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  • The Bad Weather Friend

  • By: Dean Koontz
  • Narrated by: Ray Chase
  • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,180 ratings)

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The Bad Weather Friend

By: Dean Koontz
Narrated by: Ray Chase
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Publisher's summary

Benny is so nice they feel compelled to destroy him, but he has a friend who should scare the hell out of them in this breathtaking new kind of thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz.

Benny Catspaw’s perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favorite chair. He’s not paranoid. Someone is out to get him. He just doesn’t know who or why. Then Benny receives an inheritance from an uncle he’s never heard of: a giant crate and a video message. All will be well in time.

How strange—though it’s a blessing, his uncle promises. Stranger yet is what’s inside the crate. He’s a seven-foot-tall self-described “bad weather friend” named Spike whose mission is to help people who are just too good for this world. Spike will take care of it. He’ll find Benny’s enemies. He’ll deal with them. This might be satisfying if Spike wasn’t such a menacing presence with terrifying techniques of intimidation.

In the company of Spike and a fascinated young waitress-cum-PI-in-training named Harper, Benny plunges into a perilous high-speed adventure, the likes of which never would have crossed the mind of a decent guy like him.

©2024 The Koontz Living Trust. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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“Ray Chase performs an unusual story of good versus evil centered on the nicest man in the world.… Chase's portrayal suits the jaunty character well, shifting between humorous and ominous to great effect. Even during dramatic violence Chase's depictions keep the story engrossing. Often Koontz breaks the fourth wall, but Chase never breaks character. With a performance that careens from funny to horrifying and back again, Benny's story is engaging and a wonderful deviation from Koontz's usual style.”AudioFile Magazine

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what did I just listen to?

I love koontz, I've read all his books. But this title has me wondering what am I missing? The story is engaging but doesn't offer more than a simple explanation as to what a Kraggle is? For a creature that plays such a big part of the story, I needed more backstory. And the cabal that instigate the story, again I needed more backstory. My recording had odd "sound voids" between chapters, has me pondering if the recording is corrupted.

Overall, my poor review is a reflection of holes in the story and poor sound engineering.

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Koontz Does it Again!

Loved the plot. Loved the characters. Dean never disappoints. Will recommend this book to friends, family and “blue-squared-away” strangers I meet!

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where's my craggle?

Dean Koontz is awesome! Always funny, clever and the most interesting and endearing characters, especially the women. Narration was outstanding. I want a craggle so badly! Wished it was longer.

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great narrator

I enjoyed this story very much! The narrator was great and I laughed several times and cringed equally... the best of both worlds.

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Great book

What else can I say. Koontz came out with another great book! Give it a listen, you won’t regret it

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Hard to get through

This book was ok. It wasn’t at all what I was expecting. It was all so inane. The story line was outside of reasonable even for a syfy book. I was glad when it ended. I love Dean Koontz and have never read a book of his that I didn’t enjoy until now. I’m sure there is an audience for this, but it’s not me.

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So much fun!

I have not enjoyed a book this much in a long time. I’m not a big fan of Koontz but loved every minute of this book and will look for more like it. Very light hearted while still bringing up serious questions to ponder.

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Wonderful.

I thoroughly enjoyed this, from beginning to end. If your heart is heavy, read or listen to this book, It will cheer you up.

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thoroughly enjoyed it

fun, suspenseful, quirky, entertaining, enjoyable. Dean Koontz has another winner. The narrator was a perfect choice.
many thanks.

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A must read!

The character development was amazing. For the first time in a long time, I wished that this was a series. Hopefully, we will get another story with Spike, Benny and Harper.

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