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Tim Carrier is just your average guy sitting at his local pub enjoying a beer. He is approached by a nervous-looking man who gives him an envelope filled with $10,000 and an enlarged photograph of a woman with her home address that Tim is supposed to kill. The guy disappears before Tim can let him know that he made a mistake. Shortly thereafter the hitman comes in expecting the envelope. Thinking fast, Tim gives the killer the envelope with the money and tells him that the job has been canceled, but that he can keep the money as a cancellation fee. Tim thinks that it is all over, but he is way wrong. He will be forced to come to the rescue of a woman he has never met for reasons that are, as yet, unknown to him. It is just the tip of the iceberg. Dean Koontz has been writing these suspenseful novels for 25 years. He has now reached the point where he is so comfortable in his writing that he is able to come out with these unusual scenarios where a split-second decision will change a person’s life forever. This person stops becoming an ordinary individual and becomes extraordinary like the characters in ODD THOMAS or THE HUSBAND among others. Unfortunately as Koontz continues to publish his works, his books continue to carry too many similarities to his previous novels, in this case DARK RIVERS OF THE HEART and INTENSITY. THE GOOD GUY may work for someone who has read only a little Koontz or nothing at all. There is a lot of suspense, some dashes of humor, and a few moments that will suspend disbelief, especially when it comes to the motives regarding the assigned hit. The story starts well during the first half with strong plotting and great characterization on most of the characters. It is in the book’s second half where it all begins to flounder when the hitman realizes that he has underestimated Tim and is forced to improvise. The final showdown between the two happens a bit too quickly and unconvincingly and readers will wind up scratching their heads with confusion. Regardless of this, THE GOOD GUY still works when it comes to reader entertainment.
Reviewed by Angel L. Soto, June 2007
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