Midnight, Dean Koontz
Midnight, Dean Koontz
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Midnight

Author: Dean Koontz

Narrator: J. Charles

Unabridged: 15 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2017

Categories: Fiction, Horror


Synopsis

In picturesque Moonlight Cove, California, inexplicable deaths occur and spine-tingling terror descends to this "edge of paradise." Growing numbers of residents harbor a secret so dark it is sure to cost even more lives.Tessa Lockland comes to town to probe her sister's seemingly unprompted suicide. Independent and clever, she meets up with Sam Booker, an undercover FBI agent sent to Moonlight Cove to discover the truth behind the mysterious deaths. They meet Harry Talbot, a wheelchair-bound veteran, who has seen things from his window that he was not meant to see. Together they begin to understand the depth of evil in Moonlight Cove. Chrissie Foster, a resourceful eleven-year-old, running from her parents who have suddenly changed and in whom darkness dwells, joins them. Together they make a stand against darkness and terror.

About Dean Koontz

Author Dean Koontz was born in Everett Pennsylvania in 1945. He has used various Pen names such as, Aaron Wolfe, Brian Coffey, David Axton, Deanna Dwyer, John Hill, K.R. Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, Anthony North, Owen West and Richard Paige. His accomplished occupations include novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and poet. Most people were not aware of his many Pen names and various talents in literature besides novelist. Koontz genres of choice are suspense, horror and science fiction thrillers. He has had 14 hardcovers and 14 paperbacks making it to #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list. According to the Dean Kootnz official website, he has sold more than 450 million copies of his books.

A little known fact about Dean Koontz is that he had hair transplantation in the late intos. Many of his novels are set in or around Orange County, California where he lives with his wife Gerda, in Newport Coast in an estate named Pelican Hills. His reported annual salary is $25 million.1990


Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba on December 28, 2022

A super rich 'mad scientist' experiments on the residents of a small town, with serious consequences. An average horror story with something a little extra… a very human heart. 5 out of 12, Three Star read 2010 read......more

Goodreads review by Alejandro on October 09, 2016

Koontz, you did it again! THE RE-ASSURANCE OF FINDING A FAVORITE AUTHOR After my happy encounter of the great author Dean Koontz in the novel Phantoms (see my review of that one here.) (back then in 1992). I knew that I want to read more books by him. My second novel was this one, Midnight. And......more

Goodreads review by Debra on January 10, 2019

3.5 stars There are people in Moonlight Cove who are dying. There are also those in Moonlight Cove who are changing. Then there are those just trying to survive the night..... This book was published in 1989 but has stood the test of time. A brilliant and evil inventor is using the town of Moonlight......more

Goodreads review by Argent on August 21, 2024

Title: Midnight Author: Dean Koontz Genre: Horror, Thriller Publication year: 1989 Review: Dean Koontz like most great post modern writers is a master at characterization. So it is only natural to expect that the characters in his books will carry the day. However, Koontz is really good at plotting intr......more

Goodreads review by Craig on July 17, 2022

Midnight is one of my favorite Koontz books. It's got a cool dog, a nice blend of horror/romance/science fiction/mystery & more genre tropes, bits that hearken back to Invasion of the Body Snatchers and werewolves, quirky and likable characters, some characters who aren't like that all, some charact......more