The Good Guy
by Dean Koontz
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Book Reviews of The Good Guy
Book Review: A Thriller You Can't Put Down
Summary: 5 Stars
Mason Timothy Carrier is a simple man, a guy who just wants to do his job, do it well and maybe enjoy a quiet beer after work. One day while having that beer in his friend's bar someone talks to him for a bit, then leaves him an envelope stuffed with money and a picture of a woman. It doesn't take Tim long to figure out that he's been mistaken for a hit man. Then the real hit man comes into the bar. Tim tries to tell him that he's the guy who hired him and that the deal's off. Tim is trying to be the good guy.
However, as I'm sure you've guessed, the real hit man doesn't go for the story and it's not long before Tim and the woman he'd tried to save are on the run. This is a thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat as you rapidly pour through the pages. I couldn't put it down and I don't think you will be able to either.
Book Review: Gripping..Unable To Put It Down
Summary: 4 Stars
This book really deserves 4 1/2 stars because it was one of the best books I have read and I've read some really good books lately. I have never read a Dean Koontz novel before but I will surely read many more going forward.
It's about a contract killing that goes awry from the beginning and how innocent people got involved and got dead along this killer's path of destruction. I was so engrossed in this book, I read it in two days.
I was actually afraid to read the end of it because I so wanted it to end a certain way and it was making me nervous getting to that point to see where and how it would climax. I was that involved in this book. Never before has a book taken me to these depths.
I highly recommend this book to all thriller and mystery readers.
Book Review: Deeper Please
Summary: 3 Stars
Did you ever hear the one about the guy in the bar? Only Dean Koontz could take the start of a joke and find a way to twist an interesting thriller out of it. I thought the characters were a bit thin and many of the plot twists questionable, but in the end a nice read.
I saw so many possibilities for Tim Carrier. I wanted him to be tempted by the thought of playing the roll of hit-man. I needed some internal struggle and a shade of darkness from our hero. But he was a Good Guy. I guess that makes sense.
You know what else I wanted? I wanted more tension between Tim and Linda. The relationship came too easily for them.
The Good Guy is a call to order for anyone who is looking for a fast turner and doesn't mind doing it with strangers.
Book Review: Lots of spooks, but no ghosts, and GR8!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read most of Koontz' books, liked "The Husband," but this one beats it. No supernatural stuff, just a plain old thriller that really is funny, intriguing and a fast read. The underlying spook-FBI conspiracy premise may not be new, but... as in other Koontz works, the characters make the book. The good guys (and girls) are blends of those we have met in the past, lovable AND believable, once you figure out the whole story, battling one of the most eccentric neurotic/psychotic villains in fiction. For animal lovers though, no dog hero (sorry). As for the ending, had me guessing all the way through. Koontz is definitely on track with this book and hope to see more like them, with or with out the ghosts. Take it to the beach!Book Review: YAWN!!!!
Summary: 2 Stars
YAWN!!!! More like a comic book without pages. Mr. Koontz is good enough to turn out mindless dribble like this every day of the week without much effort, which isn't a bad thing, but then again, why? What happened to trying to stretch oneself? What happened to trying to create " art", or better yet, something that will last long after each of us here are dead and gone? I've read enough Koontz that I'm ready for something better than "OK". I'd like to know, Mr. Koontz, when do we get that which you're truly capable of? When do we get substance? When do we get your defining work? And don't say Odd Thomas, again, YAWN!!!, mediocre at best. You're a very talented gifted story teller, surprise us!I want $14.99 work for $7.99.