The Key to Midnight

This book was a surprise departure from the usual supernatural/horror you expect from Dean Koontz. It was originally released as action/suspense/romance under Koontz's pen name of Leigh Nichols in 1979. It was then revised and rewritten for publication in 1995 in this version. The reason being that......more

A twisty novel that keeps you thinking and ends well.......more

This is an earlier (1970s) Dean Koontz book published under the Leigh Nichols pseudonym. Koontz wrote several of these books as romantic, political thrillers, which he liked to try his hand at writing distinct genres. Although I could understand his refusal to be pigeonholed as writing for one speci......more

The Key to Midnight was published in 1979 as by Leigh Nichols and it was the only novel by Dean Koontz to appear that year. It's a political thriller with a heavy romantic element, as was common for all of the Nichols books. It has some horrific mental imagery, and reminded me more of The House of T......more

I remember reading this back way back in high school. This was it! This was the book that convinced me to take up psychology.......more