Reviews"Swift, entertaining...A classic race to the rescue."-- Publishers Weekly "A fast-paced tale...one of the scariest chase scenes ever!"-- The Houston Post "A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting."-- The San Diego Union-Tribune More Praise for Dean Koontz "Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth."-- The Seattle Times "Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose....'Serious' writers...might do well to examine his technique."-- The New York Times Book Review "Lyrical writing and compelling characters...Koontz stands alone."--Associated Press "In every industry there exist 'artists' that are not only unforgettable, but know their craft better than the rest. Dean Koontz...is among these artisans."-- Suspense Magazine "[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match."-- Los Angeles Times "Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of America...novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good...[and that] entertain vastly as they uplift."-- Publishers Weekly, Swift, entertaining...a classic race to the rescue. ( Publishers Weekly ) A master storyteller. ( San Diego Union-Tribune ) One of our finest and most versatile suspense writers. ( Macon Telegraph & News ), "Swift, entertaining...A classic race to the rescue."-- Publishers Weekly "A fast-paced tale...one of the scariest chase scenes ever!"-- The Houston Post "A MASTER STORYTELLER, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting."-- The San Diego Union-Tribune, Swift, entertaining...a classic race to the rescue. (Publishers Weekly) A master storyteller. (San Diego Union-Tribune) One of our finest and most versatile suspense writers. (Macon Telegraph & News)
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisA blizzard brings a city to a standstill and ushers in an evil that defies imagination in this gripping tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. Winter gripped the city. Terror gripped it, too. They found four corpses in four days, each more hideous than the last. At first the cops thought they were dealing with a psychopath. But soon they heard eerie sounds in the ventilation system--and saw unearthly silver eyes in the snow-slashed night. In a city paralyzed by a blizzard, something watches, something stalks..., In this Koontz classic tale, a blizzard brings a city to a standstill--and ushers in an evil that defies imagination. This repackaged edition includes a new Afterword by the author. Reissue.