- Paperback
- Publisher: Random House Value Publishing (Jun 22 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0517458314
- ISBN-13: 978-0517458310
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (177 customer reviews)
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Joe Carpenter, the hero of Dean Koontz's newest novel, Sole Survivor, is a man nearly paralyzed by grief. One year earlier, his wife and two children had been among the 230 victims of a plane crash that left no survivors. So when Joe encounters a woman who claims to have been aboard that plane and survived the catastrophe, and then she almost immediately disappears, he is understandably riled up. In the course of trying to track this woman down, Joe finds himself entangled in a web of shadowy conspiracy and perilous secrets.
In this latest book, Koontz pumps up the volume and gives his readers what they've come to expect from him: an expert mix of cover ups, cults, bizarre suicides, and a shocking twist at the end that keeps Sole Survivor racing along from one improbable but undeniably thrilling event to the next. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From School Library Journal
YA. Joe Carpenter's life stops with the deaths of his beloved wife and two young daughters in an airplane crash surrounded by mystery?350 dead and no survivors. Marking the first anniversary of the disaster with a visit to their graves, Joe encounters a young woman taking pictures of their tombstones. She tells him her name is Rose and that she survived the crash that killed his family. Before Joe can continue the conversation, they are attacked by two gunmen. As Rose flees for her life, Joe knows he must discover the truth of what happened to the fatal flight and the reason for the cover-up. His search leads him to relatives of other crash victims?most of whom commit bizarre suicides and all of whom have been contacted by Rose. His investigation reveals that Rose was in possession of government secrets that could change the world once she exposed them. Koontz has readers so totally involved that even Joe's impossible dream, that a member of his family may have survived the crash under Rose's protection, seems possible. A spellbinding novel.?Katherine Fitch, Lake Braddock Middle School, Burke, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not That Interesting,
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This review is from: Sole Survivor (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm not going to rehash the storyline as many others have done in their reviews.I found this book stale. The book didn't catch my interest and I could not connect with any of the characters. Often I found some stuff didn't make sense and while I have loved other books by this author, this is not one of them.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of Koontz's best,
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This review is from: Sole Survivor (Mass Market Paperback)
Having read many of Koontz's books, this is one of his best. It is my second favorite after Watchers. It is thoughtful and eye-opening on issues of loss. It may be an especially good read and helpful for those who understand the emotional tension of a main character who has lost close family members. He writes that "peace is to be found in the acceptance of things that we are unable to change. That friends and family are the blood of life, and that the purpose of existence is caring, commitment."
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very much Koontz-ish!,
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This review is from: Sole Survivor (Mass Market Paperback)
An improbable but well-written novel by Dean Koontz borrows heavily from the Hindu philosophy of eternal soul to give a bizarre end to what starts as an investigative mystery. Koontz displays all his good traits as a writer, but this is not one of his better accomplishments. Recommended reading on a flight though.
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