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Top Ten Dean Koontz Books

Odd Thomas​
Odd Thomas​

“The dead don’t talk. I don’t know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant.

Watchers​
Watchers​

Watchers is a 1987 suspense novel by American author Dean Koontz. Along with Strangers, Lightning, and Midnight, Watchers is credited with establishing Koontz's status as a best-selling author.

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Phantoms​
Phantoms​

This is the book that put Dean Koontz on the map as a horror writer, for better or for worse, the horror story against which most of his later books would be compared to. And no, he didn't disapppoint- it's a downright scary book and unequivocally horrific at times.

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The Bad ​Place​
The Bad ​Place​

The Bad Place is a horror novel by American writer Dean Koontz, released in 1990. It includes elements of horror, suspense, and mystery, and is presented partially as a twist on the private eye drama.

Fear Nothing​
Fear Nothing​

By the end of the book he will have killed a man, will have discovered the role his own mother played in the birth of the conspiracy, will have come to recognize the extraordinary guardians that, unknown to him, have watched over him for years.

Cold Fire​
Cold Fire​

Cold Fire is a 1991 novel written by the best-selling author Dean Koontz.

The Taking​
The Taking​

Unfortunately, this is one of Koontz books where he just decides to end the book and it is over just like that. It does have lots of horror so be prepared and he wraps it up quickly with a good ending.

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From the ​Corner of His Eye​
From the ​Corner of His Eye​

From the Corner of His Eye is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 2000. It is the story of a boy named Barty Lampion, a ruthless killer named Junior Cain, and a girl named Angel, born by the result of a rape.

The Door to ​December​
The Door to ​December​

I read Door to December years ago when it was published under one of the Koontz pseudonyms, but I downloaded it to my kindle for a re-read. This is an incredible story. Fast paced and thrilling.

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Dragon Tears​
Dragon Tears​

Dean Koontz, an author who also wrote the Odd Thomas book series, wrote this novel Dragon Tears and published it in 1993. This book is absolutely worth reading for those who like thrillers with hints of horror and mystery and Dean Koontz, from the novels I have read by him, has a unique writing style.

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Dark Rivers of ​the Heart​
Dark Rivers of ​the Heart​

Dark Rivers of the Heart (1994) There's really not much that could be said about "Dark Rivers" that hasn't been said. It doesn't really break any new background; if you've read Koontz before you won't be surprised by anything.

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Lightning​
Lightning​

Although Lightning is not ranked as one of my top 5 favorite Dean Koontz books, the novel surely has a home among the top 10 :-) Lightning is a beautiful story about the power each of us has to influence history in some small way.

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Ticktock​
Ticktock​

Buy a cheap copy of Ticktock book by Dean Koontz. Tommy Phan is a successful detective novelist living the American dream in Southern California. One evening he comes home to find a small rag doll on his doorstep.... Free shipping over $10.

Seize the ​Night​
Seize the ​Night​

Seize the Night is a novel written by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 1998. The book is the second in a trilogy of books known as the Moonlight Bay Trilogy, involving Christopher Snow, who suffers from the rare (but real) disease called XP (xeroderma pigmentosum).

Twilight Eyes​
Twilight Eyes​

Twilight Eyes is a better than average Dean Koontz novel, but still not a very good book. I was sort intrigued at the outset--the writing is a little more solid than most Koontz books and initially he did a fair job of allowing us to see of the interior doubts of the main character.

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One Door ​Away From Heaven​
One Door ​Away From Heaven​

One Door Away From Heaven is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 2001. Plot summary A shapechanging alien has come to Earth with others of his kind to save us from ourselves.

Night Chills​
Night Chills​

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By the Light of ​the Moon​
By the Light of ​the Moon​

By the Light of the Moon has 21,047 ratings and 685 reviews. Diane said: Cryptic read! fascinating,intriguing and an amazing storyline with some well def...

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Darkfall​
Darkfall​

According to Koontz in the afterword of a 2008 paperback reissue of The Eyes of Darkness, television producer Lee Rich purchased the rights for this book along with The Face of Fear, The Eyes of Darkness, and a fourth unnamed novel for a television series based on Koontz's work. Koontz himself wrote the script for Darkfall.

