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Book Description:
With each and every new novel, Dean Koontz raises the stakes -and the pulse rate- higher than any other author. Now, in what may be his most suspenseful and heartfelt novel ever, he brings us the story of an ordinary man whose extraordinary commitment to his wife will take him on a harrowing journey of adventure, sacrifice, and redemption to the mystery of love itself - and to a showdown with the darkness that would destroy it forever.Members who requested this book also requested:
What would you do for love? Would you die? Would you kill?
We have your wife. You can get her back for two million cash. Landscaper Mitchell Rafferty thinks it must be some kind of joke. He was in the middle of planting impatiens in the yard of one of his clients when his cell phone rang. Now he's standing in a normal suburban neighborhood on a bright summer day, having a phone conversation out of his darkest nightmare.
Whoever is on the other end of the line is dead serious. He has Mitch's wife and he's named the price for her safe return. The caller doesn't care that Mitch runs a small two-man landscaping operation and has no way of raising such a vast sum. He's confident that Mitch will find a way.
If he loves his wife enough...Mitch does love her enough. He loves her more than life itself. He's got seventy-two hours to prove it. He has to find the two million by then. But he'll pay a lot more. He'll pay anything.
From its tense opening to its shattering climax, The Husband is a thriller that will hold you in its relentless grip for every twist, every shock, every revelation...until it lets you go, unmistakably changed. This is a Dean Koontz novel, after all. And there's no other experience quite like it.
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Top Member Reviews
9 member(s) found this review helpful.
How much does he really love his wife? And how far will he go to get her back? Mitch is just an ordinary guy living an ordinary life with the woman of his dreams. Life is very good until out-of-nowhere a group of high-tech, calculating psychos kidnap his wife and demand a ransom of two million dollars. Mitch has no clue where a lawn gardener can find that kind of money, but the kidnappers have a well thought out plan that is slowly and painfully revealed in stages. And just when you think you have everything and everyone figured out - bam! Dean Koontz takes us on another wild ride through some unimaginable twists and turns. This is another great masterpiece by the master of mystery! I find it so amazing how this writer can have me doing belly laughs one minute and pulling the covers over my head the next. Make sure you have some reading time on your hands when you pick up this book, because you are not going to want to put it down.
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4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good Book...It was a nice light read, but there were times that I found myself making faces and my skin crawled. It's a bit disturbing at parts.
The only thing I can say that bothered me was the constant references to trees, plants and flowers. I got that the man was a gardener. It was driven sufficiently into my brain. I didn't need every description of a scene to have a corresponding plant metaphor.
Other than that - worth it. A good summer read.
Rob D. from MANHATTAN, KS wrote on 6/3/2007...
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
2006 NYT Bestseller. Straightforward thriller about an average man dealing with those who kidnap his wife and demand $2M ransom. Excellent plot. Four stars.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I am a real Dean Koontz fan, and this is one of his best ever. Exciting from front to back, it's a thriller all the way. I had white knuckles just reading it.
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I used to be a big Dean Koontz fan and had kind of gotten away, but I took this with a book bazaar deal. The description didn't sound like any of his books and I picked it up with pretty low expectations, but wow! I was trying to not get into it and I was hooked by the third chapter. And the chapters are really short (usually only 5-10 pages) so it's easy to start and stop. Of course it's also next to impossible to put down because every other page has some insane plot twist that you never see coming! The Denver Post wasn't kidding when they said "Moves like a roller coaster without brakes..."
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
such a gut-wrenching suspense. I have not read many of Dean Koontz novels, but this was such a good one
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great book! Dean Koontz comes through again!!
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another fantastic Dean Koontz book! Everything you'd expect from a Koontz novel is there: suspense, wonderful creativity, fast-paced plot, twists and turns galore! My boyfirend, my sister and her boyfriend (who has pretty much only read textbooks and the first Harry Potter book in his life) all passed this book around and loved it.
Aerika J. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was a definite page turner for me. I could not put this book down and felt like I could not read fast enough. It kept me going until the very end.
Joanne A. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
an excellent read. one that takes you on a journey of how far a man will go to save the woman he loves.
Rate These Member Reviews
Great book!!! A lot of unexpected twists. I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would.
Melanie A W. (This was very enjoyable. I liked the plot twists in this story. I just shows how far some people will go for the one they love.
Debra L. (I love this author's thrillers and I liked this particular book a lot. The ransom story line is unique. "We have your wife. You can get her back for two million cash". No problem-except the man getting the call is an ordinary man, a gardener of modest income and the caller is deadly serious. This is a Koontz novel. Expect the unexpected. One of his best, quite out of the normal thriller zone. A man will do anything......if he loves his wife enough! Another book you will not put down until the last page, so don't start it if you don't have time to finish it!
Pretty good read, fast, somewhat predictable
I really enjoyed reading this book.. It was a Page Turner .
Rebecka S. (Very quick read but I enjoyed it. The author gives A LOT of description - maybe too much sometimes. I mean descriptions about random things, mostly plants. I guess because the main character is a landscaper but the plant descriptions just didn't interest me. I kept thinking: "hurry up and get on with the story."
I liked this book, it really kept me interested. I almost couldnt put this book down. Would recommend it. The ending has a weird ending...but its a good read.
Michelle K. (Great story, keeps you on the edge of your seat and rooting for the main character. Dean Koontz is an amazing storyteller and this book shows it!
Full on unexpected twists! Loved it! Couldn't put it down!
Easy read. Good surprises, really evil guy in the story. I liked the book and it was a break from some of the heavy stuff I read.