The Good Guy
Bantam - Bantam
Release date: 2008-04-29
Mass Market Paperback
Author: Dean Koontz
American Mystery & Suspense Fiction, Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray) - Prose & Criticism, Fiction, Fiction - Espionage / Thriller, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / Suspense, Suspense
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The Good Guy
Date undefinedI would feel remiss if I didn't announce my love for Dean Koontz's
writing. Many have called him a wordsmith and oh so true but as important is his vision:
his passion for story telling builds from sentence to paragraph to chapter to climax. Each sentence reveals his wonder and fascination and surprise that he finds in our world. What a joy to be a witness to his talent.
The Good Guy another of a kinder, but not too kind, maturer writing. It is a combination love story and detective. Not only is the writing charming, funny, surprising, suspenseful, and exciting, but also his vision illuminates our continually changing world with a perspective that is not only entertaining but comforting.
The Good Guy
Date undefined3.5 stars
As a long time fan of Dean Koontz's novels, I was drawn into The Good Guy because of the intriguing premise: a nice guy in a bar gets mistaken for a hired assassin and is shown a picture of a woman that someone wants dead. The opening definitely grabbed my attention, as did the promise of more insight into Tim Carrier, the main protagonist, whose life is a bit of a mystery throughout most of the novel.
While the premise remained interesting, I'm afraid I started to lose interest in the characters. I craved to know more about Tim and Linda, the woman with the target on her back, and to feel some emotion from them. There wasn't enough back story to satisfy me and I just didn't care about them.
The constant witty banter between all the characters made everything seem like a joke or something to be made fun of. I don't see people reacting this way in real life. It took away from the believability of the novel. The most interesting character was the killer, a very sick and twisted man who gives the reader insight into the secret society that has hired him.
While The Good Guy won't be my favorite Koontz novel, it is a decent read. There is enough action and suspense to keep you reading. It doesn't compare, however, to most of Koontz's earlier works, such as Watchers or The Taking. It also misses out on the supernatural element that we usually think of when we think `Dean Koontz'.
He is one of my idols and a writer I greatly respect, so writing a review like this is difficult for me, but I pride myself on being honest. All reviews are personal preference and I give this book 3.5 stars. I am however looking forward to reading more Dean Koontz novels.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys suspense.
Cheryl Kaye Tardif
author of The River and Divine Intervention
The Good Guy
Date undefinedYAWN!!!! 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.
