Book Reviews of The Face

Good book with a good ending. You just keep guessing through the whole thing. Typical Koontz!!

Couldn't put it down -- my favorite of the many Koontz novels I've read. A very engaging read with wonderful characters and a fast-paced plot. Very highly recommended!

Excellent reading

A great suspense story.

A great mix of Thrills and Chills

The Hollywood star is loved by million and hated by one maniac.

many twists and turns, kept you wondering from start to finish. one of koontz's best in my opinion. A++++++++

What can I say? Another page-turner full of twists and turns. Very good book.

Great read! If you like Dean Koontz, you'll luv this one!

From the cover: Enter the world of marvelous invention, enchantment, and implacable intent, populated by murderous actors and the walking dead, hit men and heroes, long-buried dreams and never-dying hope. Dean Koontz takes readers on an unforgettable journey to the heart of darkness and to the pinnacle of grace, with a brilliantly observed chronicle of good and evil in our time, of illusion and everlasting truth.

As always, Dean Koontz delivers! Wonderful twists, turns, and so wonderful that it sucks you in and you can't put it down.

I am not a fan of horror, but this was an okay read.

A very good book! There were times that I had to force myself through it, when it seemed as if things were never going to be resolved, but I'm glad I stuck with it. This is definately a Koontz book I would recommend to those interested in paranormal activities or thriller type books.

Really good book! I was hooked all the way through.

Classic Koontz

Couldn't get through it.

I ENJOYED READING THIS BOOK.

Ten-year-old Aelfric Manheim is home alone when he receives a call from a stranger with a simple and terrifying message, "There is trouble coming, young Fric...You're going to need a place to hide." Meanwhile, security chief for the Manheim estate, former detective Ethan Truman, is tailing a "deader than dead" body that got up and left the morgue when he vividly experiences his own death--twice. In The Face, Dean Koontz delivers yet another spellbinding and chilling novel, where real and imagined monsters walk the streets, ghosts travel through mirrors, and the devil makes house calls. Stalked by both real and supernatural evil, the bright and sensitive Fric, virtually orphaned by his A-list Hollywood parents, and the brave but disillusioned former detective Ethan Truman, himself suffering from the loss of his wife, must rely on their wits and each other to escape a dark and disturbing fate

He's Hollywood's most dazzling star, who inspires the worship of millions and the hatred of one twisted soul. His perfectly ordered existence is under siege as a series of terrifying "messages" penetrates the security of his legendary estate. All that stands between him and an insidious killer is a weary ex-cop who has already seen his own death.

One of my favorites. Very hard to put down.

One of Dean Koontz's best novels.

Great story

Another awesome book from Koontz.

Koontz always provides a thriller!

Typical Dean Koontz

A Modern Swift...a master satitist

Koontz delivers a freaky story (as usual!)
You won't be able to put this one down!!! EEEEK!

Definatly a page turner, but then which Koontz book isn't?

I love Koontz. This one was NOT one of my favorites. I just couldn't get into it.

3 stars = enjoyed reading it. I like all of Dean Koontz books. They always shock/engross me. This is true to his style.

From Back Cover
He's Hollywood's most dazzling star, who inspires the worship of millions and the hatred of one twisted soul. His perfectly ordered existnece is under siege as a series of terrifying messages penetrates the security of his legendary estate. All that stands between him and an insidious killer is a weary ex-cop who has already seen his own death.

Another great read by Koontz!

An actor is pursued by a killer, and the only one who can help him is a weary ex-cop who has already seen his own death.

Hard at first but worth the wait.

This is really one of Dean Koontz's best books! I felt such compassion for the child caught up in a big star's life, yet it was amusing from the child's point of view with lots of mystery thrown in. I kept wondering what was going to happen next. I could hardly put it down.

This was a very interesting plot line about a person who is trying to redeem himself for past mistakes, but more like a guardian angel meets a demon sort of way. Includes supernatural forces like most Koontz books and is a good easy read that is enjoyable from beginning to end.

