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What the Night Knows (What the Night Knows, #1)

Dean Koontz

Start date: October 1, 2012

Finish date: October 31, 2012

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Oct 17, 2012 Irene rated it it was ok

When Officer John Calvino was 14, a deranged serial killer murdered and tortured every member of his family, he being the only one to survive. His was the fourth and final family brutalized by this maniac, young John shooting the murderer. Now, 20 years later, families are again being savagely killed in a pattern eerily similar to those long ago crimes and John knows that his wife and children are the ultimate target. John also knows what no one else can acknowledge; these are not the acts of a ...more

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Nov 10, 2012 Alana rated it it was ok

Shelves: thriller-horror, mystery, did-not-finish

I am not a fan of the horror genre and while I understand from others who read it that it's mostly just supernatural and strange, I know from my personal experience that it's better not to read things that are going to give me nightmares. I love a good spy thriller or murder mystery, but things coming out of closets and stuff showing up in mirrors is just not my cup of tea. I am rating it at two stars simply because it's not my taste, not because the writing is bad. Indeed, Dean Koontz paints a ...more

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Oct 01, 2012 Britany rated it liked it

This was my first Koontz read, and I can't even believe that somehow I haven't read one before now. I'm a little disappointed in myself....

I loved his writing style. It almost didn't even sound like a man wrote it. The writing was eloquent and flowed through the novel. I didn't think that the supernatural qualities seemed unbelievable or overwhelming to the story. I have read King before, so I just allow my mind to wonder while I'm following the story.

This follows detective John Calvino as he re ...more

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Jan 16, 2011 Angie crosby rated it did not like it

Shelves: couldn-t-finish, checkedout-library

Well, I love Koontz early work. All his recent stuff though I don't care for at all. He is suddenly trying to make a huge point in each book. I just don't like it. It isn't really horror anymore either.

I couldn't get into this book, couldn't make myself want to finish it.

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Oct 19, 2012 Pamela rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Not bad. I woulda liked it better if it cut down on some of the kid talk. Wasnt too believable at times. I enjoyed the backstories of all the characters. Imaginative. Felt like a made for tv movie script. Which was both charming and sometimes eyerolling.

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