Dark Rivers of the Heart - A Novel

Zusatztext “A humdinger of a chase novel.”— Entertainment Weekly   “A fresh surprise on virtually every page . . . and a pyrotechnic denouement full of marvelous mayhem.”— The Washington Post   “Terrifying . . . a heart-pounding thriller.”— Cosmopolitan   “As usual! Koontz’s writing is flawless. . . . Dark Rivers of the Heart is exciting! entertaining! and thoughtful.”— The Denver Post   “A believable high-tech thriller.”— The New York Times Informationen zum Autor Dean Koontz , the author of many #1  New York Times  bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna. Klappentext NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do you dare step through the red door? Spencer Grant had no idea what drew him to the bar with the red door. He thought he would just sit down, have a slow beer or two, and talk to a stranger. He couldn't know that it would lead to a narrow escape from a bungalow targeted by a SWAT team. Or that it would leave him a wanted man. But now Spencer is on the run from mysterious and ruthless men. He is in love with a woman he knows next to nothing about. And he is hiding from a past he can't fully remember. On his trail is a shadowy security agency that answers to no one-including the U.S. government-and a man who considers himself a compassionate Angel of Death. But worst of all, Spencer Grant is on a collision course with inner demons he thought he'd buried years ago-inner demons that could destroy him if his enemies don't first. Chapter One With the woman on his mind and a deep uneasiness in his heart, Spencer Grant drove through the glistening night, searching for the red door. The vigilant dog sat silently beside him. Rain ticked on the roof of the truck. Without thunder or lightning, without wind, the storm had come in from the Pacific at the end of a somber February twilight. More than a drizzle but less than a downpour, it sluiced all the energy out of the city. Los Angeles and environs became a metropolis without sharp edges, urgency, or spirit. Buildings blurred into one another, traffic flowed sluggishly, and streets deliquesced into gray mists. In Santa Monica, with the beaches and the black ocean to his right, Spencer stopped at a traffic light. Rocky, a mixed breed not quite as large as a Labrador, studied the road ahead with interest. When they were in the truck–a Ford Explorer–Rocky sometimes peered out the side windows at the passing scene, though he was more interested in what lay before them. Even when he was riding in the cargo area behind the front seats, the mutt rarely glanced out the rear window. He was skittish about watching the scenery recede. Maybe the motion made him dizzy in a way that oncoming scenery did not. Or perhaps Rocky associated the dwindling highway behind them with the past. He had good reason not to dwell on the past. So did Spencer. Waiting for the traffic signal, he raised one hand to his face. He had a habit of meditatively stroking his scar when troubled, as another man might finger a strand of worry beads. The feel of it soothed him, perhaps because it was a reminder that he'd survived the worst terror he would ever know, that life could have no more surprises dark enough to destroy him. The scar defined Spencer. He was a damaged man. Pale, slightly glossy, extending from his right ear to his chin, the mark varied between one quarter and one half an inch in width. Extremes of cold and heat bleached it whiter than usual. In wintry air, though the thin ribbon of connective tissue contained no nerve endings, it felt like a hot wire laid on his face. In summer sun, the scar was cold. The traffic signal changed from red to green. The dog stretched...

Product details

• Authors: Dean Koontz, Dean R. Koontz
• Publisher: Bantam Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.06.2012
• EAN: 9780345533036
• ISBN: 978-0-345-53303-6
• No. of pages: 576
• Dimensions: 108 mm x 187 mm x 32 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature