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Ashley Bell
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE • The must-read thriller of the year, for readers of dark psychological suspense and modern classics of mystery and adventure
This ebook edition contains a special preview of Dean Koontz’s The Silent Corner.
The girl who said no to death.
Bibi Blair is a fierce, funny, dauntless young woman—whose doctor says she has one year to live.
She replies, “We’ll see.”
Her sudden recovery astonishes medical science.
An enigmatic woman convinces Bibi that she escaped death so that she can save someone else. Someone named Ashley Bell.
But save her from what, from whom? And who is Ashley Bell? Where is she?
Bibi’s obsession with finding Ashley sends her on the run from threats both mystical and worldly, including a rich and charismatic cult leader with terrifying ambitions.
Here is an eloquent, riveting, brilliantly paced story with an exhilarating heroine and a twisting, ingenious plot filled with staggering surprises. Ashley Bell is a new milestone in literary suspense from the long-acclaimed master.
Praise for Ashley Bell
“A mind-bender filled with satisfying surprises.”—People (book of the week)
“[With] lyrical writing and compelling characters . . . Koontz stands alone, and this novel is a prime example of literary suspense. . . . One of his best.”—Associated Press
“Grabs you on page one and keeps you enthralled with ever widening loops of intrigue, spine-tingling plot twists, absorbing characters and emotional involvement . . . extraordinary.”—Bookreporter
“Heart-pounding and mind boggling . . . a rarity of a thriller—one that asks big questions about life and destiny while succeeding in creating [an] eerie sense of reality.”—Shelf Awareness
“Strap in and hold on. . . . When a writer has managed to catch this kind of lightning in a bottle, every reader should experience the full jolt.”—BookPage
This ebook edition contains a special preview of Dean Koontz’s The Silent Corner.
The girl who said no to death.
Bibi Blair is a fierce, funny, dauntless young woman—whose doctor says she has one year to live.
She replies, “We’ll see.”
Her sudden recovery astonishes medical science.
An enigmatic woman convinces Bibi that she escaped death so that she can save someone else. Someone named Ashley Bell.
But save her from what, from whom? And who is Ashley Bell? Where is she?
Bibi’s obsession with finding Ashley sends her on the run from threats both mystical and worldly, including a rich and charismatic cult leader with terrifying ambitions.
Here is an eloquent, riveting, brilliantly paced story with an exhilarating heroine and a twisting, ingenious plot filled with staggering surprises. Ashley Bell is a new milestone in literary suspense from the long-acclaimed master.
Praise for Ashley Bell
“A mind-bender filled with satisfying surprises.”—People (book of the week)
“[With] lyrical writing and compelling characters . . . Koontz stands alone, and this novel is a prime example of literary suspense. . . . One of his best.”—Associated Press
“Grabs you on page one and keeps you enthralled with ever widening loops of intrigue, spine-tingling plot twists, absorbing characters and emotional involvement . . . extraordinary.”—Bookreporter
“Heart-pounding and mind boggling . . . a rarity of a thriller—one that asks big questions about life and destiny while succeeding in creating [an] eerie sense of reality.”—Shelf Awareness
“Strap in and hold on. . . . When a writer has managed to catch this kind of lightning in a bottle, every reader should experience the full jolt.”—BookPage
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Danielle Denison
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Tammy Bartlett
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“4.5 🌟
It’s been close to 30 years since I read a Dean Kootnz Novel. I was obsessed with him in the late 80’s 90s, surpassing even Stephen king (a teen fan) . I couldn’t get enough of Koontz, owning all his books at the time. Then I read ‘Intensity’ and watched the mini series. Something was very wrong, disturbing and I was done. Moved onto Sue Grafton and Patrica Cornwell instead
However, Ashley Bell surprised me. It brought me back to why I like Koontz. It had everything I remembered of his novels - intrigue, suspense, captivating. Grabbing you from the beginning, with strong characters and interesting world building (somewhere between tangible and eldritch). A story full of easter ends and red herring - clues to get you lost in a maze of possibilities. And just when you felt it was getting too off-beat, the ‘shock of three’ is revealed, providing the perfect lure midway, hooking you in, enticing you to keep reading.
In hinge sight, I should have read it singularly (not alternating with 2 other books). A little lengthy I will admit (doesn’t help when you unintentionally borrow large print edition taking the page could to 778). However, when I felt the end approaching, the climax building to reveal all, I almost didn’t want to know. I even paused it at 87% (mindfully to finish the other 2 books thus giving Ashley Bell my full attention).
Here goes - the finally….
In the words of Bibi Blair, “What a load of horseshit.” Think Stephen king’s The Dark Half; imagine the The Twilight Zone 1983 movie and the little boy Anthony. Got it? (sorry for any spoilers).
As a writer, the imagination can do amazing things, they bring to life a world of possibilities for the readers that can feel so real. What if you discover you have the power to bring that world to life for real? A power so scary and dangerous that, at 6, measures were taken to have them forget? Then tragedy strikes and those memories, believed forgotten but just hidden, need to re-surface in order to save a live - yours!
I liked the ending, epilogue of sorts, that leaves us ‘waiting in a torment of imagination.’”
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“The worst. Listened for 13 hours and did not care enough to finish the last 4.5 hrs. The similes were OUT of control… one simile for every three words. I did not care at all About any of the character. The written dialogue was so contrived. It’s as if no editor was involved in the writing of this book.”Start a Book Club
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