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Innocence

A Novel

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Innocence

By: Dean Koontz
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
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He lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from society, which will destroy him if he is ever seen.

She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found.

But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chance - and nothing less than destiny - has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching.

In Innocence, number-one New York Times best-selling author Dean Koontz blends mystery, suspense, and acute insight into the human soul in a masterfully told tale that will resonate with listeners forever.

©2013 Dean Koontz (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Fantasy Genre Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic Reviews

"Laced with fantastical mysticism, it’s an allegory of nonviolence, acceptance and love in the face of adversity. . . . The narrative is intense, with an old-fashioned ominousness and artistically crafted descriptions. . . . An optimistic and unexpected conclusion [mirrors] his theme. Something different this way comes from Mr. Koontz’s imagination. Enjoy." ( Kirkus Reviews)
"Entrancing . . . as speedy a chase-thriller as any Koontz . . . has ever constructed. Written in Koontz’ late mellifluent and reflective manner . . . [ Innocence is] fueled by deep disgust with the world’s evils [and] hope for redemption" ( Booklist, starred review)
"[An] imaginative, mystical thriller from bestseller Koontz . . . This is the most satisfying Koontz standalone in a while" ( Publishers Weekly)
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This story reminded me of the old styles of novels that Dean Koontz used to write. Which is fantastic, because they're the Dean Koontz books i love.
This book has a little humour, intrigue, twists and turns - its all great.
Buy it if you loved his earlier works

Little Bit of the Old Dean Koontz :D

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Dean Koontz can do so much better. I can't say much without spoilers but the underlying story was way too religiously undertoned and frankly just ridiculous. And i typically really enjoy Koontz's book!

Disappointed

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I really enjoyed this book see being different is a good thing thank you Dean for writing this book & Thank you Macloud Andrew's for reading to me much appreciated 💜💜💜💜

Innocence by Dean Koontz

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Title start it so really. Good characters and setup, however, the secret to what is wrong with the main character is lame, inconsistent and l eaves more questions than it answers. … why the eyes and glasses, why the hoodie? Became really soft ‘spiritual feel good’ crap at the end, like it set up good horror, evil puppets, the global catastrophe, the arch enemy, the other world beings, yet NONE are satisfactory followed through as the book drifted off on a story that felt kind of like it was hijacked for a made for Hallmark , hidden Christian special ending leaving unsatisfying story Arc and ultimately book. It really feels like Koontz had a lot more planned on this and was rushed, or else he’s lost how to tie great elements into a story without getting bored and slapping a ‘tie nothing up’ moralistic boring as shit Hollywood ending… just an awful awful end that leaves all the best plot setups unexplored. Don’t ignore the advice from reviewers saying this - I did as I usually like Koontz, but he shut the bed in this one… truly. I’m swaying back in Audible I hated how lazy and unsatisfying the end was that much. Imagine watching the Titanic, and right when the ships about to strike the iceberg, you get a three page summary of what happened, and doesn’t mention the iceberg, describe the ship sinking, explain in any way about the accident - just things sure are different now.

Good characters and setup, soft ‘spiritual feel good’ ending leaves unstinting storyunstinting story Arc. .

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