Mr. Murder​
Mr. Murder​

Mr. Murder, by Dean Koontz ISBN 0-339-13874-9 G. P. Putnam’s Sons 200 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 Copyright 1993 Nkui, Inc. 415 pages. I enjoy reading Dean Koontz books but in most cases hate the endings.

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Brother Odd​
Brother Odd​

... Dean Koontz follows Odd into a singular ... anna anton yelchin ashley bell blog blog post brother odd dean dean koontz dean koontz books dean koontz novels dean ...

Intensity​
Intensity​

Intensity is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 1995.

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The Darkest ​Evening of the Year​
The Darkest ​Evening of the Year​

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Invasion​
Invasion​

Invasion is a 1975 horror novel by American writer Dean Koontz, originally released under the pseudonym Aaron Wolfe. In 1994 Koontz re-released the book underthe title Winter Moon, including updates and revisions. Winter Moon is the current title under which the book can be purchased.

Sole Survivor​
Sole Survivor​

Sole Survivor unfolds at a heart-stopping pace, as a desperate chase and a shattering emotional odyssey lead Joe to a truth that will force him to reassess everything he thought he knew about life and death — a truth that, given the chance, will rock the world and redefine the destiny of humanity.

What the ​Night Knows​
What the ​Night Knows​

What the Night Knows is written well and is very creepy. This will never be among my favorite Dean Koontz books, but it no longer ranks alongside Your Heart Belongs to Me as the worst of Dean Koontz's books. The children lighten and liven the story and I love the fantasy world element.

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Odd ​Apocalypse​
Odd ​Apocalypse​

Odd Apocalypse is the fifth thriller novel in the Odd Thomas series by the American writer Dean Koontz.

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Forever Odd​
Forever Odd​

In Forever Odd, Koontz not only further develops the character of Odd, he expands on the history of Pico Mundo(Small World), California. Pico Mundo is a pretty typical California desert town and Koontz makes it very realistic.

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The Good ​Guy​
The Good ​Guy​

Suddenly, Tim Carrier, an ordinary guy, is at the center of a mystery of extraordinary proportions, the one man who can save an innocent life and stop a killer far more powerful than any cop…and as relentless as evil incarnate. But first Tim must discover within himself the capacity for selflessness, endurance, and courage that can turn even an ordinary man into a hero, inner resources that will transform his idea of who he is and what it takes to be The Good Guy.

Prodigal Son​
Prodigal Son​

The first book in this Frankenstein series is the Prodigal Son. I read the series first in 2005, and I’ve read the series and listened to it multiple times since then. I love this series, such a cool take on the Mary Shelley, Frankenstein story.

The Husband​
The Husband​

The Husband has 39,759 ratings and 1,724 reviews. Alejandro said: I liked it but it wasn't as good as my old Koontz's books BACK TO KOONTZThere... The Husband has 39,759 ratings and 1,724 reviews.

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Your Heart ​Belongs to Me​
Your Heart ​Belongs to Me​

Another horrible creation from Dean Koontz. Once one of my favorite guilty pleasures - his books, while flawed, were entertaining. But now? Dissing his new novels is so easy it's not even funny. Your Heart Belongs to Me (2008) is an attempt at a medical thriller, in the vein of Tess Gerritsen and Robin Cook.

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The Servants ​of Twilight​
The Servants ​of Twilight​

The Servants of Twilight is a novel by American suspense writer Dean Koontz, originally released under the pseudonym Leigh Nichols in 1984. Its original title was just Twilight.. The book's plot revolves around a single mother being tormented by members of a religious cult whose leader believes the woman's son to be the Antichrist.

False Memory​
False Memory​

Summary and reviews of False Memory by Dean Koontz, plus links to a book excerpt from False Memory and author biography of Dean Koontz.

Demon Seed​
Demon Seed​

This is different than other Koontz books I have read. A "Demon Seed" is created to control Susan Harris and her "Birth Seed". A theme about individual control and birth I did not expect by Koontz.

