The Good Guy

Legions of fans and critics alike marvel at Dean Koontz's unrivaled ability to turn out heart-stopping novels as he continues to redefine the boundaries of suspense. Now, with

THE GOOD GUY he is poised to surpass even the heady levels of The Husband and his
wildly successful Odd Thomas novels, most recently Brother Odd.

Timothy Carrier thinks he is engaging in a few minutes of harmless banter with the nervous stranger who takes a seat beside him at the workingman’s bar he frequents. But at the end of the exchange, Tim find himself with an envelope full of cash and a contract to kill the pretty woman whose photo and address accompany the money. Too late he realizes he’s been mistaken for a killer-for-hire—-just as the real killer arrives. And although he is able to sidestep the encounter and forestall the hit, his runaway ride has only begun. Soon he will discover a level of malice he never imagined existed—and resources within himself of which he never dreamed, a capacity for endurance and selflessness that transforms his idea of who he is and what it takes to be THE GOOD GUY.