Mr. Murder: A Thriller Mass market paperbound - 2006
by Dean Koontz
Now repackaged with new cover art, this classic features a new Afterword by Koontz. Mystery writer Marty Stillwater's idyllic life is shattered when a stranger breaks into his house claiming to be the real Martin Stillwater and begins a terrifying campaign to eliminate Marty. Reissue.
Summary
Martin Stillwater has a vivid imagination. It charms his loving wife, delights his two little daughters, and gives him all the inspiration he needs to write his highly successful mystery novels. But maybe Martin’s imagination is a bit too vivid… One rainy afternoon, a terrifying incident makes him question his grip on reality. A stranger breaks into his house, accusing Martin of stealing his wife, his children—and his life. Claiming to be the real Martin Stillwater, the intruder threatens to take what is rightfully his. The police think he’s a figment of Martin’s imagination. But Martin and his family have no choice but to believe the stranger’s threat. And run for their lives.
But wherever they go—wherever they hide—he finds them…
First line
"I need . . ." Leaning back in his comfortable leather office chair, rocking gently, holding a compact cassette recorder in his right hand and dictating a letter to his editor in New York, Martin Stillwater suddenly realized he was repeating the same two words in a dreamy whisper.
From the rear cover
Happily married with two adorable children and a successful mystery writing career, Marty Stillwater considers himself a lucky man. But his comfortable cocoon is shattered when a stranger breaks into his house one rainy afternoon announcing: 'You stole my wife, my life, and my children. I want them back.' Claiming to be the real Martin Stillwater, the madman wages a terrifying campaign to eliminate Marty and recapture his family and life he believes to be his. Even the police are hard-pressed to believe the Stillwaters' harrowing account of what's happening to them, and the family is ultimately left on its own to deal with the menace in Koontz's most horrifying tale of suspense to date.
Details
- Title Mr. Murder: A Thriller
- Author Dean Koontz
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition Twenty-second Pr
- Pages 512
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date June 30, 2006
- ISBN 9780425210758 / 0425210758
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 7.1 x 4.5 x 2 in (18.03 x 11.43 x 5.08 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Horror fiction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
“A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting. His characters sparkle with life. And his fast-paced plots are wonderfully fiendish, taking unexpected twists and turns.”—THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
“One of our finest and most versatile suspense writers.”
—THE MACON TELEGRAPH & NEWS
“His prose mesmerizes…Koontz consistently hits the bull’s-eye.”
—ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT
“An exceptional novelist…top-notch.”—LINCOLN JOURNAL-STAR
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