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Ricochet Joe
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 12-28-17
- Language: English
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $1.99
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Publisher's Summary
Can an ordinary guy make extraordinary choices in a battle between humanity and unearthly evil?
Joe Mandel is a perfectly ordinary guy from a perfectly ordinary town - a college student and community volunteer who dreams of one day publishing a novel. When a series of strange intuitions leads him to a crime in progress, Joe jumps headlong into danger without hesitation. In the aftermath, he wonders about the uncanny impulse that suddenly swept over him.
Until new friend Portia Montclair, the strangely wise daughter of the local police chief, explains to him what sent him ricocheting around town like a crazy pinball. Portia tells of another reality, a reality more thrilling - and terrifying - than Joe ever imagined. Timeless, elemental forces of good and evil have come to the quiet town of Little City: a cosmic entity capable of infecting human beings, and the seeker who has chosen Joe to find it.
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- Lonnie-The GreatNorthernTroll-Moore
- Portland Or. USA
- 01-10-18
Wow, seriously crackers...
Wow, seriously crackers, insane! This is a crazy story of time travel (one of my favorite tropes), and it's combined with a bit of horror (come on, it's Koontz!), as Joe finds himself an unwitting hero, a paladin of sorts.
There's a dog... a very special dog... a golden retriever ( No... Really? )!
Joe has to confront his new "reality", and did I tell you there's a dog... Lol
The audio edition was done with James Patrick Cronin's and his narration is pitch-perfect, and dead-on-the-money for this story... Overall rating = Wow! ★★★★★
This ebook w/whisper sync, actually has animated graphics called "Kindle in Motion". It's kinda cool, but the 5 stars had little or nothing to do with this feature.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-11-18
Yesssss. This is the Dean Koontz I Love.
This seemed like going home. I missed the golden retriever, the sense of dark and unusual and the good guy. Anxiously waiting for it to continue....
15 of 17 people found this review helpful
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- Wayne
- Matthews, NC
- 03-06-18
Joe kills grandma!
Ricochet Joe is a cute sci-fi/horror short story. The best thing is that it is very short at 100 minutes. My New Years' resolution was to listen to a complete John Hart book and a complete Dean Koontz book before March 30. I've now completed my task and I like John Hart's work even less. Mr. Koontz made it easy with a short story. I'm remain unready to take on a complete Odd Thomas novel.
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
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- Frederick J. Spector
- 01-07-18
Another Dean Koontz winner
Unlike Stephen King, whose stories often have negative endings, Dean Koontz, works are usually positive. It's not that I dislike King or and I do not need "They lived happily ever after". Dean has found a middle ground and it's terrific..
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- Taminan
- Bountiful, UT, US
- 01-29-18
short. not up to Koontz name
the book was very disappointing. it was very short and ended before it got any good.
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- C. W. N.
- 01-11-18
An amazing tale
Dean Koonz never fails to surprise and to make a reader think of incredible possibilities. I love the way Joe handles his newly acquired abilities, and the development of his charactetr as well as the others.
I highly recommend this story.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- mcgman
- 01-06-18
Fun romp through the multiverse!
Time and space collide for a wild and fun ride! In the humdrum of every day life, extraordinary things do happen.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- bettysweet76
- 02-03-18
Review on book by Dean Koontz
Book was not that interesting but the narrator was excellent. I could actually see in my mind the characters that was portrayed .
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- Charley Gravelle
- 09-20-18
What a great short, edge of the seat, story!
The narrator was sub par from what I'm used to, not a lot of distinction in his voice for the different characters. However, this was such a great short story, very intense!
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- Rev. Pc
- 09-07-18
Riveting
This book only has Twelve maybe Thirteen chapters but they are very entertaining & suspenseful.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-04-18
Nothing special
Boring at most of the time did not have a vision and other things,a dissappointment
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- Asa Hanna
- 06-20-18
Not the best
At times I enjoy the author but this was not at all fun. Perhaps to short
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- BrianJ
- 06-17-18
Short but excellent
Having read all of Dean's books, this one, like others did not disappoint. Koontz is a consummate storyteller, a master. Looking forward r d to the next one
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- Marjorie Barreto-Neto
- 04-17-18
Koontz Plus!
This lil short story is Koontz all the way. Yes he could have made it a novel, a good one, maybe great, but I admire him for not doing so because I’m not sure many other authors could, let alone would.
This short story was “impossible, impossible, again impossible” to put down. I had other things I needed to do but just couldn’t stop it.
That should tell you all you need to know about just how good it is.
Do Not listen to it unless you have the almost two hours it takes. If you do you surely may miss that meeting, that outing, whatever you had planned!
But definitely do get the book and throw caution to the wind....it will not disappoint.
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- Mr
- 01-13-18
GooD short story
Really enjoyed this, being short it’s a good motorway listen for that mundane 2 hr journey
Good story which could easily become a longer novel or series