Relentless

By: Dean Koontz

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Best-selling novelist Cullen "Cubby" Greenwich is a lucky man and he knows it. He makes a handsome living doing what he enjoys. His wife, Penny, a children's book author and illustrator, is the love of his life. Together they have a brilliant six-year-old, Milo, affectionately dubbed "Spooky", nd a non-collie named Lassie, who's all but part of the family.

So Cubby knows he shouldn't let one bad review of his otherwise triumphant new book get to him - even if it does appear in the nation's premier newspaper and is penned by the much-feared, seldom-seen critic Shearman Waxx. Cubby knows that the best thing to do is ignore the gratuitously vicious, insulting, and inaccurate comments. Penny knows it; even little Milo knows it. If Lassie could talk, she'd tell Cubby to ignore them, too.
Ignore Shearman Waxx and his poison pen is just what Cubby intends to do. Until he happens to learn where the great man is taking his lunch. Cubby just wants to get a look at the mysterious recluse whose mere opinion can make or break a career - or a life.

But Shearman Waxx isn't what Cubby expects, and neither is the escalating terror that follows what seemsto be an innocent encounter. For Waxx gives criticism; he doesn't take it. He has ways of dealing with those who cross him that Cubby is only beginning to fathom. Soon Cubby finds himself in a desperate struggle with a relentless sociopath, facing an inexorable assault on far more than his life.

Fearless, funny, utterly compelling, Relentless is Dean Koontz at his riveting best, an unforgettable tale of the fragile bonds that hold together all that we most cherish - and of those who would tear those bonds asunder.

©2009 Dean Koontz (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

Critic reviews

"Koontz is a master of the edge-of-your-seat, paranoid thriller and perhaps the leading American practitioner of the form." ( Newark Star-Ledger)
"Koontz is working at his pinnacle, providing terrific entertainment that deals seriously with some of the deepest themes of human existence: the nature of evil, the grip of fate and the power of love." ( Publishers Weekly)

Wow

What a great listen from begining to end.

He Phoned it in!

Koontz has been my favorite author for 25 years! I enjoyed this story, but it was somewhat a letdown. The tale had all those great Koontz elements, the dog, the all-too-brilliant kid, the creepy other-worldly villain, the survivalist inlaws, all those great characters just waiting to be developed - but it was all on the surface. There was not too much depth to the story. Then out of the blue it ended! I was really surprised at that. So I say the author 'phoned it in', as they say, for whatever reason. Doesn't mean I still don't love him, or Odd Thomas or Shep or Barty - they go on and on. Overall it's a good tale and fans will enjoy it, but they'll also be left wanting more.

great

I DIDN'T WANT TO STOP LISTENING!!!! IT WAS GREAT!!!

Fabulous

Would you consider the audio edition of Relentless to be better than the print version?

No. I love both.

What other book might you compare Relentless to and why?

Intensity. The flow of the story and the way it draws you in.

What about Dan John Miller’s performance did you like?

His cadence and timber. It fit the story so well.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

definitely... and I did.

Any additional comments?

Highly recommended

Interesting read!

Would you listen to Relentless again? Why?

Yes, probably, maybe

What other book might you compare Relentless to and why?

Typical enjoyable Dean Koontz read :)

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Love the twists at the end and the relationship between Cubby and Penny :)

Any additional comments?

These are the kind of books I like from Kootnz. Some action, some heartfelt moments, some laughs... and always a weird twist!

Great listen

came to am end a little to suddenly. but it was a great story. good narrator.

Great story!!

Loved this! Koontz never fails!! Loved the description & story line. Kept me on the edge of my chair & I loved the humor!!

OK

I read many of his books, this was just OK but it is still Dean Koontz.

Love it! Love it! L-o-o-o-o-v-e it!

I love everything Dean Koontz ever did. (Even the early days.) But this is one of his best. Great characters, great development, wonderful plot, and the good guys win in the end. What's not to like?

Those who covet power will always metastasis like all other cancers

I began listening to this story about a day after the republicans tried insurrection as their method destroying democracy and taking control of the country. Many achieved a new level of stupidity choosing to insert their own “alternative facts “ as they called them. But most we’re not that stupid. All they wanted was power and to use and abuse those people who they knew as trump cultist. The “agency” in this story is exactly the same. This is a great story coming along at the right time.