Friday, February 16, 2024

SHADOW FIRES by Dean Koontz

 This is one of my ancient paperbacks that I first finished at FitClub West on Th 10/6/94 and refinished on We 2/14/24.

This might be one of my favorites by Dean Koontz. It's just a pure adrenaline rush.

It deals with 'the dead coming back to life', but is not religious or supernatural. It concerns 'gene splicing' research that went awry.  

I was surprised to learn that Koontz released the book under a pen name- 'Leigh Nichols'.

From a review at GoodReads:

"A woman’s relief over the death of her husband gives way to mind-numbing terror in this shockingly suspenseful thriller.

Rachael’s request for a quick and clean divorce enraged her husband. She had never seen Eric so angry, so consumed by pure and terrifying hatred. Then, in the heat of the moment, Eric was struck down in a traffic accident. His death was instantaneous. Shocked and relieved, Rachael had nothing left to fear. Until Eric’s body disappeared from the morgue—and Rachael was stalked by someone who looked like her dead husband…"




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