Relentless

Koontz, Dean

ISBN 10: 1423356950 ISBN 13: 9781423356950

Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2009

Synopsis

Bestselling novelist Cullen “Cubby” Greenwich is a lucky man and he knows it. He makes a handsome living doing what he enjoys. His wife, Penny, a children’s book author and illustrator, is the love of his life. Together they have a brilliant six-year-old, Milo, affectionately dubbed “Spooky,” and a non-collie named Lassie, who’s all but part of the family.

So Cubby knows he shouldn’t let one bad review of his otherwise triumphant new book get to him—even if it does appear in the nation’s premier newspaper and is penned by the much-feared, seldom-seen critic Shearman Waxx. Cubby knows that the best thing to do is ignore the gratuitously vicious, insulting, and inaccurate comments. Penny knows it; even little Milo knows it. If Lassie could talk, she’d tell Cubby to ignore them, too.

Ignore Shearman Waxx and his poison pen is just what Cubby intends to do. Until he happens to learn where the great man is taking his lunch. Cubby just wants to get a look at the mysterious recluse whose mere opinion can make or break a career—or a life.

But Shearman Waxx isn’t what Cubby expects, and neither is the escalating terror that follows what seemed to be an innocent encounter. For Waxx gives criticism; he doesn’t take it. He has ways of dealing with those who cross him that Cubby is only beginning to fathom. Soon Cubby finds himself in a desperate struggle with a relentless sociopath, facing an inexorable assault on far more than his life.

Fearless, funny, utterly compelling, Relentless is Dean Koontz at his riveting best, an unforgettable tale of the fragile bonds that hold together all that we most cherish—and of those who would tear those bonds asunder.

About this title

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.

Reviews

The nation's most respected book reviewer, a recluse by the name of Shearman Waxx, terrorizes a well-known novelist after the writer confronts him in a coffee shop about a bad review he received on his latest book. Author Cubby Greenwich thought the encounter was over and done with, a momentary surrender to anger. In truth, his life will never be the same. Narrator Dan John Miller delivers a reading peppered with intense emotion. Miller's tone is utterly believable: The various tones and voices he assigns to each of Koontz's characters are simple yet perfectly realized. Likewise, Koontz's characters seem perfectly suited to Miller's talents, both in their emotional depth and familiarity. L.B. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1423356950
• ISBN 13: 9781423356950
• Binding: Audio CD