The Good Guy | 
 enlarge | Author: Dean Koontz
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  180 reviews
Sales Rank: 132016
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 0553804812
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553804812
ASIN: 0553804812
Publication Date: May 29, 2007
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Timothy Carrier, having a beer after work at his friend’s tavern, enjoys drawing eccentric customers into amusing conversations. But the jittery man who sits next to him tonight has mistaken Tim for someone very different—and passes to him a manila envelope full of cash.
“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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 You Want Fries With That? No? How about Cream and Sugar? October 6, 2008
Dean Koontz is never at a loss for words, you can be sure of that. But sometimes you read this guy, and while the story is told well, you have questions. Is that really all there is to it? And I guess there is a good mix throughout this whole ordeal in "The Good Guy," but I walked away from it not really caring. I wanted to love everything this had to offer, and I didn't. But even if I didn't like it as much as others, I'm sure it turned some heads.
We meet Timothy Carrier right after work, he's enjoying a cold beer. And then he gets a message, delivered right to him, with a present. And Tim Carrier is expected to kill. But there's one problem. Tim doesn't want to kill the woman in the photo. He wants to save her. And he meets the mysterious Linda Paquette, and the chase is on! Because somebody is going to make sure this woman dies, and Tim just might die with her. Let the race begin.
As much as I hate to say it, I wasn't convinced with the antagonist in this. In Koontz's other works, I'm more than convinced, and I want to know about the killer. This killer was way too ho-hum for me. And when he was finished, it never came as a surprise to me! I wish it would've.
But there is a certain twist in this that keeps the pages turning, keeps the reader interested. In the end, you may want fries with this. If not, maybe some cream and sugar to make it interesting. And if that's the way you like it, that's great!! Maybe next time, Dean, it will be better for me.
 THIS IS A GREAT BOOK October 6, 2008
I have not read any Koontz for a while. This one caught my eye so I decided to order it. I have the hard copy.
I couldn't put this book down. I loved the characters, the plot, the story and most of all the hero. From cover to cover i could not put this book down. By far one one of the best books in my collection!
The Plot Thickens October 5, 2008
It is really hard to imagine a better plot developer that Koontz. I recently started reading his novels and I must say he is a master attention getter or curiousity arouser. For that reason once you pick up one of his works you are automatically turn into a page turner. This title begins with the why? to the how? and with the twist and turns at the end you have a complete story with a moral lesson at the end. That is what intrigues me the most.
Good chase thriller October 4, 2008
Koontz is a popular horror novelist but there is nothing of a supernatural or ghoulish nature in The Good Guy ,which like many other recent Koontz novels such as The Husband,is a thriller-and a good one .The title character is Jim ,a landscape gardener with his own business.He is seated at the bar of his favourite watering hole ,drinking a post work beer when a total stranger hands him $10,000 saying the rest will follow "when she's gone" He has been mistaken for a hired killer and when the real killer turns up Jim finds himself the target of his wrath .Along with the intended victim ,Linda Paquelle ,he goes on the run seeking to evade the killer and hopefully turn the tables on him .It is cleasr that Krait ,the killer ,is being employed by a well resourced organisation and that he is also a stone killing machine .
What follows is a triple pursuit story-Jim/Linda in pursuit of the assassin ,the assassin pursuing them and behind it all and the organisataion keeping an eye on the situation to ensure all goes as smoothly as possible
There are hints of political paranoia ,with a key role being played by a shadowy ,ultra secret Federal organisation but essentially this is good ,old fashioned chasetthriller with shades of Hitchcock's classic movie North by Northwest
The dialogue is sharp and brittle with strong doses of mordaunt wit and humour.While there are some formulaic elements repeated from other recent Koontz novels -the blue collar hero with a past that is not exactly unblemished ,running from a sociopath-the book has pace and power to spare and is a good ,compelling read for lovers of the genre
quite the page turner! September 27, 2008
this one kept me up late into the night!
i just had to get to the end! highly recommended!
get this, this was my first koontz book!
looking forward to reading more of his works!
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