From The Corner Of His Eye - Dean Koontz, 2001

   Bartholomew Lampion was born in a strange day, a momentous day, as many of the characters
would say, and since his odd birth day, many lifes will be touched by this child's existence. From
a little girl, product of a rape, to a murderer, from a couple of paranoid twins to a mysterious
detective that knows more than he appears to know, this novel is a travel back and forth inside
the complex web of existences that Bartholomew's life is surrounded by. Tragedy and fortune
weave the story, until the final and inevitable encounter reunites all those persons whose life
is altered by that memorable day in 1965. But not only the Lampion family and companion has
to worry about the deranged man with the name "Bartholomew" resounding in his head.
Bartholomew, and a few of his fellow characters, seem to have the key to other places, where
even Death can be dealt with...

   The old techno-thriller master Dean Koontz seems to be in the past. Now his characters
are more cartoonish than ever. I've always said that Koontz' plotting and narrative skills are
impeccable, but his characters appear to be made out of cardboard. The only one that I found
interesting was the detective Thomas, who is delineated as an enigmatic policeman, and that,
only at the beginning; later, he will become the same do-gooder as the others. The killer is
very stupid, we just despise him not because all the evil he does but because he really screws it
up. The resolution to the problem that this man represents is simply childish. I find very
disappointing this comeback to the old times where the good and evil dividing line is strongly
depicted. Fear Nothing really achieved that faintiness in the moral implications, but sadly, Koontz
has proved very well what a bleeding heart he is.