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Book Of The Month
Dean Koontz virtually invented the cross-genre novel, and in One Door Away
from Heaven he mixes an action thriller with post-X-Files alien paranoia to
remarkable effect. Micky Bellsong is a young woman at a crisis point in her
life, using a stay at her Aunt Geneva's to sort things out. Then the
precocious and deformed Leilani Klonk walks into her life, telling stories
of her stepfather and drugged-up mother, who believe aliens will beam the
girl into their mothership and heal her deformities before her 10th
birthday. But tales of the stepfather's vicious past, including his hand in
several murders, leave Micky believing that a far more terrible fate awaits
her friend. So when the parents take off with Leilani, Micky pursues.
As is typical with a Koontz novel, nothing turns out to be what it seems,
and the meticulously crafted plot tightens like a noose with every turn of
the page. His characters are exceptionally drawn, driving the novel forward
with realism and warmth. Micky is one of his more attractive young heroines,
but the real star is Leilani, a mature young girl whose plucky nature and
sparkling dialogue instantly make her Koontz's most memorable creation. She
embodies his belief that despite violence, pain, and suffering, there is
always goodness to be found in every person and situation. Koontz has once
again proven why he is one of the premier novelists of his generation.
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