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A delightfully scary, touching, profound, funny, mesmerizing book whose characters will pull on your heartstrings and stay with you forever!
Watchers is a 1987 suspense novel by American novelist, author, and poet Dean Koontz. It is credited with establishing Koontz's status as a best-selling author along with other novels like Strangers, Lightning, Midnight, and his latest novel Devoted. Watchers was nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great America Read, it is classic Koontz: an action thriller with a helping of horror.
Travis Cornell, a former Delta Force operative, on his thirty-sixth birthday goes hiking to explore the canyon near his home into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. Soon his path is blocked by two genetically engineered creatures that have escaped from a top-secret government laboratory. One is Golden Retriever with enhanced intelligence, befriends Travis; the other is a creature known as the Outsiders, who tries to kill the dog. After eluding the Outsider, Travis takes the dog home and names him Einstien because of his exceptional intelligence. Later, Travis and Einstein find and rescue Nora Devon in a park that was being pestered by a dangerous man. Together they form a trio.
A "superior thriller" (Oakland Press) about a man, a dog, and a terrifying threat that could only have come from the imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz--nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.
About the Author
Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945, Everett, Pennsylvania) is an American poet, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story writer. His novels are billed as a suspense thriller, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller List, with fourteen hardcover and sixteen paperbacks reaching the number-one position.
Koontz has been writing for over 50 years under his pen names such as Aaron Wolfe, Brian Coffey, David Axton, Deanna Dwyer, Richard Paige, and a few more. He has published over 105 novels and a number of novellas, and a collection of short stories including Watcher, Odd Thomas, Life Expectancy, Strangers, The Silent Corner, Ticktock, Devoted, Lightning, The Darkest Evening of the Year, Phantoms, The Taking, etc. He has sold over 450 million copies in thirty-eight languages of his work.
The Times (of London) has called him a 'literary juggler'. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirits of their goldens Trixie and Anna.
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Rating: 4.7/5
Author: Dean Koontz
Publisher: Berkley
Publishing Date: May 6, 2008
Edition Language: English
Genre: Animal Fiction, Ghost Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
ISBN-10: 0425221806
ISBN-13: 978-0425221808
Pages: 400 (Paperback)
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