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Loading... The Good Guy (original 2007; edition 2008)by Dean Koontz
Work InformationThe Good Guy by Dean Koontz (2007)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Book on CD narrated by Rick Ferrone 4**** From the book jacket: Timothy Carrier, having a beer after work at his friend’s tavern, enjoys drawing 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, a photo of a pretty woman marked for death, and her address. Minutes later, another stranger sits next to Tim. This one is a cold-blooded killer who believes Tim is the man who has hired him. Tim tries to call off the deal, giving the man the money “to do nothing.” But when Tim secretly follows the killer out of the tavern, he gets a shock: the guy is a cop. My Reactions This thriller just grabbed me. I could not figure out why this woman was targeted, and why the killer was so relentless in his pursuit. Tim is the quintessential good guy. A gentleman, smart, determined, creative and principled. And I loved his mother! Several of the close calls stretch credulity (timelines just didn’t work), but Koontz kept me turning pages (or changing CDs) to see what would happen next. This was written sixteen years ago, but the whole Rick Ferrone does a great job of narrating the audiobook. He is a gifted voice artist and even does a reasonable job of bringing the women characters to life. The Good Guy kept my interest with this fast paced story. But I found the plot tiring out around the 2/3rds mark of the book. I also found some of Koontz's use of similes a little jarring at times. But then he doesn't write to win literary awards. I found the quality of the writing toward the end of the book to decline somewhat. A little more editing might have helped. I also found the ending to be less than satisfying and a bit of a reach. These are quibbles, of course. Koontz continues to be a solid story teller. no reviews | add a review
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Timothy Carrier is sitting in a bar when the man next to him mistakes him for someone else and hands him an envelope with $10,000. The man leaves after handing Tim a photo of a woman marked for death and her address. Soon the killer arrives believing Tim is the one who wants to hire him. No library descriptions found. |
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DNF at 10%, after giving it a full hour.
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