Bøger af Dean Koontz

Jane Hawk – den modigste, mest vedholdende og fantastisk nye heltinde fortsætter sin kamp mod et verdensomspændende forbrydersyndikat i den medrivende fortsættelse til ”Det stille hjørne”."Ingen tid til forsinkelser. Gør det du blev født til. Berømmelsen er din, når du gør dette.” Det er disse ord, der giver ekko i baghovedet på den milde, elskelige skolelærer Cora Gundersen i sekunderne før, hun tager både sit eget liv og mange andres i en rystende voldshandling. Da det foruroligende indhold af hendes dagbog bliver fundet, tyder alt på, at hun var sindssyg. Jane Hawk ved bedre!

Gennem sin imponerende lange karriere har Koontz formået at få spændingskurven til at dirre hos millioner af læsere verden over. Nu er den populære og prisvindende forfatter, der har ligget nr. 1 på New York Times bestseller liste med stort set alle sine bøger, igen aktuel med en helt ny spændings­serie om FBI-agenten, Jane Hawk. ”Jeg har virkelig behov for at være død.”Med disse ord nedfældet på et stykke papir tager en mand, der havde alt at leve for, sit eget liv. Han efterlader sig sin hustru Jane og en lille søn. Jane er en erfaren FBI- agent, der nægter at acceptere, at hendes mand, som hun har levet med i et lykkeligt og harmonisk ægteskab, kan have begået selvmord.  Da hun begynder at grave i sagen, finder hun ud af, at en alarmerende lang række succesfulde mennesker med tilsyneladende gode og lykkelige liv ligeledes har begået selvmord, og hun kaster sig ud i en brutal jagt for at finde sandheden. Koste hvad det vil. Og omkostningerne bliver høje, da både hun og hendes søn trues på livet og Jane er pludselig den mest eftersøgte kvinde i USA. Hun bliver nødsaget til at gå under radaren. Jane Hawk er sej og følsom, hun er optaget af retfærdighed og af at gøre det der er rigtigt. En helt ny litterær heltinde, som vil begejstre Koontz læsere.

Step into the thrilling world of Dean Koontz's novel, 'Eyes of Darkness'. This gripping tale, published by the Headline Publishing Group in 2016, is a must-read for any fan of the suspense genre. Koontz, a master storyteller, weaves a compelling narrative that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. 'Eyes of Darkness' is a testament to Koontz's storytelling prowess and a shining example of why he is considered one of the best authors in the genre. Don't miss out on this masterpiece from the Headline Publishing Group. Read 'Eyes of Darkness' and immerse yourself in a world of suspense and intrigue.

Koontz er tilbage med anden del af NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER-serien om JANE HAWK – en fantastisk, ny heltinde, der med garanti bliver et ikon inden for spændingsgenren. ”Vent ikke! Gør det, du er blevet født til at gøre. Så venter berømmelsen dig.”Disse ord lyder igen og igen inde i hovedet på den milde og højtelskede skolelærer, Cora Gundersun, lige inden hun tager sit og mange andres liv i en chokerende massakre. Da det foruroligende indhold af hendes private dagbog bliver opdaget, er ingen i tvivl om, at hun må have været sindssyg. Men Jane Hawk ved bedre.I kølvandet på sin mands uforklarlige selvmord, og de lige så mystiske dødsfald blandt andre mønsterborgere, kommer Jane på sporet af en magtfuld og hemmelig gruppe, der føler sig højt hævet over loven. Gennem et skræmmende teknologisk gennembrud holder de verdens fremtid som gidsel. Men ingen af dem havde forventet at møde Jane Hawk: en toptrænet FBI-agent, der, drevet af sorg og desperation, laver sine helt egne spilleregler uden tanke for egen sikkerhed.Drevet af sin kærlighed til den mand, hun mistede, og frygt for livet for den søn, hun har skjult, er Jane Hawk blevet et ustoppeligt rovdyr. Dem, hun jager, har intet sted at gemme sig – ikke engang i Det hviskende rum.En Jane Hawk spændingsroman. Fortsættelsen til Det stille hjørne.

One boy with the power to save the world. One man with the will to destroy it. The chilling, unputdownable new standalone thriller from Dean Koontz, the master of suspense! A mother, a boy, and a desperate battle against the night. Woody Bookman hasn't spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother Megan tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil is behind his father's death and now threatens him and his mother. And he's not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is listening. Woody's fearful suspicions are taking shape. A malicious man driven by evil has set a depraved plan into motion. And he's coming after Woody and his mother. The reasons are primal. His powers are growing. And he's not alone.

