The Good Guy
by Dean Koontz
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Read in September, 2007
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Keeping with the Koontz theme. I finished The Good Guy over the weekend. The cover (front and back) doesn’t tell you much. I didn’t read the inside part of the dust jacket. I just picked it up. I figured Koontz = Good read. I was right.
At this point in my Koontz reading extravaganza I’ve made a few generalizations about his books. Someone or something will have special powers. Meaning, if the lead character doesn’t have special powers, then that character has a pet (usually a dog) that...more
At this point in my Koontz reading extravaganza I’ve made a few generalizations about his books. Someone or something will have special powers. Meaning, if the lead character doesn’t have special powers, then that character has a pet (usually a dog) that...more
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Read in June, 2007
Timothy Carrier, having a beer after work at his friend’s tavern. But the jittery man who sits next to him tonight has mistaken Tim for someone very different—and passes to him a manila envelope full of cash.
“Ten thousand now. You get the rest when she’s gone.”
The stranger walks out, leaving a photo of the pretty woman marked for death, and her address. But things are about to get worse. In minutes another stranger sits next to Tim. This one is a cold-blooded killer who believe...more
“Ten thousand now. You get the rest when she’s gone.”
The stranger walks out, leaving a photo of the pretty woman marked for death, and her address. But things are about to get worse. In minutes another stranger sits next to Tim. This one is a cold-blooded killer who believe...more
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Read in July, 2007
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suspense thriller fans, koontz readers/fans
Maybe I'm uncultured and haven't read enough of Koontz yet, but I really like the way he writes. I love the triggering of purposeful action in the lives of otherwise normal, everyday, dare I say mundane, flying-under-the-radar type of people. They are forced to step up and remain apathetic no more. The characters, both protagonists and antagonists, are forced to acknowledge each other, each situation and decide what to do next. Love, compassion, care and concern for other people in a world that ...more
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Read in December, 2007
As a writer, Koontz is improving. I found that this novel had very little rambling about his characters and scenes. His development of characters was amazing. I found that even though I despised the evil character, Krait, I was just as attached to him as I was the main characters, Tim and Linda.
This novel had a very interesting and scary plot. What made this Novel so intensely frightening was that it was a plausible situation. It is a plot that could very well be happening or could happ...more
This novel had a very interesting and scary plot. What made this Novel so intensely frightening was that it was a plausible situation. It is a plot that could very well be happening or could happ...more
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Read in August, 2007
This was another book in a string of books by Koontz that tends to follow the same path. Reminiscent of 'The Husband' this book is about a man, who is unknowingly dragged into a circumstance that he would rahter have no part of but handles brilliantly. Tim Carrier is just another guy having a drink in a friend's bar when he is approached by a man and mistakenly identified as a hit-man. Then a few moments later as he is trying to digest what is has just happened to him, he is mistakenly identifie...more
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Read in August, 2008
The Good Guy is the story of an average guy, Tim Carrier, mason. He steps into the story in an average tavern, having his usual couple of beers. Though he's a big guy, Tim tries very hard to be unnoticeable. He wants to be the wallflower, he wants to just live his average life. Unfortunately for Tim, he is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Sitting in the tavern, Tim is the victim of mistaken identity. Someone thinks he is a killer for hire. They pass on ten thousand dollars for the de...more
Sitting in the tavern, Tim is the victim of mistaken identity. Someone thinks he is a killer for hire. They pass on ten thousand dollars for the de...more
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I have to say that I enjoyed THE GOOD GUY a whole lot more than THE HUSBAND, which I didn't even finish. Although there's no paranormal elements to this book, like my favorite Koontz books have, this is a pretty good thriller.
Tim Carrier is the quiet, stay-out-of-the-way-and-disappear-into-the-shadows type of guy. That seems to be working fine, until a customer walks into the bar where Tim's at and mistakes him for a hired killer. Before he can rectify the mistake, another man enters, and i...more
Tim Carrier is the quiet, stay-out-of-the-way-and-disappear-into-the-shadows type of guy. That seems to be working fine, until a customer walks into the bar where Tim's at and mistakes him for a hired killer. Before he can rectify the mistake, another man enters, and i...more
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Read in August, 2008
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This is the first book I've read by Dean Koontz. My mother and a few friends of mine have been reading him for a while and I just got started.
I'm not sure if this is just this specific book or Dean Koontz, but I find the characters in the story to be unbelievable.
While I'm enjoying the storyline and detail, I'm not finding myself connecting or believing any of the characters.
Let me put it this way. The way the characters speak makes me feel like I'm watching a 1950's film noire. There are...more
I'm not sure if this is just this specific book or Dean Koontz, but I find the characters in the story to be unbelievable.
While I'm enjoying the storyline and detail, I'm not finding myself connecting or believing any of the characters.
Let me put it this way. The way the characters speak makes me feel like I'm watching a 1950's film noire. There are...more
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I needed a quick read while on my most recent vacation with family--when I only get to read in odd moments and at night, I need something that doesn't require a lot of concentration. :) I have a few favorite authors that I trot out at such times (Mary Higgins Clark, Harlan Coben, etc.), and Dean Koontz is a recent member of this group...