Not one of his best, but still a good read.

I loved this book! I think Koontz is a great author who writes new and different books at a very fast rate. If you are unto thrillers with a hint of supernatural give this book a try.

My husband recommended this to me. I liked it .

Very good book - keeps you guessing throughout!

a lil worn on corners and spine

This is a suspense novel about a famous movie star, his son and the threats they receive. An ex-cop is his bodyguard.

Dean Koontz at his finest. A real page turner, story was sad in some parts.

loved it!

Enter a world of marvelous inventions, populated by murderous actors and the walking dead, hit men and heroes, long-buried dreams and never-dying hope. An unforgettable journey to the heart of darkness.

He's Hollywood's most dazzling star, who inspires the worship of millions and the hatred of one twisted soul. His perfectly ordered exsistence is under siege as a series of terrifying messages penetrates the security of his legendary estate. All that stands between him and the insisdious killer is a weary ex-cop who has already seen his own death.

One of the best Koontz books I've ever read!

Loved it! Koontz is getting much more positive and light with his writing, sometimes with definite religious overtones, such as this book. Maybe not so much religious as morally conscious. Easy read, took me a few days.

Not Koontz's best.. but still a good read.

A disturbing story about a psychopath... More of Dean Koontz and the terrors of the almost-familiar.

interesting book

One of his best!

I never had the chance to read this book.

Awesome book, I love Koontz, but this one was spectacular even for him. A must read for any fan and a great one to start with for those who haven't yet read him.

This is a good book for late night reading. You may need to leave the light on though!

I'm not a big fan of Koontz, but thought someone would like this one.

One of the best Koontz books I've read.

Creepy, as expected from Dean Koontz, yet laugh-out-loud funny in some places. Stinky Cheese Man - eeeew!

This is typical Koontz. I like them all.

“In The Face, Koontz has created a modern fable for adults, taking the bones from tales of old and breathing new life into the characters. Clearly written for adults, The Face nevertheless channels the wit and wisdom of Aesop as well as the violence and villainy of the Brothers Grimm.” Amazon review

I own this on audio so would like to find a new home for this copy. Koontz has been one of my favorite authors for over a decade and is one of the few whose books I continue to buy. This copy is registered at bookcrossing and has bookcrossing labels inside.

The title of The Face didn't refer to what I thought it did. I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller. It makes you think when your all done reading. It has many of the aspects we expect from Koontz. A riveting story, believeable characters, and something to be afraid of in the dark.

Ten-year-old Aelfric Manheim is home alone when he receives a call from a stranger with a simple and terrifying message, "There is trouble coming, young Fric...You're going to need a place to hide." Meanwhile, security chief for the Manheim estate, former detective Ethan Truman, is tailing a "deader than dead" body that got up and left the morgue when he vividly experiences his own death--twice. In The Face, Dean Koontz delivers yet another spellbinding and chilling novel, where real and imagined monsters walk the streets, ghosts travel through mirrors, and the devil makes house calls. Stalked by both real and supernatural evil, the bright and sensitive Fric, virtually orphaned by his A-list Hollywood parents, and the brave but disillusioned former detective Ethan Truman, himself suffering from the loss of his wife, must rely on their wits and each other to escape a dark and disturbing fate.

The supernatural lurks just beneath the surface of the "real" in Koontz's novels, and The Face is no exception. Ghosts, angels, demons, child predators and serial anarchists run rampant in Koontz's tale--the unsuspecting reader never knows what is real or imagined until the characters themselves know--creating a disorienting and frightening experience, and one that is vintage Koontz. Whether it be the real-life "agents of chaos" who roam the world creating mayhem and death or the phone lines that carry words of the dead to the living, this is Koontz at his most powerful and terrifying.

I really enjoyed this one. I had not read too much by Koontz but this has encouraged me to read more.

a great read! one of his best!

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