Jane Hawk faces the fight of her life The No.1 New York Times bestseller and master of suspense Dean Koontz returns with a blockbuster new thriller featuring rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk.

A terrifying and suspenseful journey of cat and mouse across America from internationally bestselling author Dean Koontz

SEIZE THE NIGHT is the brilliant second thriller in the Moonlight Bay trilogy, following the acclaimed bestseller FEAR NOTHING, from international bestselling author Dean Koontz.

With over 400 million copies of his books sold worldwide, Dean Koontz is one of the most popular writers of our time. Read this page-turning, heart-breaking thriller to find why Odd Thomas is the master storyteller's most-loved creation.He sees what no one else does. He does what no one else can.Odd, a charismatic young man with a sense for the otherworldly and the downright strange, is in self-imposed exile. Tragic events have led him from his sun-bleached desert home of Pico Mundo to a monastery in the High Sierra, searching for peace. It's December and the remote abbey is besieged by icy winds and snow. But even in the silence of the mountains, danger and desperation haunt him still...As ever, where Odd Thomas goes, strangeness goes too. A white dog named Boo befriends him - as does the ghost of Elvis. And a world-famous physicist is conducting experiments in the catacombs of the abbey. Could this be why Odd can once again see bodachs, shadowy harbingers of violence? They prowl the halls, suggesting horror to come.But what form will it take? And how will Odd defeat an enemy that eclipses any he has met before?

The 400 million copy worldwide bestseller Dean Koontz is at his very best in this critically-acclaimed page-turner - soon to be a major motion picture. Find out why Odd Thomas is the master storyteller's most-loved creation.Odd by name, a hero by nature.He's Odd. Odd Thomas, to be precise. Genius fry-cook at the Pico Mundo grill; boyfriend to the gorgeous Stormy Llewellyn - and possibly the only person with a chance of stopping one of the worst crimes in the bloody history of murder...Something evil has come to the desert town that Odd and Stormy call home. It comes in the form of a mysterious man with a macabre appetite, a filing cabinet full of information on the world's worst killers, and strange, hyena-like shadows following him wherever he goes. Odd is worried. He knows things, sees things - about the living, the dead and the soon to be dead. Things that he has to act on. Now he's terrified for Stormy, himself and Pico Mundo. Because he knows that on Wednesday August 15, a savage, blood-soaked whirlwind of violence and murder will devastate the town.Today is August 14. And Odd is far from sure he can stop the coming storm...

»...I løbet af de første sider er man igen hurtigt ajour med den stemning som man forlod i Den Fortabte Søn og persongalleriet, der med sin usædvanlige sammensætning er med til at skabe en uhygge, der næsten er vanedannende. Og ligesom i første del stopper bogen lige der, hvor man med tilbageholdt åndedræt sidder og venter på mere!« - Jydske VestkystenDe er stærke, lynhurtige, samvittighedsløse - og skabt af et menneske. De kan dræbes, men det er svært. Og så er der mange af dem. Victor Helios har skabt en race af næsten uovervindelige menneskekloner, en veritabel hær, men dræbes - udryddes - skal de, og kriminalassistenterne Carson O´Connor og Michael Maddison er de eneste, der har forstået sagens alvor. Og dog: Victor Helios Frankensteins første forsøg på at skabe et menneske har givet bagslag, og Deucalion er fast besluttet på at dræbe den mand, der dømte ham til en århundredlang vandring på jorden.I Nattens By eskalerer krigen mellem den nye og den gamle menneskerace til tænderklaprende spænding.

Død og levende er tredje bog i Dean Koontz' Frankensteinserie. Klonerne er overalt nu, men de opfører sig ikke helt, som Victor Helios, deres skaber, havde planlagt. Hjemme i hans smukke hus synes Erika Fem, at hun for at kunne forstå sin mand, er nødt til at gøre det forbudte: læse bøger. På hospitalet Barmhjertighedens Hænder begynder forskerholdet også at vise oprørstegn, eller i hvert fald tegn på at være ganske voldsomt stressede.Kriminalassistenterne Carson O'Connor og Michael Maddison står med ryggen mod muren. For hver time udklækkes en ny klon, og indbyggerne i byen er ved at være i mindretal. Det er et stort held, at Deucalion, Victor Helios' allerførste skabning, står på menneskehedens side i dens kamp for overlevelse.Victor Helios har imidlertid et ganske særligt triumfkort på hånden...! Lydbogen er indlæst af skuespiller Janek Lesniak.

