Intensity

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Summary: Now I can breathe again!
Review: Be sure to take your blood pressure medication before you read the first line! I haven't been this excited by a book since I first discovered John Grisham and _The Firm_. The characterizations were exceptional and the pace was incredible. Dean Koontz's best without a doubt

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Summary: not his greatest
Review: I love Dean Koontz and have read all of his books. I did not think that this was his greatest work. Usually I can't put his stuff down either. I thought the characters were predictable. Sorry Dean.

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Summary: A little slow in the beginning but hard to put down.
Review: At first the book was slow. Then the pace began to pick up. The psychological basis of the book made it exciting to read. The reader is able to get into the killer's and China's head. The ending was predictable, only because that is the way that I hoped it would end. Though the ending does have one last unpredicatable twist.

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Summary: The best Koontz writing yet.
Review: As an obsessed reader of Dean Koontz,this is his best yet. I read this book in two nights. I stayed up half the night in a cold sweat reading this thrilling novel. I just could not put this book down.

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Summary: One of the best horror books I've read, ever!
Review: I have read many true crime stories and this book captures the true horror and insanity of a mad serial killer. The characters are viberant and real. The details of scenes and emotions pull you into the book and drag you along on the terrifing trip Chyna experiences. You are with Chyna, you can smell the death, blood and fear in every scene.

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Summary: A terrifyingly suspenseful book!
Review: The newest novel by the master of suspense (in my humble opinion!), takes you to the edge of your seat. Make sure you read this book with ALL the lights on! In a word--INTENSE!

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Summary: Scary as hell!!!
Review: Usually books that claim to be "scary" and "suspenseful" do not live up to it, but Intensity most definitely does. This superbly crafted Dean Koontz thriller kept me up well into the night reading it with bated breath and tightly wound, knotted back muscles. It may be a much-overused cliche, but I could not put the book down!!! The story does not drag like Koontz's work sometimes can, it instead pulls you along right through the chilling plot, which makes you feel like you're right there in the story without being too wordy. I won't describe the plot again b/c everyone else has, but I will tell you that the murder scenes will stick with you for a while. They are very gory and slightly disturbing, even though the Templetons' murders weren't described besides the results. If you would like to try a Koontz novel and wonder with which one to begin, Intensity is a great choice. Others might include Phantoms, Watchers, or The Voice of the Night.

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Summary: Long-time Koontz reader, Thrilled (at last) once again!
Review: I initially got introduced to (and semi-hooked on) Koontz by reading "Phantoms" when it was first released. Over the years, I have gotten tired of his relentlessly over-achieving (yet emotionally crippled) characters who seem to do no wrong and adapt to any crisis situation with such super-human moral strength and courage that they become teacly sweet, nauseating, and trite ; leaving me rooting for the villian at least half the time ("Lightning" and "The Servants of Twilight" are glaring examples). It has been a long time, since I have read a book as rapidly and "intensely" as INTENSITY. I literally could barely stand putting it down and finished it within 48 hours. Koontz reeled me in in the first couple of pages and I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen to Chyna next -- and what Vess was going to do. (A big plus is that Chyna is a solo protaganist. Koontz [for a change] feels no need to provide an equally emotionally crippled man for her to team up with).While other reviewer's call Chyna's actions stupid, I see the courage that Koontz intended to portray (I doubt I would be able to muster the strength she did). She seemed far more human with all our fallibilities than some of the heroes in his books.If you are looking for a thrilling, weekend read with a satisfying ending - this is it.

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Summary: vintage Koontz
Review: The title of this novel says it all. This story is intense! It's because of novels like this that Dean Koontz is called the master of suspense. This whole story is basically like one endless unbroken chase scene. It's quite possibly the most suspenseful novel I can remember ever reading.

David Rehak
author of "A Young Girl's Crimes"

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Summary: DISTURBINGLY THOUGHT PROVOKING...
Review: INTENSE and then some!!! This is probably one of the most appropriately titled books I have ever read. "Intensity" pours out of this book at a relentless and sometimes uncomforting pace. Once again, Dean Koontz has managed to craft an engaging and multi-leveled character...Chyna. I found myself really feeling the pain and fear of her past. Ironically enough, that past is probably the only thing that helps her keep hold of her sanity through the whole ordeal. The absolute scariest part of this novel is that Vess is hauntingly familiar in today's twisted and "starving for violence" society. As sick as he is, he is also extremely intelligent and morbidly interesting. He is a real-life monster (with the perfect "window dressing"). You will find yourself hating him but wanting to understand him at the same time. One of the best things about Koontz is that he finds a way to weave important physcological issues into all his books without overwriting the thoughts of the characters - a rare comodity with most of Koontz's competition (S.K. included). And as per usual, the action is of first-rate quality.

Readers beware: This book may cause sweaty hands, rapidly pounding heart action, and sleepless nights (especially when you're alone at night and thinking about the Vesses of the world, out there in the dark shadows casing someone's home...possibly even yours)