Sole Survivor

This is a very intriguing novel, it begins when Joe Carpenter viists the gravestones of his wife and two young girls on the first anniversity of their death, when they were suddenly killed when a Nationwide Flight #353, 747 jumbo jet crashed in Colorado on its way to LAX. While at the cemetery he notices a female taking pictures of their gravestones and was later is informed that their was a sole survivor of the crash and the events send this novel to a mind opening story. One of the best novels that I've read recently, Sole Survivor II ? ( )

Sole Survivor was the first Dean Koontz novel I'd ever read. If only they were all this good. I was in working in Germany at the time and found it on a desk I was using temporarily. I had a lot of down time so I started reading. I was quickly sucked in. I got very little sleep from the time I started till I finally finished a few days later. It didn't hurt that the story was set in my home town of Seattle.

The story starts with a reporter unable to cope with the deaths of his wife and daughter in an airplane crash. When he meets a mysterious woman at their graves who hints that his daughter isn't dead, the story takes off like roller coaster careening down the big hill. By the end, even the finality of death is challenged. It's an engrossing read without a single weak moment. ( )

After not enjoying "The Taking" so much, I was a bit unsure about committing to another DK novel. I have to say that I'm glad I did. I found the plot quite intriguing and thought the main characters were developed very well. I found it very easy to read and it's one of the more rivetting books that I've read recently. I like the way the author has threaded the plot of this story through the eyes of the main character, with whom I found it very easy to empathise. The narrative is quite pacey and leads the reader from one plot twist to another at a rate that never allows you to lose concentration. ( )

Loneliness is possibly more debilitating than many physical illnesses.
Joe Carpenter is lonely. More, he is broken. His wife and his daughters
died in a tragic and unexplained plane crash. He pain was so all encompassing,
all he could do was to try to draw away from it. That never really works, as lonliness
and pain can find you anywhere. They are insidious.

One day while visiting the graves of his family, he met a lovely woman
who was taking photographs of the grave site. He had never seen her before,
but was impressed by her presence, as well as her strange beauty. This
chance meeting would change his life. The appearance of this woman
in the lives of the families of others who died that day would affect them as
well. Tragically.

This is a story that has more than one hero, and more than one villain. It is fast paced
and it has a great ending, which sells a book for me any time.

recommended for those who like a thriller with heart. ( )

This book was on my list to read for a long time before I finally got to it, and it was well worth the wait. I enjoyed this so much more than Door to December, and was kept on the edge of my seat the entire way. I always enjoy the 'supernatural themes' and this novel had action, suspense, paranormal activity and meaning of life themes. What more could you want?

I would thoroughly recommend this book to any fan of Koontz or those that enjoy action spiced with the paranormal. ( )