The Bad Place
Wonderful author Dean Koontz, who writes very similarly to Stephen King, brings us the novel called The Bad Place. A fiction thriller that has a build up of three fourths of the book that comes crashing down with all of the action in the last couple of chapters. This haunting novel slowly reveals more and more to you about Candy, Thomas, and Frank as their stories and how they connect are slowly revealed and others are dragged into their own problems.
We start out with a man waking up knowing no where of his whereabouts and having no idea who he is, but he knows, this blue pulsing light following him is something he needs to avoid. However, he also has a huge leather case accompanying him and he has next to no idea what it could contain. Once he has eluded this blue light, he finds a sum of money over one hundred thousand dollars hidden inside. While he thinks the worst he still is concerned about his safety over the money and gets as far away before settling down at a hotel
The next morning he wakes up, hes wearing an entire set of new clothes, stained in something else's blood, and still unaware of who his is. Follow this man in his footsteps as higher private detectives Julia and Bobby follow him to The Bad Place.
To me, this book was a constant thriller always revealing subtle hints and allowing the reader to piece together who Candy is, who Frank is, who Thomas is, and all of their connections. While the first three fourths is the build up, the last 6 chapters was the most intense read of my life, while being accompanied by a startling realization about what exactly this terrible family is. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Stephen King books, thrillers, mystery's, and freaks of nature. One of the best books I've ever read, The Bad Place, definitely earns its spot as a New York Times Best seller.
Maybe I'll Koontz another chance. You make this sound interesting.
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