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Velocity [Paperback]

Dean Koontz
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)

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2 Jan 2006

The international bestseller Dean Koontz delivers a masterclass of storytelling suspense in this thriller. What would you do if a serial killer forced you to choose who he murders next?

On the windscreen of his SUV, Billy finds the first note.

It gives him a choice. If he takes the note to the police, an elderly woman will be killed. If he doesn’t approach the police, a schoolteacher will die. He thinks it’s a hoax. The schoolteacher is killed. Further notes taunt Billy’s conscience, forcing him to decide who lives and who dies. He must think the unthinkable, fast, in an accelerating nightmare.

More communications from the killer follow with ever tighter deadlines. Each is more personal, more confrontational than the last until he is isolated, with no one to rely on but himself. Finally, he must risk everything to save the helpless, clueless victims…


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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (2 Jan 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007196970
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007196975
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 390,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘Koontz hits the bullseye here. There’s surprise after surprise, including a killer finale … A read-in-one-go novel’ Independent on Sunday

Praise for Dean Koontz:

‘Koontz knows how to do suspense and create a real fear of the unknown’ Mirror

‘Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler’ The Times

‘Psychologically complex, masterly and satisfying’ New York Times

About the Author

Dean Koontz is the author of more than a dozen New York Times No.1 bestsellers. His books have sold over 400 million copies worldwide, a figure that increases by more than 17 million copies per year, and his work is published in 38 languages. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania and lives with his wife Gerda and their dog Anna in southern California.


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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Dean Koontz - back to brilliant 20 Sep 2005
Format:Hardcover
I have been a Dean Koontz fan since I was 14 - the last 10 years +, unfortunatly though some of his work in the middle started to get too predictable, with each new book feeling as if you had already read it but just lately 'Odd Thomas', 'Life Expectancy' have showed me that Dean Koontz can still write a thumping good book but Velocity...... blew me out of the water like many of the other reviewers I read it in two sittings I just had to know what happened next... absolutely brilliant I would recommend it to anyone who liked a thriller or a bit of a scare!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable but not Koontz best. 11 July 2006
By L. Tuck
Format:Paperback
I did enjoy velocity, the main character Billy was interesting, The start and middle of the story was well thought out, but i have to agree with the other reviews that the ending made you feel 'oh is that it'. Good read but no where near as good as 'Dark rivers of the Heart' my fave Koontz read
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced, sometimes gruesome thriller 30 April 2006
Format:Paperback
When it comes to books, I either love them or hate them. It's very rare there is any middle ground. If I hate a book, I plod through the first hundred pages and generally don't tend to finish reading it. If I love a book I can't put it down and use any spare moment of time to read as much as I can. Dean Koontz's Velocity is one book I definitely loved.

The story centre's around Billy Wiles, a barman who finds note on the window of his car. "If you don't take this note to the police, I will KILL a lovely blonde schoolteacher somewhere in Napa County. If you do take this note to the police, I will instead KILL an elderly woman. You have SIX hours to decide." Naturally Billy thinks it's a hoax and does nothing. The School teacher dies.

There then appears another note, another death, more communications with tighter deadlines and more deaths. Billy is on his own with no where and no one to go to.

It very quickly gets on with the nitty gritty of the story rather than spending half the book setting the scene making it very hard to put down. The short chapters (normally 5 or 6 pages) mean that its easy to read short sections when you get a spare five minutes, the only problem being that you find yourself wanting to read another chapter, then another and another and so on.

The plot continues to twist and turn at a fast pace throughout making the book a thrilling read, I fully recommend it to anyone. I shall certainly be taking a look at Koontz's other novels in the future.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Another very good book.
Typical Koontz book. As always very engaging with twists and surprises. Wish it went on for longer :) :) :)
Published 3 months ago by paul
2.0 out of 5 stars Surprised, and not in a good way
A friend recommended this book to me, and usually their recommendations are great, but I hated this. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Karen Wilson
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Thorough enjoyed this book, it had a proper ending unlike some of his books, well worth reading, if a bit gruesome.
Published 4 months ago by Mrs P Nelson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great cat and mouse, will have you glued to your kindle
This will have you glued to the book or your kindle from the very first page, with a story that has nothing to do with the main plot but still very funny. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Darren
3.0 out of 5 stars Velocity
Hadn't read Dean R Koontz for a while so I thought I might dig back in.Quite enjoyed the story,although without giving anything away,the ending was a little disappointing.
Published 7 months ago by Michael80
5.0 out of 5 stars One of his best
Have read quite a few of his books, but for me this is one of his best.Keeps you hooked right until the end which is how a book should be.Perfect holiday read.
Published 11 months ago by V. Wadsworth
3.0 out of 5 stars Gripping but let down at the end
This is a good book, not a great book. I loved the concept of the notes being left and when this happened within the story it definitely did get your heart going a bit and built... Read more
Published 15 months ago by CMIL
3.0 out of 5 stars A page-turning anticlimax
This is by no means a small book but I got through it faster because of the good use of pace and intrigue. Read more
Published 18 months ago by i_used_jell
2.0 out of 5 stars Velocity
Bought this because we were reading it in our Book Group. Not a book I would normally have picked up but it's certainly a page turner. Read more
Published 20 months ago by woop
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down
This was one of those rare books that I just couldn't put down - I ended up reading late in to the night as I had to know what was going to happen next. Read more
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