If you're different enough, the night is not your enemy, the darkness is not intimidating, the shadows are not terrifying. You fear nothing. Christopher Snow is different from all the other residents of Moonlight Bay, different from anyone you've ever met. For Christopher Snow has made his peace with a very rare genetic disorder that leaves him dangerously vulnerable to light. His life is filled with the fascinating rituals of one who must embrace the dark. He knows the night as no one else can-its mystery, its beauty, its terrors, and the eerie silken rhythms that seduce one into believing anything-even freedom-is possible. Until the night Christopher Snow witnesses a series of disturbing incidents that sweep him into a violent mystery only he can solve, a mystery that will force him to rise above all fears and confront the many-layered secrets of Moonlight Bay and its strange inhabitants. A place, like all places, that looks a lot different after dark.

In ELSEWHERE, master storyteller Dean Koontz, has created a brilliant and terrifying speculative thriller with hat-tips to George Orwell, Ray Bradbury and HG Wells.

She will destroy her enemies once and for all...The explosive conclusion to the Jane Hawk saga, from No. 1 New York Times bestseller Dean Koontz.

A novel of horror and complexity that grips the imagination

In this dark and compulsive thriller a mother must fight unimaginable evil to save her child

Looking into the future can scare you to death

A chilling tale of psychological suspense

A brilliant thriller of heart-stopping suspense from the internationally bestselling author of the Odd Thomas series.

A stunning thriller that unites heart-stopping terror and emotional power

The seventh and final Odd Thomas thriller from the master storyteller.The future is haunting Odd Thomas.The carnival has returned to Pico Mundo, the same one that came to town when Odd was just sixteen. Odd is drawn to an arcade tent where he discovers Gypsy Mummy, the fortune-telling machine that told him that he and Stormy Llewellyn were destined to be together forever.But Stormy is dead and Pico Mundo is under threat once more. History seems to be repeating itself as Odd grapples with a satanic cult intent on bringing destruction to his town. An unseasonal storm is brewing, and as the sky darkens and the sun turns blood-red, it seems that all of nature is complicit in their plans.Meanwhile Odd is having dreams of a drowned Pico Mundo, where the submerged streetlamps eerily light the streets. But there's no way Pico Mundo could wind up underwater . . . could it?

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes the must-read thriller of the year, perfect for readers of dark psychological suspense and modern classics of mystery and adventure.Bibi Blair is a fierce, funny, dauntless young woman - whose doctor says she has one year to live.She replies, 'We'll see.'Her sudden recovery is a medical miracle.An enigmatic woman convinces Bibi that she escaped death so that she can save someone else. Someone named Ashley Bell.But who is Ashley Bell? And what exactly does she need saving from?Bibi's obsession with finding Ashley sends her on the run from threats both mystical and worldly, including a rich and charismatic cult leader with terrifying ambitions.

Small-town guy meets big-time evil... A spine-tingling Odd Thomas novella.THERE'S ROOM AT THE INN, BUT YOU MIGHT NOT GET OUT...Odd Thomas and Annamaria need a break from the road. Nestled on a lonely stretch along the Pacific Coast, the warm lights of Harmony Corner welcome them in. The quaint roadside outpost offers everything a weary traveller desires - a cosy diner, a handy service station, a cluster of motel rooms ... and the Harmony family homestead presiding over it all.But Odd has a bad feeling about this place. There's more to the secluded haven than meets the eye - and between life and death there is something more frightening than either. Odd has faced evil many times and he will face it again before the night is over...

Heart-stopping thriller from the master of suspense. Bad things are starting to happen at the Pendleton, an eerie building with a tragic past.The Pendleton stands on the summit of Shadow Hill, a palace built in the late 19th century as a tycoon's dream home. But its grandeur has been scarred by episodes of madness, suicide and mass murder. Since being converted into luxury apartments in the 70s, however, the Pendleton has been at peace. For its fortunate residents - among them ex-marine Bailey Hawk, songwriter Twyla Trahern and her young son Winny - the Pendleton is a sanctuary, its dark past all but forgotten.But now inexplicable shadows caper across walls, security cameras relay impossible images, phantom voices mutter in strange tongues, not-quite-human figures lurk in the basement, elevators plunge into unknown depths. It seems that whatever drove past occupants to their unspeakable fates is at work again.As nightmare visions become real, a group of extraordinary individuals hold the key to humanity's destiny. Welcome to 77 Shadow Street.