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Koontz can be the cock-eyed optimist with his characters. Throw in secret government agents trying to get their experiments back and a deranged mafia hit man and you've got a classic Koontz story for the ages. The other one, called "The Outsider", is a monstrous killing machine that will stop at nothing to locate the dog through a mental telepathy bond and destroy him and all who get in the way. They discover that Einstein isn't the only lab experiment that escaped that day. From here the story really takes off as the two learn the extent of Einstein's intelligence and ability to learn and communicate. In a moment of danger for Nora, she is saved by Travis and Einstein. Instead, she holes herself up in her aunt's house and trusts no one. After her aunt's death, she struggles with coming out of her shell and adapting to the ways of society. Nora has been sheltered her whole life by her extremely overbearing aunt. This is an escaped secret lab experiment with the intelligence of a human. He takes the dog home with him and learns that this is no ordinary mutt.
He comes upon a Golden Retriever that acts as if he is trying to warn him of impending danger ahead on the trail and convinces Travis to high-tail it in the other direction. Travis is an ex-military that has lost the loved ones in his life and was taking a walk in the mountains trying to rediscover happiness. 100,000 first printing 100,000 ad/promo Liteary Guild main selection.Haven't we all looked at the expression on our pet's face and wondered what were they thinking at one time or another? Koontz takes this notion and runs with it in Watchers. Though the climax packs a little less wallop than it deserves, this is the sort of thoroughly frightening and entertaining tale that has its readers listening for noises in the night. The encounter with the dog is the beginning of a tightly woven plot involving genetic manipulation that has created two extraordinary animals one is the dog, named Einstein, the other is a murderous hybrid called ""The Outsider.'' Hunted down by both the government and a professional killer who has learned the secret of the animals, Travis, Einstein and Nora Devon, a lonely woman befriended by man and canine, attempt to escape their pursuers all the while knowing that a confrontation with The Outsider is inevitable. When Travis Cornell, Koontz's appealing hero, encounters a stray dog while hiking, he quickly realizes that the animal is most unusual and that something terrifying is stalking them both. Cross Lassie with E.T., add a touch of The Wolfen and a dash of The Godfather, and you get a sense of some of the ingredients in this supernatural thriller, which should move Koontz ( Strangers a notch closer to Stephen King's high-rent district.
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