The Good Guy
by Dean Koontz
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Book Reviews of The Good Guy
Book Review: Good concept - poor execution
Summary: 1 Stars
What started as an interesting concept devolved into a tv-movie-of-the-week episode. Disappointing. As happens on occasion with a Koontz book, he seems to lose interest in his original concept and gets sloppy wrapping up an ending. The whole premise for the main storyline (a women being targeted for execution by a professional killer), is so ridiculously unbelievable that it's a huge letdown. Don't waste your time with this one. Koontz does have many other books which are so much better.Book Review: This is an excellent read.
Summary: 5 Stars
Truly four stars but I gave it five to make up for those who panned the book because they thought it should've been a horror story. Gee, sorry for the disappointment. Mr. Koontz has penned a very good story. The characters are well developed, no lulls in the suspense, in this day and age the tenet is certainly believable. The protagonists are very likable, and the bad guys are really bad. A very nice ending with twists here and there. At about 444 pages, an excellent, quick read.Book Review: Amazing Dean Koontz
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this book! I had gotten away from reading Dean Koontz, because i'm not a fan of the "Odd" books or the Christopher Snow books. However, Velocity, The Husband and now The Good Guy are what i look forward to in a Dean Koontz novel. I thought the relationship between Timothy Carrier and Linda Paquette was beautiful. And the way Mr. Koontz was able to impart a sense of humor in the midst of edge of your seat suspense shows what a masterful story teller he is.Book Review: Koontz at his best
Summary: 4 Stars
This is one of Koontz's books that I could follow. I've never seen a more versatile author when it comes to writing styles. Because of this, I can't say that I'm a fan of all his work. I did like: Cold Fire, The Strangers, Whispers, and Life Expectancy...to name a few. I couldn't sink my teeth into the Odd Thomas series, though.
Koontz is one of the most unique writers out there today. I can only hope to have the fan base he's earned over the years.
Book Review: A great triller in the tradition of Intensity
Summary: 5 Stars
The Good Guy is a Koontz thriller similar to Intensity in that it involves a "good" person being chased by a madman. It is extremely suspenseful at times and as typical with a Koontz novel, the main characters have wounds from their pasts that are hidden and they are much more complex characters than it first seems. The premise is very interesting and it captures you from the start. I am not a fan of all of Koontz works, but I really enjoyed this one.