Very good tale of a man's pursuit of the apparent survivor of an airliner crash that killed his family.

Not my thing. Although interesting and terrifying premise of science at its worst, it was just too science fiction to be believable. I would hate to think that anything in this story would or could take place. ( )

Joe Carpenter is an angry, lost man since his wife and two daughters died in a horrific plane crash. Then he runs into Rose, and all heck breaks loose. Suddenly, he's being stalked by a group of genetic scientists who have been busy creating genetically enhanced kids. Yes, it's an old horror story, but this one has a twist. One small child can bring hope to the world through a touch of her hand. Sound crazy? It is. I don't think this book is one of Mr. Koontz's best works. The characters were unlikeable, and the story never drew me in. Large chunks of descriptive narrative were meaningless to the storyline. ( )

A well plotted supernatural thriller, this book is going to mean different things to different people primarily depending on their religious beliefs. At first, I was a little irritated by its message, which I saw as potentially flawed. Without giving away the revelation, it’s hard to explain why, except to say there’s no way to know the truth behind what someone shows people. I think the main character of Joe Carpenter explores a husband's and father’s grief well, but the book feels overlong. There’s an almost comfortable ride, even through moments of tension and a lot left toward the end to be revealed. Not as boring as an info dump, still it’s a lot to take in. It’s like 90% of the book builds question after question and then the remaining chunk provides the answer and it left me feeling a little bombarded as I finished the novel. Having said that, I’d have to take time to consider how anyone would present this story in another format and it’s an imaginative plot. We know Koontz for incorporating his religious beliefs and there’s a high percentage of that here, but, as I’ve said, everything here is open to interpretation. It’s gripping enough to be well worth reading once, though this was a re-read for me after many years. ( )

One of my favorite Dean Koontz books. Koontz is not just a horror writer, many of his books leave you with lots to ponder and even hope which is so needed in our current world.

FROM AMAZON: The plane crashed without warning. Three hundred and thirty people died. No explanation. No survivors. Now one man who lost everything that night is about to discover the answers he needs to go on with his life - or the conviction to finally end it.

Crime reporter Joe Carpenter lost his wife and two daughters in the crash of Flight 353. Aching from his loss, Joe is unable to work, think, or do anything but grieve, and wait for his own death. Then Joe meets Rose, a woman who claims to be the crash’s sole survivor. But before Joe can probe further, the elusive Rose slips away and Joe is left with haunting, terrifying questions: If Rose lived through the crash, is it possible his family could have survived it, too? Did the authorities conspire to hide what really happened that night? Joe’s search for the truth will shatter him like nothing has before - and force him to question everything he thinks he knows about life and death. ( )