false <![CDATA[The Good Guy]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168390862m/32441.jpg 32441 18 Timothy Carrier, having a beer after work at his friend’s tavern, enjoys drawing eccentric customers into amusing conversations. 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 believes Tim is the man who has hired him. Thinking fast, Tim says, “I’ve had a change of heart. You get ten thousand—for doing nothing. Call it a no-kill fee.” He keeps the photo and gives the money to the hired killer. And when Tim secretly follows the man out of the tavern, he gets a further shock: the hired killer is a cop. Suddenly, Tim Carrier, an ordinary guy, is at the center of a mystery of extraordinary proportions, the one man who can save an innocent life and stop a killer far more powerful than any cop…and as relentless as evil incarnate. But first Tim must discover within himself the capacity for selflessness, endurance, and courage that can turn even an ordinary man into a hero, inner resources that will transform his idea of who he is and what it takes to be The Good Guy. 1443220 29 5 2007 The Good Guy total:4067|5:875|4:1585|3:1247|2:304|1:56| 4067 15120 5233 546 4 2 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 09 08:46:57 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 08:48:23 -0800 2007
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“Ten thousand now. You get the rest when she’s gone.”

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[Big time spoiler] However, while I really enjoyed both the story and Koontz's storytelling, there is one glaring inconsistency: why didn't Wentwort...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Apr 10 17:15:41 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 17:20:17 -0700 2009 This wasn't a terrible story, it did keep moving and i liked the characters. But i think i needed a little bit more about either the mysterious very weird ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 27 21:14:25 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 02 23:48:02 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 02 15:19:35 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 12:45:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 20:56:41 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 21:01:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat May 02 12:10:48 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:51:08 -0700 2009 2
Enjoyability: 5
Re-Readability: 5
Character Development: 4.5
Complexity: 2
Writing Style: 4.5
Believability: 3.5
Overall: 4.08

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