The House of Thunder: A psychological thriller of masterful suspense - Softcover

Koontz, Dean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747236615 ISBN 13: 9780747236610

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 1994

Synopsis

In a cavern called The House of Thunder, Susan Thorton watched in terror as her lover died a brutal death in a college hazing. And in the following four years, the four young men who participated in that grim fraternity rite also died violently. Or did they?

Twelve years later Susan wakes in a hospital bed. Apparently involved in a fatal accident, she is suffering from amnesia. She doesn't remember who she is or why she is there. All she knows is that her convalescence is unfolding into a fearful nightmare - and that the faces that surround her, pretending loving care, are those of the four men involved in that murder years before.

Have the dead come back to life? Or has Susan plunged into the abyss of madness? With the help of her neurosurgeon, Susan desperately clings to her sanity while fighting to uncover who or what could be stalking her...

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Review:

"Koontz is brilliant."--"Chicago Sun-Times"
"A great storyteller."--"New York Daily News "
"Koontz is a terrific what-if storyteller."--"People "
"His perennial bestsellers are...engrossing entertainments."--"The Washington Post Book World"

Koontz is brilliant. "Chicago Sun-Times"
A great storyteller. "New York Daily News "
Koontz is a terrific what-if storyteller. "People "
His perennial bestsellers are engrossing entertainments. "The Washington Post Book World""

Koontz is brilliant. Chicago Sun-Times
A great storyteller. New York Daily News
Koontz is a terrific what-if storyteller. People
His perennial bestsellers are engrossing entertainments. The Washington Post Book World"

Praise for Dean Koontz
"Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth."--The Seattle Times
"Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose....'Serious' writers...might do well to examine his technique."--The New York Times Book Review
"Lyrical writing and compelling characters...Koontz stands alone."--Associated Press
"In every industry there exist 'artists' that are not only unforgettable, but know their craft better than the rest. Dean Koontz...is among these artisans."--Suspense Magazine
"[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match."--Los Angeles Times
"Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of America...novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good...[and that] entertain vastly as they uplift."--Publishers Weekly

Praise for Dean Koontz
-Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth.---The Seattle Times
-Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose....'Serious' writers...might do well to examine his technique.---The New York Times Book Review
-Lyrical writing and compelling characters...Koontz stands alone.---Associated Press
-In every industry there exist 'artists' that are not only unforgettable, but know their craft better than the rest. Dean Koontz...is among these artisans.---Suspense Magazine
-[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match.---Los Angeles Times
-Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of America...novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good...[and that] entertain vastly as they uplift.---Publishers Weekly

Praise for Dean Koontz

"Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth."--The Seattle Times

"Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose....'Serious' writers...might do well to examine his technique."--The New York Times Book Review

"Lyrical writing and compelling characters...Koontz stands alone."--Associated Press

"In every industry there exist 'artists' that are not only unforgettable, but know their craft better than the rest. Dean Koontz...is among these artisans."--Suspense Magazine

"[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match."--Los Angeles Times

"Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of America...novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good...[and that] entertain vastly as they uplift."--Publishers Weekly

Book Description:

How do you know what is real when you wake into a nightmare?

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0747236615
• ISBN 13: 9780747236610
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352