And there’s no other experience quite like it. He’ll pay anything.įrom its tense opening to its shattering climax, The Husband is a thriller that will hold you in its relentless grip for every twist, every shock, every revelation…until it lets you go, unmistakably changed.

He’s confident that Mitch will find a way. The caller doesn’t care that Mitch runs a small two-man landscaping operation and has no way of raising such a vast sum. He has Mitch’s wife and he’s named the price for her safe return. Whoever is on the other end of the line is dead serious. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Membership Advantages More Recommendations More Books Readers Also Browsed. Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. Full Biography Author Interview Link to Dean Koontz's Website Other books by Dean Koontz at BookBrowse 18 more. Now he’s standing in a normal suburban neighborhood on a bright summer day, having a phone conversation out of his darkest nightmare. Dean Koontz lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Anna, and the enduring spirit of their golden, Trixie. He was in the middle of planting impatiens in the yard of one of his clients when his cell phone rang. Landscaper Mitchell Rafferty thinks it must be some kind of joke. You can get her back for two million cash. What would you do for love? Would you die? Would you kill? Now, in what may be his most suspenseful and heartfelt novel ever, he brings us the story of an ordinary man whose extraordinary commitment to his wife will take him on a harrowing journey of adventure, sacrifice, and redemption to the mystery of love itself-and to a showdown with the darkness that would destroy it forever. With each and every new novel, Dean Koontz raises the stakes-and the pulse rate-higher than any other author.

The Husband by Dean Koontz