Melanie was kidnapped by her biological father at the age of three. Six years later she was found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, just blocks from the home where her father's bloody corpse lay. What happened during those years? Did Melanie witness her father's murder? And can she possibly know the reason for the massive carnage that is occurring in the city? Although she hasn't seen Melanie in years, her mother, and an L.A.P.D. detective, hope that they can coax the little girl into revealing what powerful force holds the city in its sway.
Becky M. from OKLAHOMA CITY, OK wrote on 5/1/2007...
This book is about a little girl who was kidnapped and knows about a dreadful act of carnage caused by the "icy evil that comes through the door way to december".
I love koontz's style. He is able to keep you turning the pages with his riveting plot developements and don't forget his twist at the end.
Stephanie L. (stephanielong25) from GAINESVILLE, FL wrote on 4/6/2007...
I loved this book. I thought it was one of his best. It was a real page turner.
Monica G. from BAYLIS, IL wrote on 3/15/2007...
Little Melanie had been kidnapped when she was only three. She was nine when she was found wandering the L.A. streets, with blank eyes. What had become of her in all those years of darkness...and what was the terrible secret, clutching at her soul, that she dared not even whisper?
Her loving mother and the police desparately hunted for the answer. They needed Melanie to help get to the bottom of the most savage scene of carnage the city had ever seen. And they would do anything to save her from whatever dreadful force or thing had invaded her young life. But first they would have to save themselves from a rising tide of terror and from an icy evil howling through the Door to December.
Mary D. (marydebrock) from LEHIGH ACRES, FL wrote on 2/21/2007...
Excellent! Found it hard to put down-even at the end!!!
Jennifer M. (jenmcptx) from LEANDER, TX wrote on 2/5/2007...
very scary..two nights sleep lost finishing it up.
Linda S. (GoneToTheDogs) from DUNCAN, OK wrote on 1/18/2007...
This newly repackaged Koontz classic--one of his best-loved novels of psychological suspense--features a new Afterword by Koontz that examines what this book means to him 25 years after he first wrote it.
Angela M. (musichick) from CARTERSVILLE, GA wrote on 11/6/2006...
Another great Koontz story! Kept me on the edge of my seat!
Eric M. (seven4you) from TAMPA, FL wrote on 9/7/2006...
Daughter is kidnapped and used as an experiment for five years. They give up hope in finding her, but it turns out she has only been a few blocks away at a warehouse undergoing experiments............
Love the plot and enjoyed the ending.
Roy A. (Ammodog69) from TUCSON, AZ wrote on 8/18/2006...
Published pseudonymously in 1985, Koontz has revised this thriller portraying a pediatric psychiatrist's attempts to unravel the mental trauma suffered by her estranged nine-year-old daughter.
Jim T. (Hippie60s) from PURDON, TX wrote on 7/30/2006...