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Shadow Fires
Shadow Fires
Author: Dean R. Koontz
Arkansas Democrat Rachel Leben's violently possessive ex-husband was killed in a freak auto accident, but his hideously mangled body has disappeared from the morgue. Now someone, or something, is watching her. Stalking her. And, although no one will believe her, Rachel knows who it is. His walking corpse a grotesque mockery of life. His bril...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780425136980
ISBN-10: 0425136981
Publication Date: 6/1/1993
Pages: 391
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3.8 stars, based on 230 ratings
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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One of Dean Koontz's early books. Previously published under the pseudonym Leigh Nichols. Suspenseful. A combination of science (genetics) gone wild and the supernatural with emphasis on the former.
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This book is by far the best Koontz that I have read. Hauntingly believable (for me at least). I had to force myself to put it down and go to bed, but couldn't go to sleep because my heart was racing. Highly recommended read.
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Another of Dean's earlier efforts, from back when he wrote powerful, suspenseful thrillers with realistic characters that you actually cared about and an ending that wasn't so sweet it made you gag. Unlike the pablum he writes now. ::sigh:: I wish he'd never had that aneurysm, or whatever it was that made him into Mother Theresa...

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Rachel'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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This is a very good read.
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Good scarey story of husband who died and comes back to chase his wife across states. Always enjoy Dean Koontz books. only 1 reader of this book in excellent condition.


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