The Moonlit Mind: A Tale of Suspense

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

. 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, Anna, and the enduring spirit of their golden, Trixie

He is always on the move, never lingering in any one place long enough to risk being discovered. Alone, drifting, and scavenging to survive is no life for a boy. In the midst of the tumultuous city, they are havens of solitude: like the hushed environs of St. Twelve-year-old Crispin has lived on the streets since he was nine — with only his wits and his daring to sustain him, and only his silent dog, Harley, to call his friend. Still, there are certain places he returns to. Mary Salome Cemetery, a place where Crispin can feel at peace — safe, at least for a while, from the fearsome memories that plague him and seep into his darkest nightmares. But the life Crispin has left behind, and is still running scared from, is an unspeakable alternative that may yet catch up with him.. But not only his dreams are haunted. Hints of things disturbing and strange nibble at the edges of his existence, even as dangers wholly natural and earthbound cast their shadows across his path. Crispin has seen ghosts in the dead of night, and sensed dimensions beyond reason in broad daylight. The city he roams with Harley has secrets and mysteries, things unexplainable and maybe unimaginable

Jane Phillips said What was the rush?. To begin with, let me say I love Dean's work. I always have.This book was a disappointment however. I had settled in for a nice long read with a well crafted storyline about Crispin and his dog Harley venturing alone in the city under the most unusual of circumtances.Told partly in present tense and partly in flashback, this story addressed some aspects of the background but not others. In fact, some things were left largely t. A wild boy on the run in a city of mean streets Kindle Customer Three short, simply worded sentences in I found myself thinking, I can deal with murder, mayhem, and treachery but please don't kill off the dog. Whether or not Harley would make it to the end was enough suspense to keep me turning the pages. And this isn't a story about the dog.The real suspense involves a "feral" boy of 12, Crispin, who lives in the wilds of a large city and guided by the dog is attempting to outrun his moth. D.Slowey-Thomas said An author you can count on. Dean Koontz is one of the most dependably Great authors I have had the pleasure of reading. Every story is different with the exception of good and evil being clear and a moral to the story. It's hard to find an author who still has a moral at the end of the book as so many just write from a working script that makes them $$. This book is another great example of his versatile ability at developing a story and characters you c