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Bezig met laden... The Good Guy (origineel 2007; editie 2008)door Dean Koontz
Informatie over het werkWie goed doet door Dean Koontz (2007)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Book on CD narrated by Rick Ferrone 4**** From the book jacket: Timothy Carrier, having a beer after work at his friend’s tavern, enjoys drawing 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, a photo of a pretty woman marked for death, and her address. Minutes later, another stranger sits next to Tim. This one is a cold-blooded killer who believes Tim is the man who has hired him. Tim tries to call off the deal, giving the man the money “to do nothing.” But when Tim secretly follows the killer out of the tavern, he gets a shock: the guy is a cop. My Reactions This thriller just grabbed me. I could not figure out why this woman was targeted, and why the killer was so relentless in his pursuit. Tim is the quintessential good guy. A gentleman, smart, determined, creative and principled. And I loved his mother! Several of the close calls stretch credulity (timelines just didn’t work), but Koontz kept me turning pages (or changing CDs) to see what would happen next. This was written sixteen years ago, but the whole Rick Ferrone does a great job of narrating the audiobook. He is a gifted voice artist and even does a reasonable job of bringing the women characters to life. The Good Guy kept my interest with this fast paced story. But I found the plot tiring out around the 2/3rds mark of the book. I also found some of Koontz's use of similes a little jarring at times. But then he doesn't write to win literary awards. I found the quality of the writing toward the end of the book to decline somewhat. A little more editing might have helped. I also found the ending to be less than satisfying and a bit of a reach. These are quibbles, of course. Koontz continues to be a solid story teller. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Timothy Carrier is sitting in a bar when the man next to him mistakes him for someone else and hands him an envelope with $10,000. The man leaves after handing Tim a photo of a woman marked for death and her address. Soon the killer arrives believing Tim is the one who wants to hire him. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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DNF at 10%, after giving it a full hour.
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