murder mystery, a high action story, character studies, a healing and a love story all rolled into one. There is no paranormal in this tale.
Book Review: People in the wrong place at the wrong time
Summary: 5 Stars
An excellent novel by a master storyteller. This one kept me up late to finish the book - the sign of some very good writing.
Timothy Carrier just wanted to stop into a friend's bar for a quiet beer or two after a hard day on the job as a mason laying bricks. A case of mistaken identity pulls him into a conflict with a killer for hire. The case becomes a mystery because the intended victim does not have a clue as to why someone would want to kill her.
The case becomes tangled as events from the past are revealed, and an insidious plot involving high placed people comes to light. There is a lot of collateral damage as various innocent people just show up at the wrong time, but that is the nature of the story, i.e., being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I would note that, as s side issue, a psychopath wants to hunt down authors who write things displeasing to him - he will torture and kill them.
Book Review: What a Ride!
Summary: 4 Stars
Timothy Carrier is just an ordinary and average guy that finds himself in the middle of a murder-for-hire plot. He takes on the grave responsibility to keep the intended victim alive no matter what the cost. This story starts of with an intriguing plot and keeps the pace escalating until the end. The nemesis character is definitely one of the most fascinating and heinous killers to date. "The Good Guy" is a great weekend, summer, or vacation read.
I'm a Dean Koontz fan, but I have to confess "The Good Guy" isn't one of my favorites. Koontz delivers a solid entertaining story, but what annoyed me was the dialogue in the beginning of the book between the two main characters. I felt it was just too quirky and unbelievable, which stalled the story for me in some places. To my relief, these conversations smoothed out for the rest of the book. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys thrill rides or Dean Koontz.
Book Review: Far From Koontz's Best
Summary: 2 Stars
I am a devoted Dean Koontz reader, but this book falls flat on a number of fronts. The characters are derivative and wholly uninteresting. Koontz violates the first rule of good writing: SHOW the reader, don't TELL them. Koontz tells us over any over how noble and courageous the main characters are, but he never actually shows us enough about them to allow us to come to that conclusion on our own. The plot is also quite derivative. If you're a loyal Koontz reader, you can see exactly where the plot is headed at every turn. There's no innovation, no surprises (except a few cheap ones), and therefore precious little suspense.
It really feels like Koontz phoned this one in. Even the bad guy is a weird-yet-incomplete cocktail of former Koontz villains. This flat, uneven, boring book is possibly his worst. There are better things to spend a few hours of your life reading. Sorry, Dean, maybe next time old friend.
Book Review: A Great Read!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book sounded somewhat similar to one of my favorite movies ¡V Red Rock West (directed by John Dahl and starring Nicholas Cage & Dennis Hopper) and I have always enjoyed reading Koontz.
It¡¦s been a while since I¡¦ve read a Koontz novel ¡V I used to read him all of the time ¡V I forgot what a master of metaphors he is. . . I used to always pick my favorite ones from each book ¡V my favorite metaphor in this book is:
¡¥The mild May night breathed as shallowly as an anesthetized patient waiting for the surgeon.¡¦ I love it! º
Like all Koontz¡¦s novels, this one is a great read! One of those books that keeps you turning pages, into the wee hours of the morning. . .
I particularly liked the killer in this novel ¡V one whom you will always remember!
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