The Mask: A Thriller

I will agree with one other reviewer in that Dean Koontz writes marvelously on many occasions....this not one of those occasions. Many well written novels follow a pattern where it takes time to develop a theme or story line and the author continues her/his high level of craft until the end of the book. This novel follow a bell curve of quality....i.e. the story line is rushed and quality of writing falls off precipitously toward the last of the novel.

The story might seem familiar - a lot of authors love this kind of stories. But this one is very original. What I love most about this book (as for many others by Dean Koontz) is these characters. When you read the book, you almost see these people, you start loving or hating them, you go through the story with them.

Terrible! Just left hanging at the end. I'm through with books by Dean Koontz. Read all of them so far,but I'm finding that one is a repeat of another,with different character names.