The Bad Place, Dean Koontz
The Bad Place, Dean Koontz
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The Bad Place

Author: Dean Koontz

Narrator: Carol Cowan, Michael Hanson

Unabridged: 15 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2017


Synopsis

Frank Pollard awakens in an alley, knowing nothing but his name—and that he is in great danger. Having taken refuge in a motel, he wakes again only to find his hands covered in blood. As far as he knows, he's no killer. But whose blood is this, and how did it get there? Over the next few days Frank develops a fear of sleep, because each time he wakes he discovers strange objects in his hands and pockets—objects far more frightening than blood.Husband-and-wife detective team Bobby and Julie Dakota specialize in high-ticket corporate security investigations, but when a distraught and desperate Frank Pollard begs them to watch over him, they can't refuse. Out of compassion—and curiosity—they agree to get to the bottom of his mysterious, amnesiac fugues.It seems a simple job: just follow a client who wants to be watched and tell him where he winds up. But as the Dakotas begin to discover where their client goes when he sleeps, they are drawn slowly into ever-darkening realms where they encounter the ominous figure stalking Frank. Their lives are threatened, as is that of Julie's gentle, Down's-syndrome brother, Thomas.To Thomas, death is "the bad place" from which there is no return. But Julie and Bobby—and their tortured client—ultimately learn that equally bad places exist in the world of the living, places so steeped in evil that in contrast death seems almost a relief.…Praise for Dean Koontz"A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting. His characters sparkle with life. And his fast-paced plots are wonderfully fiendish, taking unexpected twists and turns." —The San Diego Union-Tribune"One of our finest and most versatile suspense writers." —The Macon Telegraph & News"His prose mesmerizes…Koontz consistently hits the bull's-eye." —Arkansas Democrat"An exceptional novelist…top-notch." —Lincoln Journal-Star

About Dean Koontz

Author Dean Koontz was born in Everett Pennsylvania in 1945. He has used various Pen names such as, Aaron Wolfe, Brian Coffey, David Axton, Deanna Dwyer, John Hill, K.R. Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, Anthony North, Owen West and Richard Paige. His accomplished occupations include novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and poet. Most people were not aware of his many Pen names and various talents in literature besides novelist. Koontz genres of choice are suspense, horror and science fiction thrillers. He has had 14 hardcovers and 14 paperbacks making it to #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list. According to the Dean Kootnz official website, he has sold more than 450 million copies of his books.

A little known fact about Dean Koontz is that he had hair transplantation in the late intos. Many of his novels are set in or around Orange County, California where he lives with his wife Gerda, in Newport Coast in an estate named Pelican Hills. His reported annual salary is $25 million.1990


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Stefani on 2009-03-19 17:51:58

This was a page turner for me. Couldnt wait to see what was going to happen next.

Goodreads review by Baba on December 17, 2022

2012 review: Exceedingly dark, and gripping detective agency horror. A couple of private investigators get involved with a manic family feud between brothers with psi powers. Reads a lot better than it sounds. One of Dean Koontz's best, in my opinion. Up to 8 out of 12. 2009 review: A pretty dark, an......more

Goodreads review by Trisha on July 01, 2010

"Not funny ha ha, funny weird". That is a quote from this book that my friends and I used to repeat constantly in high school. "The Bad Place" is actually the first Koontz novel I ever read, and it got me hooked - rightfully so. I still love this book and have re-read it a few times. It only loses one......more

Goodreads review by Craig on May 18, 2022

The Bad Place is an entertaining chiller, though not among Koontz's best. It is one of his darker books, with some content many readers will find disturbing, and it's a very well-crafted plot, with many intriguing twists and turns. There's no memorable canine character, but the humans are all somewh......more

Goodreads review by Karl on January 18, 2021

Koontz packs compelling protagonists, chilling prose and a terrifying antagonist with a twisted back story efficiently into 400 pages. Perfect length. Nothing about the novel felt drawn out or bloated at all. Also less predictable than some of his other books I’ve read. Koontz packs his characters w......more

Goodreads review by Ashton Jade on January 29, 2015

The Bad Place - Dean R Koontz Let me just start by saying that I would actually consider this is 3.5 stars than just a 3! :) Frank pollard awakes at night, in the middle of an alley, with nothing but his confusion and panic. His mind is a complete blank; he can’t remember who he is, doesn’t recal......more