Synopses & Reviews
A brutal killer known as The Butcher” is stalking women in New York City. When the police enlist the help of clairvoyant Graham Harris, the horrifying images of the Butchers crimes replay in Harriss mindsometimes even at the moment they are happening. Then he sees the most terrifying vision of allthat of his own murder.
Harris and his girlfriend soon find themselves trapped on the fortieth floor of a deserted office building. The guards have been murdered, the elevators shut down, and the stairways blocked. The only way out is to climb down the sheer face of the building. But there is a blizzard outside with fifty-mile-an-hour windsand a dangerous fall from Mount Everest has left Harris paralyzed with fear. He must risk the climbor become the Butchers next victim.
With a new afterword by the author
Review
“Real suspense…tension upon tension!”—
The New York Times Praise for Dean Koontz
“A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting. His characters sparkle with life. And his fast-paced plots are wonderfully fiendish, taking unexpected twists and turns.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune
“One of our finest and most versatile suspense writers.”—The Macon Telegraph and News
“His prose mesmerizes…Koontz consistently hits the bulls-eye.”—Arkansas Democrat
“An exceptional novelist…top-notch.”—Lincoln Journal-Star
Synopsis
To stop a brutal killer, the NYPD enlists the help of clairvoyant Graham Harris. He sees the murders in his mind--sometimes at the moment they are happening. Then he sees the most terrifying vision of all--his own murder...
Synopsis
For one man, facing his own murder is not as terrifying as surviving it in this blistering novel of suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.
A brutal killer known as "The Butcher" is stalking women in New York City. When the police enlist the help of clairvoyant Graham Harris, the horrifying images of the Butcher's crimes replay in Harris's mind--sometimes even at the moment they are happening. Then he sees the most terrifying vision of all--that of his own murder.
Harris and his girlfriend soon find themselves trapped on the fortieth floor of a deserted office building. The guards have been killed, the elevators shut down, and the stairways blocked. The only way out is to climb down the sheer face of the building. Otherwise they'll become the Butcher's next victims.
About the Author
Dean Koontz was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Bedford. He won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition when he was twenty and has been writing ever since. Mr. Koontz's books are published in 38 languages. Worldwide sales total more than 175 million copies, a figure that currently increases at a rate of more than 350 million copies a year. Dean and his wife, Gerda, live in southern California.