![]() They are given a device that allows them to travel to parallel dimensions and hopefully find a version where she is a doting mother and loving wife. ![]() They had a child Amity and both Jeffy and Amity still hope that she will return. In this one, Jeffy had his wife walk out on him seven years ago. Still I found it a worthwhile read, and it is definitely likely to appeal to many of Koontz's fans. For some reason, I did not connect strongly with the central protagonists of Jeffy or Amity, but I loved the central premise of the novel although perhaps it's execution could have been better. This was a fast paced thriller with short, snappy chapters that kept my interest, but in my opinion this was not one of Koontz's best novels. They must, however, face terror and bad guys too. Falkirk wants to know if they know Ed, whom he refers to as Dr Edwin Harkenbach, their home being searched for the device that Jeffy had removed from the box to hide in a broken down retro bakelite radio that he was planning to fix.Īfter Falkirk and his team depart, the key to everything is inadvertently triggered upon which everything changes as Jeffy and Amity find themselves amidst an infinite number of parallel worlds, some truly horrifying, as they dare to hope that they might find Michelle and once again become a real family. However, soon after Ed leaves their place is surrounded by a large number of operatives headed by a man that makes them feel uneasy and do not like, John Falkirk, of the National Security Agency (NSA). Jeffy is taken aback by Ed's outlandish request and his first thoughts are that he is losing his mind, suffering from dementia perhaps, but he decides to humour him, and tells him will do as he asks. A homeless man, Ed, that Amity refers to as Mr Spooky, arrives on their doorstep wanting Jeffy to hide a small box that he describes as the key to everything, claiming that its value is $76 billion dollars, a powerful device that others will do anything to get their hands on, and that he is being chased by a demonic posse.Įd goes on to warn of the dangers of the device, insisting the box must never be opened, and says that if he is still alive in a year's time, he will come back for it. ![]() Jeffy's wife, Michelle, walked out and disappeared from their lives 7 years ago, with Amity barely able to remember her, although she is conscious of a hole in her life, the impact having a myriad of effects on her, like her inability to trust that she can take care of a dog, so she is testing herself by looking after Snowball, a white mouse. Jeffy and his 11 year old feisty daughter, Amity, live the quiet life in the Californian town of Suavidad Beach. I very much enjoyed my last reads of Dean Koontz's novels, the Jane Hawk series, and this was an entertaining and enjoyable read too.
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