

Mr. Murder
Author: Dean Koontz
Narrator: Jay O. Sanders
Unabridged: 14 hr 44 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Published: 03/02/2010
Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Horror, Suspense & Thriller
Author: Dean Koontz
Narrator: Jay O. Sanders
Unabridged: 14 hr 44 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Published: 03/02/2010
Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Horror, Suspense & Thriller
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
Murdering good!!! THE DEADLIEST ENEMY Back then (in 1994), when I read this novel, I enjoyed a lot. I think that it was an interesting way to present the plot, since the main character, Marty Stillwater, is threatened by an unthinkable menace... ...himself... ...or at least someone who claims th......more
I found this novel in a second hand book shop. The title, the blurb and the fact that the protagonist is a mystery novelist piqued my interest. I love mysteries which has some mystery writer in it. :) Please allow me to introduce you to Martin Stillwater. He is a mystery writer who has started to ach......more
Well written, entertaining suspense. The bad guy has a similar character dynamic to the Monster in Frankenstein.......more
This is a very suspenseful thriller that seems thematically closer to some of Stephen King's works than to Koontz. The protagonist is a successful mystery writer named Martin Stillwater who has a lovely wife and two bright and beautiful daughters. One afternoon their lives are turned upside down whe......more
“Koontz is a terrific what-if storyteller...the narrative pace is breathless.”—People
“The resounding variations Mr. Koontz plays on this good story, here craftily retold...allow him to counterpoint the new horrors about us with the old horrors already inside us.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A superb work by a master of the thriller at the top of his form.”—The Washington Post Book World
“Koontz is in fine form...dragging the reader along through an intricate series of twists and exciting turns.”—Chicago Tribune
More Praise for Dean Koontz
“Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth.”—The Seattle Times
“Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose....‘Serious’ writers...might do well to examine his technique.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Lyrical writing and compelling characters...Koontz stands alone.”—Associated Press
“In every industry there exist ‘artists’ that are not only unforgettable, but know their craft better than the rest. Dean Koontz...is among these artisans.”—Suspense Magazine
“[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match.”—Los Angeles Times
“Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of America...novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good...[and that] entertain vastly as they uplift.”—Publishers Weekly