The Husband

Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date :2006-12-1 Pages: 453 Publisher: Penguin Koontz (Forever Odd) is likely to have himself another bestseller in this pulse-pounding thriller with echoes of Hitchcock and Cornell Woolrich One morning. Southern California gardener Mitchell Rafferty. gets a call on his cellphone from a stranger saying that Mitchs beloved wife. Holly. has been kidnapped and that he has less than three days to come up with 2 million in cash. Of course. hes warned not to involve the police. While Mitch is still on the phone. the kidnapper proves his seriousness by directing Mitchs attention to a man walking a dog across the street. A moment later the man is shot dead. Mitch must walk a fine line-cooperating with the police inquiry into this murder without revealing Hollys plight. Koontz ratchets up the tension in a manner sure to captivate most readers. though so...