Dragon Tears

By: Dean Koontz

Narrated by: Jay O. Sanders

Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

Harry Lyon was a rational man, a cop who refused to let his job harden his soul. Then one fateful day, he was forced to shoot a man--and a homeless stranger with bloodshot eyes uttered the haunting words that challenged Harry Lyon's sanity: "Ticktock, ticktock. You'll be dead in sixteen hours...Dead by dawn...Dead by dawn...Dead by dawn..."

©2006 Dean Koontz (P)2010 Penguin

Critic reviews

“A razor-sharp, nonstop, suspenseful story.”(The San Diego Union-Tribune)

“Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose....‘Serious’ writers...might do well to examine his technique.” (The New York Times Book Review)

“Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of America...novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good...[and that] entertain vastly as they uplift.” (Publishers Weekly)

Imperfect but still Koontz

Dragon Tears is not one of my favorite Koontz, but it is not bad. The story is a little preachier than I like and the story is a little Koontz-formulaic. That formula has a mildly interesting supernatural bad guy, strong female cop, a conflicted male cop, a very good dog, and other assorted characters. I found the powers of the bad guy over the top. After a nice setup the story concludes too rapidly without a resounding ending. So, it you love Koontz, give it a try.

Dragon tears

Loved this book. author and narrator did an awesome job! Good doooog! Like they all saw the same movie and and were in eck others head

awesome

it's been years since I read this book. I'm so glad I got to hear it on audible. the narration was flawless!

It was good

Not my favorite koontz book but it was an interesting story. I just didn't like that it didn't explain a lot. I felt like he rushed it towards the end.

Awesome Experience!

I read this book twice prior. Finding it on audible was way more enjoyable than I ever imagined. The narrator cleverly told this story with great inflection and changing voices. Wonderfully done. I found myself so lost in the story wrenching with butterflies in the pit of my stomach, anticipating what was going to happen next. GREAT STORY! MASTERFULLY TOLD! Thank you Dean Koontz for the experience and thank you audible for the ride.

Wil Y.

different tones of voices for all characters even the dog

I liked the plot and story line. the dog voice the narrator used is unforgettable

Classic Koontz

One of my favorite Koontz stories, I have owned the book, bought it on tape and now downloaded it. I recommend all of the Koontz books from the mid-90s.

Mixed Feelings

I had very mixed reactions with this book. It is another re-release of one of Koontz's earlier books. I had a difficult time staying with it until about 80% of the way through. It doesn't read like a typical DK book. I really don't know how to explain it. Even if you are an avid Koontz fan, as am I, you may or my not like this one. It is scary, stupid, brilliant, gory and overall a jumbled mix of emotions and actions.

Tick Tock -- Bomb?

This is my second Koontz book and I enjoyed his "Lightning" far more. Although his writing talents shown through on this, I thought the plot wasn't very creative and, even for a work of science fiction, it was much too contrived. The cops deduced things pretty much out of thin air and the dog talk became boring and tedious after a few minutes. Narrator Sanders also did his level best to make me shut off the book with his grating renditions of Tick Tock and the guy with the hand grenades. The fact that I liked the lady cop character pushed this book from two to three stars. I have another Koontz book in my library and I'm hopeful it's more like "Lightning" than it is this one.

Pretty good, tense, and different

I am not a scary story person, but if the story is good, I will enjoy it. This was one that was hard to start, but kept my interest until the scary guy is not human. I was disappointed when I was at that point, but it wasn't obvious until near the end, so I finished it.