- Hardcover: 624 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; First edition (4 Aug 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007130694
- ISBN-13: 978-0007130696
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 5.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,063,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Face mixes both elements of psychological and supernatural terror in an unusual and disturbing way. "The Face" is a Hollywood superstar who's never at home. For his lonely son Fric, that's the keynote of life: a father who gives him everything, including the run of a fabulous Bel Air mansion (the Palazzo Rospo) in a large estate, but no personal affection. A series of cryptic gifts arrive, suggesting a stalker's threat to the actor, but in fact the person in danger is 10-year-old Fric.
The house security boss, former LAPD cop Ethan Truman, isn't that worried. The Face is away as usual and the Palazzo's defences are spectacular. What does worry him is that after tracking down the middleman who delivered one of those sinister parcels, Ethan is killed--twice. But yet he lives, as though time has been rewound; and he keeps glimpsing an old friend who is very definitely dead.
Koontz's villain is a memorably unpleasant creation; thanks to wealth, contacts and horrible ingenuity, this bad guy is well-equipped to crack the Palazzo defences, kill Ethan and grab Fric. Gradually his inhuman scheme is revealed.
Meanwhile the supernatural element is working on the other side, though shackled by rules that forbid direct action. Fric gets disquieting phone calls warning that someone or something called Moloch, devourer of children, is coming and that the boy had better find a safe hiding place. Chillingly, the caller always knows exactly where Fric is and what he's doing. And these messages somehow don't register on the Palazzo's elaborate logging system.
Appalling rain drenches Los Angeles as Moloch's day approaches; Fric's terror grows, Ethan and a friend who's still in the LAPD follow hopeless leads and even the dead begin to despair of thwarting a psychopath who holds all the high cards. No plan, however, quite survives contact with reality. The finale offers extreme violence and electrifying twists, and delivers satisfaction. --David Langford
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'Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler' The Times
‘Koontz has once again proven why he is one of the premier novelists of his generation.’ Jonathan Weir, Amazon.co.uk
‘Psychologically complex, masterly and satisfying.’ The New York Times
‘Intensity chills the reader to the core and establishes Koontz as a master.’ Associated Press
‘Koontz has near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match.’ Los Angeles Times
‘Dean Koontz is probably, right now, the most underestimated writer at work in the field of fantastic literature’ Infinity Plus
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Dean Koonts has done it again.A superb mixture of thriller with a sprinkling of the supernatural. The story GRABS you from the start, it makes you care about the characters. The story is a delight, the twists and turns are not obvious and you have to keep on reading.
Even when the story finishes you would like to know more and follow the characters as their lives unfold even further.
Its a great book you can't put it down.
Even when the story finishes you would like to know more and follow the characters as their lives unfold even further.
Its a great book you can't put it down.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was my first Dean Koontz book.
I had finished my last book and was just looking for a quick replacement.
Boy am I glad I picked this one!
I had finished my last book and was just looking for a quick replacement.
Boy am I glad I picked this one!
The story had me gripped from start to finish with exciting twists and up-and-downs throughout.
I now want to read more Koontz books to see how he carries on with other story lines.
This is a criminal, supernatural story with a heavy (but not imposing) hint of social behaviour subtexts that blend together excellently!
Buy it now!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is excellent. What an imagination Koontz has! I have been reading his books for a decade and he still impresses me. I could not put this book down and I am now lost without it. The themes, the characters, the plot. It's all great. If you read this and enjoy it, then you may aswell purchase all his other books in bulk (so you don't have to pay for p&p) and forget about Stephen King.
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My favourite Koontz novel.
The best Dean Koontz book I have read. A mix of thriller and supernatural. It was one of those novels that I was sorry to finish.
Published 3 days ago by M. Ward
Laboriously slow
I have been reading Koontz's books for 20 years now and he is still one of my favourite authors. I always pick up one of his books every few months and love being taken on a dark... Read more
Published 19 days ago by scoobylu
Forgettable
I am writing a belated review some 7 years after reading this and to be honest cannot remember much about the book. That means it was neither dreadful nor great. Read more
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Couldn't put this book down and I have to say one of the best I've ever read...so creepy it gave me nightmares! Read more
Couldn't put this book down and I have to say one of the best I've ever read...so creepy it gave me nightmares! Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2009 by Jacqueline A. Minns
great read
This is a thriller, not a chiller. It is not scary but it is enjoyable and fast-paced and leaves you wanting to know more. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2008 by Macca
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To sum this book up on a whole, i would say for 700 pages this is not a worthwhile read. As always with Koontz the characters are excellently described and utilised giving a truly... Read more
Published on 11 July 2008 by L. Griffin
Outstanding.
A supernatural thriller from the top draw. Weird, scary, nasty and ingenious are a few words I'd use to describe this book. Read more
Published on 22 April 2008 by J. D. Aspinall
Dean Koontz in fabulous form
I Hadn't read any Dean Koontz for a while, and was unsure how good this book would be. Initially it was a bit slow and I wasn't sure I would complete it, however the pace and story... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2007 by Mrs. S. S. Allars
Home Alone with Moloch
This is the first Dean Koontz book that I have read in a long time. I was not disappointed. The story is about a ten year old boy, Fric, whose dad, The Face, is a famous film... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2007 by G. M. Buchanan
Somewhat stereotypical characters but a compelling read
Having only "The Taking" as a point of reference, I would say this is a good Dean Koontz book.
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