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Strangers

By: Dean Koontz
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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“The plot twists ingeniously...an engaging, often chilling book.” - The New York Times Book Review

A writer in California. A doctor in Boston. A motel owner and his employee in Nevada. A priest in Chicago. A robber in New York. A little girl in Las Vegas. They’re a handful of people from across the country, living through eerie variations of the same nightmare.

A dark memory is calling out to them. And soon they will be drawn together, deep in the heart of a sprawling desert, where the terrifying truth awaits...

©2008 Dean Koontz (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc. First Contact Genre Fiction Horror Military Psychological Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Scary Fiction Exciting

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Critic reviews

“A unique spellbinder that captures the reader on the first page. Exciting, enjoyable, and an intensely satisfying read.” - Mary Higgins Clark

“[Koontz] is a great storyteller, and Strangers features a plot so original you’ll be reading, with chills, well into the morning." - New York Daily News

“Koontz is a master at constructing vivid, eerily realistic worlds that hold readers spellbound. A memorable thriller.” - Booklist

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Turned it off. Takes forever for anything to happen. You just have to persevere too long to understand the point of the book. Not a thriller.

Meh

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Dick Hill turns in a grand performance here. The story is pretty slow and steady at the start and introduces some characters who are important and some not, but it all builds to a bigger picture.

The second half is far faster paced and as things become clearer the story develops well. The ending is a little quick as if Koontz didn't know how to finish it, but would have been nice for a 12 months later type prologue.

Worthy of owning

Lots of listening for your money or credit

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Nothing to dislike IMO.I enjoyed the depth of character he imports to the protagonists. Dick Hill did a great read.

Another superb work from Mr. Koontz

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Well written but waay too long…. All wrapped up super quick… there was just no need.. half the time would have been more than enough… or better suited as a short story … only finished it as I’d already invested so much time…

What a slog - too long

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Really enjoyed this book, kept me enthralled and guessing the whole way through. Really liked the narration too, very passionate.

Loved this book

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This book is just brilliant! Loved it and its characters and did not want it to end!

Brilliant

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I enjoyed this book. It will be a bit protracted for people who like fast paced action, but I enjoyed it. You think you know what happened and who the baddies are, quite early on, but there is a twist. The very end of the book was a let down. It feels as if the author just didn’t know how to finish it off. The Happily Ever After ending is beginnerish and a disappointment at the conclusion of an otherwise good story.

Good until……..

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If you could sum up Strangers in three words, what would they be?

Great, some issues

What three words best describe Dick Hill’s performance?

Overall a good performance, but he does have a touch of the William Shatner's at times.

Great story, narritive flaws.

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The story is ok but the first half just describes the fear of the main players in painfully long-winded ways. Also, the narrator was really not great. Weird stilting. And his 'women' all sounded the same - all a bit twee.

Just WAAAY too much waffling...

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Finished it after first starting it in 1987. Went back to it.
Worth it. Excellent.

Long but never boring.

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