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Odd Hours​
Odd Hours​

Odd Hours is the fourth novel in the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz. It was released on May 20, 2008.

The House of ​Thunder​
The House of ​Thunder​

The House of Thunder is a novel written by best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 1982. The book was originally published under the pseudonym Leigh Nichols. Summary. The novel revolves around a woman named Susan Thorton, who wakes up in a hospital bed with no recollection of her past or how she got there.

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Strange ​Highways​
Strange ​Highways​

You are about to travel along the strange highways of human experience: the adventures and terrors and failures and triumphs that we know as we make our way from birth to death, along the routes that we choose for ourselves and along others onto which we are detoured by fate.

Odd Thomas ​Series​
Odd Thomas ​Series​

Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas 4-Book Bundle Get all caught up with the first four novels of Dean Koontz’s beloved series—Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, and Odd Hours.

The Voice of ​the Night​
The Voice of ​the Night​

Dean Koontz has used so many pen names (something I hadn’t known). Ten by the count of Google. The Voice of the Night was originally published under the name of Brian Coffey (learned that here on Goodreads). But I have read quite a few of Koontz’s books in the past. A few early ones, and then a bunch through the early 2000’s.

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Whispers​
Whispers​

"Whispers" (1980) was the book that launched Koontz onto the bestseller lists, and it's a wonder why. What to say about this book? Not much. Bruno Frye is stalking Hilary whatsername, a young, wealthy, beautiful and succesful (hey, it's Koontz) screenwriter. Enter a brave cop, Tony Clemenza, who's going to save our damsel from all distresses, on all three thousands pages that follow.

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77 Shadow ​Street​
77 Shadow ​Street​

77 Shadow Street is a startlingly complex novel effortlessly combining Supernatural, Scientific, and Science Fiction genres. I say startlingly, because this novel is a giant step forward, even for the very accomplished and prolific Dean Koontz.

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The Face of ​Fear​
The Face of ​Fear​

For one man, facing his own murder is not as terrifying as surviving it in this blistering novel of suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. A brutal killer known as “The Butcher” is stalking women in New York City.

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The Eyes of ​Darkness​
The Eyes of ​Darkness​

A mother's greatest wish--or worst nightmare--comes true in this chilling novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. Tina Evans has spent a year suffering from incredible heartache since her son Danny's tragic death.

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Velocity​
Velocity​

Dean Koontz’s unique talent for writing terrifying thrillers with a heart and soul is nowhere more evident than in this latest suspense masterpiece that pits one man against the ultimate deadline. If there were speed limits for the sheer pulse-racing excitement allowed in one novel, Velocity would break them all. Get ready for the ride of your life.

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Shadow Fires​
Shadow Fires​

Shadowfires is a novel by American writer Dean Koontz, released in 1987. Koontz's attempt at a straightforward horror novel, it was originally released as Shadow Fires under the pseudonym Leigh Nichols, and tells the story of a young woman who, in the process of getting a divorce from her husband of seven years, becomes a widow after a traffic accident.

Strangers​
Strangers​

A shockingly bad novel from Dean Koontz’s “classic” period, Strangers is a big, dumb, plodding creature overstuffed with banal characters and pointless storylines, all which converge to form a predictable, distinctly Koontzian ending.

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The ​Funhouse​
The ​Funhouse​

Dean Koontz, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna.

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The Key to ​Midnight​
The Key to ​Midnight​

Midnight is a novel by American writer Dean Koontz. It was published in 1989. The book is a cross-genre novel. It includes aspects of suspense, science fiction, love story, and horror.

The Silent ​Corner​
The Silent ​Corner​

Dean Koontz. Menu. Home; About. Bio; Acclaim; The Write Stuff; Author Q&A; Facts for Collectors; Photo Gallery; Books. Fiction; Jane Hawk; Frankenstein; Odd Thomas ...

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Midnight​
Midnight​

As with many Koontz books, Midnight is divided into parts. Part One: Along the Night Coast, contains chapters one through fifty-seven. Part Two: Daybreak in Hades, contains thirty-seven chapters, but is similar to Part One in that it begins with its own 'Chapter One'.

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