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The Door to December

By: Dean Koontz
Narrated by: George Guidall
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Only three years old, little Melanie was kidnapped by her father. Six years later, police found her wandering the L.A. streets, her eyes blank. What had become of her in all that lost time...and what secret did she dare not even whisper?

Her loving mother and the police desperately hunt for the answer. They need Melanie to help discover the truth behind the most savage carnage the city has ever seen. They will do anything to save her from the mysterious and menacing force that has invaded her young life. But first they must save themselves from a rising tide of terror.

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“First-rate suspense, scary and stylish.” (Los Angeles Times)

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Troubling

As usual, this thing scared the willies out of me and my wife. It was exciting and troubling that there may be people that do such things. We haven't finished it yet, but I hope the guy gets his "come up ins"

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Koontz never fails me!

Great story! I love when the good guys win! And when characters stay true to values!

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amazing reader!!!

I loved this story and the way it was read and the writer was amazing at the detail it was like I could see it all happening

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Enjoyable despite predictability

I found this book to be entertaining despite the fact that I figured out "whodunnit" very early on. The mystery of why and how kept me going. And as always, Koontz wrote characters who drew me in. While not the best sample of his work, it was nevertheless enjoyable.

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Not sure if he’s the best narrator for this type of story.

He did ok on narrating for some of the characters but for others it got a bit too silly and comedic; the voices used for narrating the females was appallingly bad. Took you right out of the tension of the story.

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Another great Dean Koontz novel!

Good morning. This is another great Dean Koontz novel. I love the performance as much as Me. Koontz book.

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Book was Decent

Book was decent. It was a little disappointing after the build-up throughout the story. And it was a little predictable. The story was enjoyable, though. The narration was great.

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I don't like child abuse or animal abuse stories

Other than child abuse which was the main storyline, I enjoyed the end but not the beginning and the middle. I hung in there to see if the end redeemed the subject matter. And it did...kinda

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It was ok but dislike the narrator

What did you like best about The Door to December? What did you like least?

Fast paced

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

It did but koontz spent way too much time on every mundane detail.

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Did not like his performance. Does not enunciate his words and speaks a bit too fast and his narration of the woman made her always sound like she is frantic and he doesn't do women very well.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Maybe

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l love this book

it was told perfectly and another dean koontz ckassic def have to check this one out

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