The Good Guy: A Novel

Dean Koontz

May 2007 · Sold by Bantam

About this ebook

Timothy Carrier is an ordinary guy who enjoys a beer after work. But tonight is no ordinary night. Instead, Tim will face a terrifying decision: Help or run. For the jittery stranger sitting beside him at the bar has mistaken Tim for someone else—and passes him a manila envelope stuffed with cash and the photo of a pretty woman. “Ten thousand. The rest when she’s gone.”
 
Now everything Tim thinks he knows—even about himself—will be challenged. For Tim Carrier is the one man who can save an innocent life and stop a killer as relentless as evil incarnate. But first he must discover resources within himself that will transform his idea of who he is and what it takes to be the good guy.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.

Ratings and reviews

Wow, very mixed reviews. I'm noticing a trend in the negatives, though. That is that their negative reviews have little to do with the quality of the actual story. Yes, Koontz has the tendency to be overly descriptive. This annoys me greatly. And yes, the bad Guy was REALLY bad. I don't think a bad Guy being too bad for a person's taste fairly warrants a bad review of the book as a whole. Especially since he doesn't really even pop up all that often. Its a great chase story. Read it.

I could only hope true selflessness and human kindness could exist, because I know for certain the evil within is real. Magnificently written and basic (compared to Mr. Koontz's other publications,) yet desperately captivating storyline. I am never disappointed... Until it ends :(

I've been reading dean Koontz since I was a kid, not all of his stuff is horror, Alot are action, thrillers, this is one of them, he is by far my favorite writer, he pulls you into his story and makes it yours, without a doubt, if you like Odd Thomas this has sort of the mojo in this one just without the physic powers

About the author

Dean Koontz, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna.