Having read a lot of Dean Koontz books lately, I felt this novel rehashed (or acted as a draft for perhaps) several ideas that also appear in his other novels - there's the usual good vs evil plot, along with the spooky fairground from "Funhouse", the killer on the trail of a good man and his family ("Mr Murder") and even the character of the ballsy disabled girl Regina seems very similar to Leilani from "One Door Away From Heaven". So although this is quite a good book overall, it just didn't feel that original - and I liked the aforementioned books a lot better!

Generic author review. Star rating reflects opinion of books. I went through a period of reading koontz's novels, really because my brother loved him and passed them on to me. Hmmm. Some were decent. Most were average. The writing was okay but the author rarely gripped me. There were some good thrillers but his horror books left me cold. I generally didn't think the plots were that good and some seemed to similar to others. However I'm not a great fan of horror so take my opinion with a pinch of salt really. I'm aware he is a popular author so make your mind up is my advice.