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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Mild-mannered Tim Carrier meets a man by chance in a bar who gives him $10K as a down payment to kill a woman. This is just the beginning of Tim's adventure because of a mistaken identity. Fast read and as always a very entertaining, thrilling read from Dean Koontz. (  ) knithappened | Nov 10, 2009 |  Quick read. Good fun. (  ) ini_ya | Nov 7, 2009 | It's a good thing I don't expect more from Koontz than one long chase scene with all the loose ends rather sloppily tied up at the end. It's not all bad, of course. The dialogue had some funny bits and the miscommunication that starts off the book was cleverly done. Unfortunately, the villain wasn't especially convincing and the ending seemed thrown together at the last minute. In short, this was a nice diversion while recovering from surgery but I'm glad I didn't spend any money on it. (  ) melydia | Oct 28, 2009 | 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 it doesn't take Tim long to figure out that THIS man is the REAL killer. It also becomes quite clear that offering the hit man money to not kill anyone isn't going to work. What follows is Tim doing what Tim does best -- taking on the problems of others as if it were his mission. As the humble mason tracks down Linda, the woman the hit man was going to be hired to kill, the story turns into a book version of the TV show "24." There's action-adventure here, and well-drawn characters (the villain, by far, is the most interesting character in the book), and a plausible story line. I really enjoyed THE GOOD GUY! ( ) GeniusJen | Oct 13, 2009 | Guy comes up to "Tim" in bar & hands him a manilla envelope for "a hit" on a woman. Then, leaves & a few minutes later the real "hit man" comes in. Tim finds the woman & tries to save her & find out why she's a target. Turns out she was just in the wrong place at wrong time. Was O.K., but not the best. ( ) Tweellow | Jul 9, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0739332937, Audio CD)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. From the Hardcover edition. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:52 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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