Book Review: From The Corner Of His Eye

Reviewed By: Jeff Kreider - RAM

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Dean R. Koontz
Class/Genre:   Fiction   Mystery   Thriller   Horror   [Short Stories]

I finally finished Dean Koontz's latest, From the Corner of His Eye, on audio. "Junior" Cain surprises himself and the reader with an action he takes while on vacation with the love of his life, Naomi, his wife. Beginning in 1965, a series of seemingly unrelated events slowly (ever so slowly) come together and to a solution in early 1968. The calling card to this book (as well as most Koontz's stories), is his semi-formal and sophisticated prose to describe not only the beautiful people around which the story revolves, but also the dastardly deeds done unto them by the antagonist.

It does seem an extremely long way around the barn. It was as if Dean was have way too much fun with these characters and just didn't want to stop. I don't really mind because I like the way he writes, but I couldn't help think, "Yo, Dean ... horn works, try the lights."

Jeff Kreider - RAM

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