Dean Koontz has long been one of my favorite writers, but this book made me truly grateful that I don't have to live with a mind like his! This book was so amazingly written and yet so deeply disturbing that it almost left me with a sick feeling. He has a way of drawing you into the story to such an extent that you couldn't stop reading if you wanted to...not that I really wanted to. I had to see how it was going to end. It's been a while since I read this book, and while I don't remember a lot of the specifics, I do remember how I felt at the beginning, middle, and end. It's definitely a book worth reading, but be prepared for the truly disturbing nature of the story!