An ally unknown to him is listening.Ī uniquely gifted dog with a heart as golden as his breed, Kipp is devoted beyond reason to people. But Woody believes a monstrous evil was behind his father's death and now threatens him and his mother. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. Not when his mother, Megan, tells him she loves him.
Not when his father died in a freak accident. Woody Bookman hasn't spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Devoted has every mark of a classic." -Associated Press "Canine or human, it is hard to find a more lovable character in fiction than Kipp. This is a fantastic thriller from a master of the genre writing at the height of his powers.An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller.įrom Dean Koontz, the master of suspense, comes an epic thriller about a terrifying killer and the singular compassion it will take to defeat him. Unless there is a moment of major suspense. The book's highly suspenseful already and if anything the choppiness interrupts narrative flow. He doesn't really need to use this heavy-handed suspense/emphasis building technique. But I must say I find Koontz' use of one-line paragraphs a bit too frequent. In contrast to my recent criticism of James Patterson I was fine with the extremely short chapters it's better justified here, given the frequent switching between characters' points of view. And its subject matter – I've got to say it, and this is too vague to be a spoiler – contains either purposeful homages to 101 Dalmatians (the original Dodie Smith book, not the movie), or it unconsciously echoes some of its elements.
The writing, though quite a bit more embellished than King's, is clean and highly evocative. Its strong characterisation of an ensemble cast, all circling a central event, reminded me of Stephen King favourites like Under the Dome and The Stand. This was another smart, creative and compulsive thriller from Koontz. But while there are powerful enemies converging the Bookman family's rural refuge to silence them, there are equally powerful - and miraculous - allies racing there to help. Or was it accidental? Jason Bookman had worked for a mega science and technology company with some very big secrets, and Woody, an ultra-smart 11-year-old with autism, is on the brink of uncovering them. Devoted follows Woody, his mum Megan, and their struggle to rebuild a life in small-town America, after the untimely accidental death of Woody's dad.
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