The Good Guy
“Ten thousand now. You get the rest when she’s gone.”
The stranger walks out, leaving a photo of the pretty woman marked for death, and her address. But things are about to get worse. In minutes another stranger sits next to Tim. This one is a cold-blooded killer who believes Tim is the man who has hired him.
Thinking fast, Tim says, “I’ve had a change of heart. You get ten thousand—for doing nothing. Call it a no-kill fee.” He keeps the photo and gives the money to the hired killer. And when Tim secretly follows the man out of the tavern, he gets a further shock: the hired killer is a cop.
Suddenly, Tim Carrier, an ordinary guy, is at the center of a mystery of extraordinary proportions, the one man who can save an innocent life and stop a killer far more powerful than any cop…and as relentless as evil incarnate. But first Tim must discover within himself the capacity for selflessness, endurance, and courage that can turn even an ordinary man into a hero, inner resources that will transform his idea of who he is and what it takes to be The Good Guy.
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159 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: May 21, 2008 Type: User Review |
Riding the Fence With Koontz (Once Again)
This is my second Koontz read, (right after "The Darkest Evening of the Year." There were certain things about each book that absolutely glued me to the pages. For "Darkest Evening" it was undoubtedly the supernatural suspense and horrific...
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 19, 2008 Type: User Review |
good, but not his best effort
Dean Koontz's latest novel, The Good Guy, is a bumpy thriller that can't quite match the speed of previous novels such as Intensity.
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 19, 2008 Type: User Review |
A Thriller You Can't Put Down
Mason Timothy Carrier is a simple man, a guy who just wants to do his job, do it well and maybe enjoy a quiet beer after work. One day while having that beer in his friend's bar someone talks to him for a bit, then leaves him an envelope stuffed...
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 18, 2008 Type: User Review |
Cause for Concern
One of the reasons I (and probably most of you) purchased a kindle is for the discount prices on books. Koontz THE GOOD GUY is not discounted at all. It sells for the same price as the paperback hard copy sells for in any retail store. If this is...
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 1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 15, 2008 Type: User Review |
People in the wrong place at the wrong time
An excellent novel by a master storyteller. This one kept me up late to finish the book - the sign of some very good writing.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 15, 2008 Type: User Review |
Decent not as good as some of his other stuff
Eh, not as great as some of his other stuff but it a catchy way of telling a story. Personally, I like Koontz more when he deals with more fantastic elements then the crime/thriller style of stories. He does them well, I just don't think he does...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 14, 2008 Type: User Review |
Another dissapointing "thriller" from once great Koontz
First off, you people who rate this book 5 stars, what do you rate books like Odd Thomas or The Face? Or do you seriuosly compare the two as equals?
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 11, 2008 Type: User Review |
Not his best effort, but still entertains
After having read multiple Koontz novels, I have come to expect a certain subtle wit and internal dialogue that keeps me laughing even through the most suspenseful of scenes. The Good Guy, while delivering on the action and thrill, failed to meet...
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3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
Sometimes Being the Good Guy Can Be Dangerous Work
Stone mason, bachelor Tim Carrier is sitting in a pal's bar having a beer when a man approaches him and gives him an envelope. Tim looks inside, finds ten grand and a photo. Not an idiot Tim, he figures out he's been mistaken for a hit man. That's...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
a good example to bad writing
if this book were a dish, it would have been burnt on the outside and raw inside.
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1.00/5 |
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