Breathless (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Mr. Grady Adams: Grady, ex-military sniper, now builds furniture and lives with his dog, Merlin, in rurual Colorado. A man of courage, principles and kindness. Had to be wonderful since Puzzle and Riddle came to him.
• Dr. Camillia Rivers: Local vet who has devoted her life to helping animals.
• Henry Rouvroy: Twin brother to Jim. Grew up separately from Jim, and barely knows him.
• James Carlyle: A small town farmer and published poet, husband of Nora. Henry's twin brother.
• Merlin: Irish wolfhound that belongs to Grady. Good dog, loyal, and wouldn't hurt a soul.
• Tom Bigger: Homeless man.
• Riddle: Woodland creature.
• Nora Carlyle: Country farm wife of Jim.
• Rudy Neems: Hired hit-man and overall bad guy.
• Paul Jardine: Member of Homeland security team that comes to Colorado to investigate Puzzle and Riddle. He's a jerk.
• Marcus Pipp: Army buddy of Grady.
• Dr. Simon Northcott: Biologist recruited to assist the Department of Homeland Security with their investigation.
• Dr. Eleanor Fortney: Zoologist who had been one of Cammy's professors at veterinary school to whom Cammy went for help in identifying Puzzle and Riddle.
• Josef Yurashalmi: Cami studied with him for a year after graduating from veterinary college to work on her surgery skills.

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• “Sometimes wrong was right, and sometimes right was wrong, and most of the time neither were applied. Think, do, accept, move on.”

  Henry Rouvroy

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1. Dean Koontz (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.6

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• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense
• Books › Literature & Fiction

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• Dean Koontz: Author's website