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Title: The Bad Place
Author: Dean Koontz
Narrator: Carol Cowan, Michael Hanson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-10-08
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 991 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
Over the next few days Frank develops a fear of sleep, because each time he wakes, he discovers strange objects in his hands and pockets - objects far more frightening than blood.
Husband-and-wife detective team Bobby and Julie Dakota specialize in high-ticket corporate security investigations, but when a distraught and desperate Frank Pollard begs them to watch over him, they can't refuse. Out of compassion - and curiosity - they agree to get to the bottom of his mysterious, amnesiac fugues.
It seems a simple job: just follow a client who wants to be watched and tell him where he winds up. But as the Dakotas begin to discover where their client goes when he sleeps, they are drawn slowly into ever-darkening realms where they encounter the ominous figure stalking Frank. Their lives are threatened, as is that of Julie's gentle, Down's-syndrome brother, Thomas.
To Thomas, death is "the bad place" from which there is no return. But Julie and Bobby - and their tortured client - ultimately learn that equally bad places exist in the world of the living, places so steeped in evil that, in contrast ,death seems almost a relief.
Critic Reviews:
"A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting. His characters sparkle with life. And his fast-paced plots are wonderfully fiendish, taking unexpected twists and turns." (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Members Reviews:
THE BEST KOONTZ
The is flat out THE BEST book Koontz ever wrote....Well this and the Odd series.
Right on par
My favorite Koontz books are the ones where there is no hocus pocus - time travel, aliens and the like. I like Koontz charachters that are simply creepy enough to hold their own without supernatural capabilities. This is not one of those books, but the antagonists are certainly creepy.
The narators do a great job and the story is solid enough to keep you engaged. Worth a credit.
author's best
very interesting, great characters, great story. don't always enjoy all of his books, but this one is a MUST. good pace. never boring.
One of the best books:
I normally like to read the book so my mind can better act out the characters, visualize the scenes, etc.
This book was such a wonderful listen I found it hard to not listen to until the end.
I so enjoyed it I had to buy the paperback so I could read it myself, nonetheless the narrators did such a wonderful job I don't know if my mind can out do them.
I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Well, maybe it's me
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Having two readers, male and female at first seemed clever. That lasted a few chapters. The female tried to read with too much emotion on many paragraphs, not at all how I would read the book if I was reading versus listening.
Would you be willing to try another book from Dean Koontz? Why or why not?
It's my fourth by the author, I'll try another but not on a whim as I did this time
What three words best describe Carol Cowan and Michael Hanson s voice?
Out of sync
Do you think The Bad Place needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Nope. The story was already too convoluted wen it ended.
Any additional comments?
Nope