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Book Review of The Door to December

The Door to December
The Door to December
Author: Dean Koontz
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


Many of Koontz's books are about ominous things 'out there' and the power of love and family to overcome evil. This book looks at evil as power hungry men with a need to control everything that results in a whopper of 'what comes around goes around'!

I remembered little about the plot of this book although what I did recall was how terrific it was. I recently re-read this and my memory did not lie.

The main character is Dan Haldane, a homicide detective, who lives and breathes his work. When he gets called to a terrible murder scene, he meets a little 9 year old girl who has been through terrible experimentation and abuse at the hands of her father (who abducted her at the age of 3)and some other very nasty men. He also falls for her beautiful mother, a Psychiastrist, who can't believe that she has her little girl back.

More terrible murders occur and during his investigation our hero realizes that he is dealing with a psychogeist. The catharsis comes when he realizes the way to stop the killing and races to make that happen.

Excellent book. I enjoyed it tremendously and hope you do, too!!