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Dean Koontz - Fear Nothing
  
   I know, Dean Koontz has written a lot of cheap novels. Most of his books are do goody lessons for life.
 But it seems that he wants to redeem himself. Or at least is what it's seen in his recent novels.
"Fear Nothing" is in the same tradition of "Midnight" and in a more subtle way, of "Watchers". In the
featured town, Moonlight Bay,  nothing is what it seems. Nobody is who he seems. Christopher
Snow is the main character, a person with a strange genetic disorder that disables him to stand
the light. After his father dies, lots of the secrets will unfold and the whole town will become suspect
of a great crime. The dark streets cover strange things, but Snow will have to find the outrageous
answer to the stunning mystery that plagues the town. Koontz does something incredible. He doubts
the existence of God. And another surprising detail. The characters aren't divided in bad and good
anymore. Even the ones that are in the conspiracy will have their reasons to do the terrible things
involved in it. They won't be the regular psychos in a Koontz novel. This time, they will be regular
people forced by the circumstances to do what they have to do. Even if it's not a finished story by
its terrible implications, you will find it as a refreshing Koontz novel. The author stopped telling the
story in a strange point, but the unusual ending will keep you reading the series.
  
   Koontz is a skilled plotter, but he ruins it with his oh-so-good and oh-how-evil characters.
This time, the characters are more human, more real. It's fun to read and the mystery will keep you
guessing, even at the end of the book.