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Jim Ironheart wins $6 million in Lottery, but begins a journey saving people, he only finds out about as he goes along, all the while "the enemy" is after him. Holly Thorn, a former reporter/journalist, tries to follow/help him. As they search for the reason Jim 'sees' things/disasters, they end up in Jim's childhood town and uncover his true past. ( )

Declarative sentences! Non-stop action! Robotic personal interactions. Wooden dialog! Borrowed plot. Unoriginal ideas. Bad sex! Hokey ending. ( )

Jim Ironheart, a man of mystery, and Holly Thorne, a reporter from Portland, hook up in southern California to unlock the secret of Jim's incredible ability to predict dire circumstances under which someone is destined to die.... and in foreseeing it, he steps in and is able to thwart the machinations of fate.

I've only read a few other Koontz books, but this one I really enjoyed because I couldn't see where the plot was going. I love being surprised by a book and this one just kept throwing plot twists throughout. It was suspenseful and original and I couldn't predict it, which in my mind, makes a great read. ( )

Not all Dean Koontz books are the same. This is worse than the others, and is no fun to read. ( )