by Dean Koontz
First published 2009
Cubby Greenwich just wanted to ignore the brutal review of his bestselling novel. The critic Shearman Waxx had torn his work apart, but Cubby planned to shrug it off and move on. Then fate puts the two men face to face in an unexpected encounter. What starts as a chance meeting quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. Waxx proves to be more than just a harsh literary critic. He is a calculating sociopath who has decided to make Cubby's life his personal project of destruction. Waxx targets everything Cubby values: his home, his wife, his young son, and his future as a writer. The violence escalates as Waxx's campaign of terror unfolds. Cubby must protect his family from an enemy who will stop at nothing to obliterate their world completely.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, revenge
356 pages · Hardcover · Bantam