Intensity
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0739323717 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 333 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
And in this case her most disturbing instincts prove reliable. But when she inadvertently learns the identity of Vess's intended next victim, waiting for him far from Napa Valley, Chyna is gripped with concern for this other person, who is as innocent as Chyna, and as endangered. Driven now by a sense of responsibility for another, by a purpose and meaning beyond mere self-preservation, Chyna rises to unexpected heights of courage and daring--her only hope as the threat of Edgler Foreman Vess closes in and grows more horrifying moment by moment.Intensity unfolds over the course of just twenty-four hours, but within that brief time frame, Dean Koontz gives us what is perhaps his most inventive, emotionally intricate, and terrifyingly suspenseful novel yet.From the Hardcover edition.. Suspicions she learned in childhood still make her uneasy in unfamiliar houses--even this one, where her closest friend is sound asleep down the hall. Chyna Shepherd is a twenty-six-year-old woman whose deeply troubled childhood taught her the hard rules of survival, and whose adult life has been an unrelenting struggle for self-respect and safety. A man has entered the house, a man who lives for one purpose: to satisfy all appetites as they arise, to immerse himself in sensation, to live without fear, remorse, or limits--to live with intensity.His name is Edgler Foreman Vess. He likes to make words with the letters from his name--GOD, DEMON, SAVE, RAGE, ANGER, FEAR, FOREVER, ar
It's supposed to be a nice relaxing weekend Chyna Shepard and Laura Templeton are college schoolmates and friends. They're both going to Laura's parents house to visit with them for the weekend. It's supposed to be a nice relaxing weekend, but when Chyna hears an intruder in the night, plans soon turn array. Chyna quickly turns into survival mode when she suspects an intruder. Having been sheparded around most of her young life with a neglectful mother and her mother's abusive boyfriends, Chyna knows how to run and hide to survive. Her instincts tell her when to hide and when to move and serve her pretty well. The intruder, Edglar Vess, appear. bug said Too harsh. One of the things I usually love about Koontz is that he tells a story with such profound spiritual depth. I've read many of his books. But this one tipped over the edge for me. It was too harsh, too cruel. With little of his spiritual depth included.. Prepare to abandon all else Within the first few pages this story will grab you by the soul, twist and rip at your core beliefs until you want to scream. or discontinue the journey but you cannot. And then that same journey down hill begins anew and will scare the hell out of you.
. A young woman staying as a guest in a Napa Valley farmhouse becomes trapped in a fight for survival with a self-proclaimed "homicidal adventurer", and races to warn his next intended victim. Unrelentingly terrifying, this book lives up to its name