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The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This is a masterclass in tension building. With a nod to Edgar Allan Poe and the early 1970s books of Crichton, Tryon and Levin, Koontz develops the character Katie who lives alone on a lighthouse coming to terms with a tragedy. The nearby island of Ringrock, she discovers is home to a government research facility and something over there has gone very wrong.

Koontz is a wonderful writer and a great observer of character. He keeps a tight reign on the plot and the jump scares when they come are well executed.

As good as King on a good day, I would recommend this excellent book - the characters, particularly Katie and Libby are fully realised and deal with the unfolding crisis and its aftermath plausibly.



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