Sole Survivor
The Inspiring True Story of Coming Face to Face with the Infamous Railroad Killer

This book to me was a mixed bag. On one hand, it was a pretty cool story, and the action near the end was very suspenseful and engaging. However, I also think the book could have been shorter and been much better. I find many books have an issue of just being too long which causes the story to drag.......more

I don't believe that Sole Survivor is among Koontz's best works, though it's an okay character study with some intriguing suspense elements. A man's family is killed in a plane crash, and when he encounters a woman who claims to have survived, his rage drives him to pursue her and search for answers......more

A bit of Firestarter by Stephen King. A bit of Runner by Patrick Lee. A tragic plane accident turns into something so much more. Koontz takes you on a bizarre spiritual adventure questioning our mortality, destiny, and how far some might go to keep that knowledge/power for themselves and use it for......more

5 Stars for Solo Survivor (audiobook) by Dean Koontz read by David Birney. A man’s wife and child are lost in a plane crash and the more he looks into the details of the accident the more it looks like someone survived this horrible tragedy. And as he starts to ask questions the more it’s seems like......more

Perhaps it is just me, but this book ultimately seemed to be little more than the preaching and proselytising of a religious fundamentalist. At one stage in the book, a prominent biologist even goes to lengths to condemn evolution in the manner that only a creationist lunatic would. It was almost li......more