I found this to be a thoroughly satisfying thriller, made especially palatable by the fact that the main character was, indeed, a good guy. We're not alwa...more
I found this to be a thoroughly satisfying thriller, made especially palatable by the fact that the main character was, indeed, a good guy. We're not alwa...more
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Read in September, 2007
Dean Koontz is an interesting writer. Some of his books are unusually creepy while others are addicted page turners. The Good Guy is definitely the latter. It was well written, and had twists and turns every 3 pages (or it seemed). It's about a simple case of mistaken identity. Take your average guy, Tim, sitting in a bar, when a stranger walks up to him and hands him an envelope containing money and a picture. After a very brief conversation with Tim, this stranger quickly leaves. It is realize...more
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My first Koontz book. It's a well written thriller for the most part, but whenever Koontz thinks the reader needs a short break from the action he throws in a paragraph of really purple prose describing the weather or the landscape. The trees or the rain amazingly enough reflect the emotions of the characters. Since he tosses in words like "sussurations" we can rest assured that these passages are poetic. That then is the stamp of seriousness, so we will know we are not soiling our ...more
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Read in August, 2008
recommends it for:
fans of suspense, cross genre story telling
A killer for hire. A case of mistaken indentity and a cat and mouse chase w/ a bit of intrigue to keep you reading. I like the Dean Koontz novels where the "ordinary" main characters turn out to have some hidden strength to get them through a night (or few) of terror. I guess that's basically alot of Koontz' books. But I also like when the threat is non-human A killer w/ physco issues don't appeal to me as much as a lab created or voodoo inpsired creature of the night. I guess b/c even...more
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
mystery and suspense lovers
You know, for years I stayed away from Dean Koontz because I had this notion that all he wrote was horror. Mind you, I like an occasional horror read -- but almost only if it’s by the master himself, Stephen King. Guess what, though? Koontz does more than horror. In fact, he’s pretty much immersed himself in psychological drama, at least in “The Good Guy.”
The book is essentially a story about an ordinary guy thrust into an extraordinary circumstance. I don’t think there’s a genre...more
The book is essentially a story about an ordinary guy thrust into an extraordinary circumstance. I don’t think there’s a genre...more
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Okay I started reading this awhile back and I was only like two pages in and must of been in a mood because I switched to read something else. WHAT A MISTAKE!
OMG I started reading this last night I stayed up until my eyes just would not focus. I read it every chance I got today including in the car and I never read in the car!!!! (Don;t worry DH was driving not me.)
I would stay up tonight and finish I know If I pick it up again. But I promised little DD that we were going to do something to...more
OMG I started reading this last night I stayed up until my eyes just would not focus. I read it every chance I got today including in the car and I never read in the car!!!! (Don;t worry DH was driving not me.)
I would stay up tonight and finish I know If I pick it up again. But I promised little DD that we were going to do something to...more
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Read in July, 2008
I'm not a huge Koontz fan. I'll read his books but I don't usually seek them out. This one was, IMHO, typical Koontz and good enough for that. I enjoyed the story line. It was one of those 'outwit the bad guy who is waaayyyy smart and won't fall for simple tricks and escapes . . . though eventually he will and that will be his downfall.' Kinda reminded me of the battle of wits with Vizini in "The Princess Bride". Every confrontation was a matter of who was falling into whose trap...more
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Read in March, 2008
recommends it for:
People who like like thrillers
Typical Koontz all the way. I could pick his voice/style out of an unmarked line up as his distinctive patterns of dialogue and condemnations on modern society mixed with a zest for life are all there.
The characters are also the same in that the protagonists are quiet heroes with a past that holds them back yet gives them their strength and a self involved psycho that believes he is above beyond the rest of humanity. The heroes have to overcome great and overwhelming odds to beat their foe....more
The characters are also the same in that the protagonists are quiet heroes with a past that holds them back yet gives them their strength and a self involved psycho that believes he is above beyond the rest of humanity. The heroes have to overcome great and overwhelming odds to beat their foe....more
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Dean Koontz is an interesting writer. Some of his books are unusually creepy while others are addicted page turners. The Good Guy is definitely the latter. It was well written, and had twists and turns every 3 pages (or it seemed). It's about a simple case of mistaken identity. Take your average guy, Tim, sitting in a bar, when a stranger walks up to him and hands him an envelope containing money and a picture. After a very brief conversation with Tim, this stranger quickly leaves. It is realize...more
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Read in September, 2007
I don't know what to say about Dean Koontz these days. He's been my guilty pleasure read since high school and I've read at least two dozen of his books. The last few that I've read have been really disappointing. This one read like a script for a bad Hollywood movie and the ending was complete bullshit! I've wondered if maybe his writing just seems different to me now that I'm older, but no, I know that he's written some really great books. I remember how I couldn't put Intensity do...more
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Read in January, 2008
Koontz's more recent novels are all well-written, with trademark snappy patter, clever turns of phrase, and intelligent dialog put together with terrific pacing. He produces edge-of-your-seat page-turners every time out of the box. This volume is no exception; the only quibble I had with it is that it seemed a little bit too familiar. The psycho bad guy is chasing the wonderful young man with a hidden past and his wonderful young quirky lady friend. The odds are overwhelmingly against them, but ...more
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
fans of good action/who done its, Dean Koontz fans
Dean outdid himself on the story twist for this one. A quiet large man, Timothy Carrier, is simply a stonemason. Or is he? Mistaken first for a hitman and then for the person who wants someone dead, Carrier feels the need to protect the life of a woman he's never met. The reason for wanting her dead and who Timothy really is are not revealed until the very end of the story, which gives the story an extra oomph to the already breakneck pace at which it proceeds. Lots of action from the start...more
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