“I was a big fan of Dean Koontz in my teens and 20s, but I have lost my connection with his work. I had a really hard time reading this book. I found it too gruesome, the idea that he was delving into- too dark. It wasn't until the final 100 pages of the book that things really got moving and I really couldn't put the book down. I don't mind characters being in difficult situations, but in this they seemed to be in an impossible situation and the last 100 pages - while action packed, also left me with the thought...do I really believe that a family could have done what they did in the end after they were all so divided in the beginning. These are just my meanderings, you may love the book, but I believe I am done with reading Dean Koontz. ”