The Face of Fear: A compelling and horrifying tale - Hardcover

Koontz, Dean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747201749 ISBN 13: 9780747201748

Publisher: Feature, 1989

Synopsis

Graham Harris is a gifted clairvoyant, and during a television interview, he 'sees' a murder being committed. He knows that the killer is the man the police have named the Butcher - the slayer of nine young women.

Learning of the psychic identification, the Butcher begins to stalk this 'witness' to his crime, and traps Harris and his girlfriend at night in a vast forty-two-storey business building, hunting them relentlessly from floor to floor...

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Review

"Real suspense...tension upon tension!"--"The New York Times"
Praise for Dean Koontz
"A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting. His characters sparkle with life. And his fast-paced plots are wonderfully fiendish, taking unexpected twists and turns."--"The San Diego Union-Tribune"
"One of our finest and most versatile suspense writers."--"The Macon Telegraph & News"
"His prose mesmerizes...Koontz consistently hits the bull's-eye."--"Arkansas Democrat"
"An exceptional novelist...top-notch."--"Lincoln Journal-Star"

Real suspense tension upon tension! The New York Times
Praise forDean Koontz
A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting. Hischaracters sparkle with life. And his fast-pacedplots are wonderfully fiendish, takingunexpected twists and turns. The San Diego Union-Tribune
One of our finest and most versatile suspense writers. The Macon Telegraph & News
His prose mesmerizes Koontz consistentlyhits the bull s-eye. Arkansas Democrat
An exceptional novelist top-notch. Lincoln Journal-Star"

-Real suspense...tension upon tension!---The New York Times

More 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

"Real suspense...tension upon tension!"--The New York Times

More 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

A compelling and horrifying tale from a legendary storyteller

About this edition

• Publisher: Feature
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0747201749
• ISBN 13: 9780747201748
• Binding: Hardcover