Mark's Reviews > The Good Guy

This one started off phenomenally well -- a chance encounter at a bar involving mistaken identities and a contract "hit" on an unknown woman.

Unfortunately, while well written and peopled with interesting characters, the novel didn't sustain the type of suspense I usually expect from Koontz. Unlike his recent "The Husband" which was a non-stop thriller ride, this one seemed to drag on. It got a bit interesting again in the final quarter of the book, but too many important details were kept away from the reader throughout the tale, with too many hints that there was more going on that meets the eye.

There were also some scenes in the novel involving dialogue between the two main characters that came off as either pedestrian or pedantic. This was frustrating, because other scenes of dialogue involving the antagonist and his victims were really well crafted and intriguing.

In all, a pretty decent story, but not one of Koontz's best.