Mr. Murder

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Summary: Great read
Review: This is definitely one of his better books. Impossible to put down.

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Summary: Concentrate On The Little Things
Review: With everything happening in Mr. Murder, what I liked most about the book was the exact opposite of the main focus of the novel. With all the major charcters being men, Marty, Alfie, Drew, Karl, I couldn't help but like the novel because of the women involved in it. Koontz writes Charlotte and Emily, Marty's daughters, and Paige, his wife, so well, we wish they were the only people in the story. When the conversation centers around Marty and Paige talking and trying to rationalize about Alfie, we only feel what Paige is saying. She's a strong charcter, Marty is not. And the conversations between the two little sisters, Charlotte and Emily, were so much fun, and so right-on that I smiled and looked forward to each conversation they had in the book. With all the action and plot points going on in the Mr. Murder, I don't think Dean Koontz meant for the novel to be what I liked it for. Oh well.

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Summary: murderous eater of your time
Review: This book was quite suspenseful easily finished in one or two days. It's one of his better ones although Dean Koontz is by no means a great talent. I would recommend this to his fans or someone who has the money to waste. You could read a worse book so go ahead and read mr. murder

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Summary: Brilliant! A Masterpiece!
Review: This has to be my favorite Koontz creation. With true-to-life characters aligned with the realization that in this day and age, anything's possible... this masterpiece is sure to have it's readers spell-bound, unnerved, and on the edge of their seats.

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Summary: Koontz at his best (4 stars...my highest rating)
Review: Good plot and character development lead you down a never ending path to an exciting conclusion. Not for the squeamish.... but if you were squeamish... you wouldn't be reading Koontz now would you? Sit back, put your feet up, pop some soft music in th CD n have a great trip....heheheheheh.

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Summary: Mr. Murder is Fantastic!
Review: I love this book! Dean Koontz has to be the best writter ever. In this book, just when you think you've got everything figured out along comes another twist. This book just keeps you guessing. It's so intriging and so mesmerizing, I could not put it down.

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Summary: An exceptionally well written novel.
Review: Mr. Murder was a well-written piece of literature. Dean Koontz has written many impressive novels. This is what I have come to expect from him.

All the characters in the novel have great depth. Each person has a different personality. Koontz joins these in with the plot to make the book hard to put down. When Marty Stillwater and his family are running away from his super -human clone, you really get to know the characters well. You feel as if you are part of the story line.

The plot starts very simply and then thickens throughout the book. Marty Stillwater and his family are living a peaceful life until a super-human clone of Marty chases tham and acuses them of stealing his life. It builds and builds until the last confrontation between the good and the evil. Then at the very end, the detailed and intricate plot takes one last twist and leaves the reader stunned. As always Koontz somehow finds a way to pull the characters into the plot leaving the reader in amazement.

Koontz also does a good job of switching from one character's point of view to another in each chapter. I like to see what the protagonist is thinking while at the same time knowing what the antagonist has in store for the rest of the characters.

Sole Survivor, which is another book written by Dean Koontz, has the same great qualities as Mr. Murder. He takes people from totally different backgrounds and ties them in with each other in the slightest way to make a big difference in the outcome of the book. He has a quality of writing that makes the reader always want to read more but keeps them guessing as to what will happen next.

The extraordinary plots in these books made them hard to put down. I couldn't go a day without reading a chapter or two from each of these books.

Koontz always writes perfectly and is knowledgeable about all the different things he writes about. Whether the book is about the medical field or weaponry, Koontz describes the area without a mistake. He has no faults when he writes a book.

Mr. Murder could be considered a science fiction novel or a horror. Most of his books include both of these types of literature. They are all very exciting and could be considered edge of your seat thrillers.

I think that Dean Koontz has written many books that could be labeled as classics. Mr. Murder is one of them. He will be remembered as one of the greatest writers of all time.

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Summary: Great Suspense!
Review: This was one of the first Koontz books I read. I enjoyed the book very much. Koontz is very good at letting the reader feel like they were in the story. I read this book in one week, not being able to put it down. Anyone who likes suspense should read this book. WARNING: DO NOT READ ALONE!

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Summary: An original idea but too close to his other work
Review: Mr Murder is an interesting concept and very quickly plunges the reader into a nightmare world where a man called "Alfie" is inexplicably hunting down Martin Stillwater and his family. However, as is unfortunately the case with so much of Dean Koontz's work, it somehow ends up feeling like a cheap horror flick. While Koontz's prose is exciting and fast-paced, the overall story seems to be lacking something. However, it makes for a diverting few hours, and you can certainly empathise with Stillwater, despite the rather flat ending.

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Summary: Watchers = Mr.Murder
Review: I am new to Dean Koontz. The first book that I read was "Watchers". I then picked "Mr. Murder". Has anyone else noticed that one is merely a revision of the other? Koontz has simply replaced dogs with humans. Before I read another Koontz book, can anyone tell me whether Koontz tends to repeat himself in his other books?