Pronounced DOA at the scene of his car accident, Hatch Harrison is nonetheless revived eighty minutes later, only to discover that he has brought something evil with him from the other side. Reprint. PW. K.
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After a near-fatal car accident, a Californian must deal with the deranged killer with whom he now shares visions. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selections in cloth.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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YA-- Koontz's latest thriller sits at the intersection of the weird and the ordinary. Once again, he explores a ``what if'' scenario in a most satisfying fashion. In this case, a near-death survivor accidentally carries a piggy-backing evil spirit through an open door from the afterlife. Hatch Harrison, the typical good-guy hero, is revived by a brilliant team of doctors more than an hour after drowning. Strange visions and half-waking dreams soon convince him that his recovery is not at all normal. His fears are soon magnified when people who have annoyed him are murdered, and he knows that he is somehow responsible. Paralleling the story of Hatch's recovery is the unfolding revelation of a young man so evil that ordinary people cannot imagine his existence. As he skulks about selecting victims to murder and mutilate, a bizarre bond develops between the two men. Gory incidents tumble one after another as the two men become locked in first a psychic and then a physical battle between good and evil. The violent climax is symbolically set in an abandoned amusement park where at last the true duel identity of the murderer is revealed. Once again, evil is resoundingly defeated, but as any Koontz fan knows, the victory is only temporary.
-Carolyn E. Gecan, Thomas Jefferson Sci-Tech, Fairfax County, VA
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
-Carolyn E. Gecan, Thomas Jefferson Sci-Tech, Fairfax County, VA
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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An entire world hummed and bustled beyond the dark ramparts of the mountains, yet to Lindsey Harrison the night seemed empty, as hollow as the vacant chambers of a cold, dead heart. Read the first page
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By Freddy Jones
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Hatch Harrison and his wife Lindsay are driving home from a vacation. Before they have time to react, Hatch and Lindsay become involved in a horrendous car accident that results in Hatch passing away. By the time they are taken to the hospital, Hatch has been dead for over an hour. However, Dr. Jonas Nyberg specializes in bringing people back from the dead, and manages to revive Hatch. Hatch and Lindsay see this as a gift from God and begin to live life to the fullest. They even adopt a handicapped 10 year old girl named Regina. However, just as things seem like they couldn't get any better, Hatch makes a startling discovery. Hatch's return from death has somehow linked his mind, with the mind of a deadly serial killer. As Hatch begins to see the victims through the killer's eyes, the killer also becomes aware of Hatch's presence. Now Hatch and his family are put in danger when the killer becomes obsessed with tracking them down.
Hideaway is definately one of the best Dean Koontz books I have ever read. The book drags you in after the first page, and keeps you there until the very end. This book is extremely captivating and terrifying. The premise is what makes the book so great. The subject of near death experiences and the afterlife is one that is extremely interesting. Koontz's take on the subject is very creative and original. The character development is amazing in this book. Koontz tells the story from two different perspectives. One being Hatch, and the other being the killer. You come to see the story through the eyes of both characters which makes the story very well rounded. The killer is perhaps one of Koontz's best villans because of how savagely brutal he is. The description that Koontz uses to describe each kill, will make you flinch at times.
Overall, Hideaway is one of Koontz's most terrifying and dark books. The characters are all great, the book is filled with action and suspense, and you will love Koontz's take on near death experiences and the afterlife.
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Very difficult book for me to get through, then an ending that made me wish I didn't bother. I could hardly keep my eyes opened through Koontz's drawn-out medical "drama" and his melodramatic evil characterizations. I simply found the book boring, but decided to stick it out. It did not scare me; it did not make me laugh; it did not satisfy me in the end. Life is too short for this type of over-written and under-plotted and under-characterized work. I couldn't bear to give the book only one star, because it was obvious Koontz was trying really, really hard to make a literate and informative book. But I never gave a damn about the phony characters--from peter perfect resuscitation patient to the doctor that just loved his darn patients too much to the evil man in sunglasses that lived in the realm between life and death, I couldn't buy it. It felt contrived, like most of the books from Koontz.
By Theresa W
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book does display Koontz at his best.
While the topic isn't exactly likely to happen, somehow Koontz pulls you in & makes you believe it CAN happen. When you're near death & almost die, what does that do to you? Can it change you, change who you are- does it open a door to another world? While the thought of dying is scary enough, imagine if you survived, but you were changed. And not for the better. What would you do?
This book is full of suspense, mystery, terror, horror, astonishment & heart-pounding moments! Go get it & read!
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Strong Start, Disappointing Finish
Hideaway is one of those books which start out great, with a big bang, and goes downhill from there. Read more
Published on July 14 2003 by Tammy L. Schilling
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most frightening of all!
He strikes again with this fantastic story that the movie made a mockery of. The concept totally misplaced. Real evil and terror of situations that are out there. Read more
Published on Jan 27 2003 by Meaghan FitzGerald
5.0 out of 5 stars
Read the book- stay away from the movie
This is in the category of Dean Koontz books that are incomparable. Other books have been made into movies and won best picture, and that doesn't have this level of evil. Read more
Published on Jan 4 2003 by Meaghan FitzGerald
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing
I enjoyed reading Koontz' prose--it's compeling, graphic, and impactive, even musical at times. He writes believable characters and gives them actions consistant with their... Read more
Published on Oct 4 2002
3.0 out of 5 stars
Wish he would have done more with the plot
This is a story that starts out great, has a few inspired moments, and then ends very disappointingly with too few questions answered. The idea is very good. Read more
Published on July 2 2002 by elvistcob@lvcm.com
4.0 out of 5 stars
Scary , as Usual
Deep suspense. How are two lives thrown together? Why is the young man a killer? Why is the other man seeing things? Will they ever meet? Read more
Published on Aug 14 2001 by Jacob Victory
5.0 out of 5 stars
SMOOTH, SHORT, CHILLING READ.
EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT YET A PARENT, I CAN IMAGINE THAT THIS NOVEL WOULD BE ANY PARENTS WORST NIGHTMARE. Read more
Published on Aug 5 2001 by Silence Dogood
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of Koontz's Best!
I read this book a few years ago and can still remember the plot. As soon as you start you can't stop because just a few pages into the book Hatch has an accident and dies. Read more
Published on April 27 2001 by John Stulac
5.0 out of 5 stars
UNFORGETTABLE VISIONS
I loved this book!! I havent bothered to sit down and read a book in years. My friend once recommended Dean Koontz and now i know why. Read more
Published on Mar 21 2001 by DAVID
5.0 out of 5 stars
There's a fine line between the natural and super-natural...
...And Dean Koontz crosses over it, again and again, in "Hideaway".
'The dead stay dead'...Or do they? Read more
Published on Mar 10 2001 by Shells
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