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Description edit
Past midnight, Chyna Shepherd, twenty- six, gazed out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend's family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Forman Vess, has entered the house, intent on killing everyone inside. A... read more
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Characters edit
- Chyna Shepherd: She is a smart resourceful college student who does not run in the face of danger. Rather than saving herself she makes it her mission to save a kidnapped victim from a psycho. She plays a good game of cat and mouse with the killer giving him a run for his money.
- Laura Templeton: is Chyna's best friend.
- Ariel: is a kidnapped teenager who withdraws into catatonia.
- Edgler Foreman Vess: is the local sheriff, charming and well-liked.
- Sarah Templeton: Laura's Mother
- Anne: Chyna's mother
- Jim Woltzrunner: A Key West drug dealer and gunrunner which Chyna use to live with when she was little.
- Paul Templeton: Laura's father
- Jack: Laura's brother
- Zack: Add a description of this character.
- Hershey
- Bobby
- Arid
- Norma Desmond
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
The red sun balances on the highest ramparts of the mountains, and in its waning light, the foothills appear to be ablaze.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 65 of 99 in NPR's Top 100 Killer Thriller. (community list)
Preceded by Relic, and followed by Casino Royale.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dean Koontz (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Headline
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0747213348
Page Count: 343
Publisher: Headline
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0747213348
Page Count: 343
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( K ) › Koontz, Dean
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( K ) › Koontz, Dean
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Psychological & Suspense
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Dean Koontz: Author's website
Movie Connections edit
- Intensity (IMDb): Intensity was made into a two-part TV movie in 1997 that first aired in America on the Fox Network. It starred Molly Parker, John C. McGinley, and Tori Paul.
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