Last Light (Novella) (Kindle Single)

Last Light (Novella) (Kindle Single)

<b><b>From bestselling author Dean Koontz comes an eBook original novella, the first of two tales that pave the way for <i>Ashley Bell, </i>his new novel of dark suspense! A woman with a good heart and a troubling gift. A man with a twisted soul and a terrifying talent. In this literal war of wills, only one can survive.</b></b><br /> <b> </b><br /> With just a touch, Makani Hisoka-O’Brien can see the deepest secrets that others conceal—and it frightens her. There’s danger in the terrible knowledge that floods her mind and haunts her conscience. <br />  <br /> With just a touch, Rainer Sparks can learn the biggest problems that others bear—and it thrills him. There’s profit to be made making problems go away, by <i>any</i> means . . . including murder.<br />  <br /> In a place as big as Southern California, these two might have never met and discovered one another’s chilling abilities. But good and evil have a way of colliding . . . with shattering consequences. <br /> <b> </b><br /> <b>Acclaim for Dean Koontz</b><br /> <b> </b><br /> “Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth . . . with a level of perception and sensitivity that is not merely convincing; it’s astonishing.”<b><i>—The Seattle Times</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “Demanding much of itself, Koontz’s style bleaches out clichés while showing a genius for details. He leaves his competitors buried in the dust.”<b><i>—Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “A rarity among bestselling writers, Koontz continues to pursue new ways of telling stories, never content with repeating himself.”<b>—<i>Chicago Sun-Times</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose. ‘Serious’ writers . . . might do well to examine his technique.”<b>—<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match.”<b><i>—Los Angeles Times</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “Koontz is a superb plotter and wordsmith. He chronicles the hopes and fears of our time in broad strokes and fine detail, using popular fiction to explore the human condition.”<b>—<i>USA Today</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “Characters and the search for meaning, exquisitely crafted, are the soul of [Koontz’s] work. . . . One of the master storytellers of this or any age.”<b>—<i>The Tampa Tribune</i></b><br /> <b><i> </i></b><br /> “A literary juggler.”<b>—<i>The Times</i> (London)</b>