Recommendations based on The Darkest Evening of the Yearby Dean Koontz

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  1. Watchers

    by Dean Koontz
    A story of terror and suspense as a genetically engineered creature wreaks havoc in a small town.

    Travis Cornell, a former Delta Force operative, feels that his life has become pointless, and is exploring a canyon near his home when he encounters two genetically engineered creatures that have ... (Wikipedia)

  2. By the Light of the Moon

    by Dean Koontz
    Three strangers with extraordinary abilities are on the run from a madman who wants to exploit their powers.

    Dylan O'Conner is traveling with his 20-year-old brother Shep. During a stay at an Arizona motel, he is knocked out and tied up by a doctor, who administers 18 cc's , of a golden substance from a ... (Wikipedia)

  3. One Door Away from Heaven

    by Dean Koontz
    A young girl's fight for survival against a powerful and dangerous force.

    A shapechanging alien has come to Earth with others of his kind to save us from ourselves. After witnessing the slaughter of his entire family by evil aliens bent on stopping him, he takes off on a ... (Wikipedia)

  4. The Door to December

    by Richard Paige
    A mother searches for her daughter who was kidnapped and subjected to a sinister experiment that altered her mind.

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers a truly suspenseful novel of a mother who must save her daughter from a threat she can hardly understand. What happened to nine-year-old Melanie ... (Goodreads)

  5. Relentless

    by Dean R. Koontz
    A thrilling suspense novel of a detective's pursuit of a sinister mastermind.

    Cullen "Cubby" Greenwich has just released his sixth novel, One O'Clock Jump which is generally well received in the literary community. However, Shearman Waxx, considered to be a preeminent literary ... (Wikipedia)

  6. Icebound

    by David Axton
    A small town in Maine is trapped by a deadly ice storm, and a killer is among them.

    The plot concerns a group of international scientists working for the project of towing an iceberg to be used as relief for droughts. It is headed up by the husband and wife team of Rita and Harold ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Duma Key

    by Stephen King
    A man moves to a remote island to recover from a traumatic accident and discovers his artistic talent has a dark power.

    Wealthy Minnesotan building-contractor Edgar Freemantle barely survives a severe work-site accident wherein his truck is crushed by a crane. Freemantle loses his right arm, and suffers severe head ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Lost & Found

    by Jacqueline Sheehan
    A woman grieving the loss of her husband finds solace in a dog, leading her on a journey of self-discovery and healing.

    A poignant and unforgettable tale of love, loss, and moving on . . . with the help of one not-so-little dog Rocky's husband Bob was just forty-two when she discovered him lying cold and lifeless on ... (Goodreads)

  9. Beach Road

    by James Patterson
    A wealthy man is murdered, and his daughter's boyfriend is the prime suspect. A high-profile trial ensues, revealing dark secrets and unexpected twists.

    Tom Dunleavy has a one-man law firm in America's wealthiest resort town: legendary East Hampton. But his job barely keeps him in paper clips. His clients make a living serving the rich. The ... (Goodreads)

  10. Cradle and All

    by James Patterson
    Two teenage girls, one pregnant and one a virgin, both claim to be carrying the child of the second coming of Jesus Christ.

    In Boston, a young woman finds herself pregnant—even though she is still a virgin.,In Ireland, another young woman discovers she is in the same impossible condition.,And in cities all around the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. The Green Mile

    by Stephen King
    A prison guard discovers the power of redemption, and miracles, when he meets a mysterious inmate.

    Featuring a first-person narrative told by Paul Edgecombe, the novel switches between Paul as an old man in the Georgia Pines nursing home writing down his story in 1996, and his time in 1932 as the ... (Wikipedia)

  12. The Pelican Brief

    by John Grisham
    A law student's investigation into a political assassination, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.

    The story begins with the assassinations of two ideologically divergent Supreme Court Justices. Both murders are committed by Khamel, the most wanted hitman in the world. Justice Rosenberg, a ... (Wikipedia)

  13. The 5th Horseman

    by James Patterson
    A gripping crime thriller, as a doctor struggles to investigate a series of mysterious deaths.

    The story begins with a mysterious character named the Night Walker who kills a hospital patient, Jessie Falk. Two plots are intertwined; the first is about a serial killer murdering young girls and ... (Wikipedia)

  14. Bag of Bones

    by Stephen King
    A grieving novelist's haunted journey to uncover the secrets of a small New England town.

    The narrator, Mike Noonan, a bestselling novelist, suffers severe writer's block after his pregnant wife Jo suddenly dies due to a brain aneurysm. Four years later, Mike, still grieving, is plagued ... (Wikipedia)

  15. The House of Thunder

    by Leigh Nichols
    After a car accident, a woman wakes up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. Strange occurrences and a sinister conspiracy follow.

    Susan Thorton awakens in a hospital, after a near-fatal car crash, to see four men lurking outside her door–men who exactly resemble those who killed her boyfriend years before. Can these be the same ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Servants of Twilight

    by Leigh Nichols
    A mother and her son are stalked by a religious cult convinced the child is the Antichrist. A thrilling horror novel.

    Single parent Christine Scavello and her young son Joey are confronted in a mall parking lot by a madwoman who claims that Joey is the Antichrist . After a distressing attack on the family home ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Guilty Pleasures

    by Laurell K. Hamilton
    A vampire detective's investigation into a series of mysterious murders in the supernatural underworld.

    In Guilty Pleasures , Anita Blake is blackmailed by Nikolaos , the vampire master of the city, into investigating a series of vampire murders. During the course of this investigation, Anita begins ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Blow Fly

    by Patricia Cornwell
    A gripping murder-mystery, where an expert investigator must use her forensic skills to solve the case.

    In Blow Fly, Kay Scarpetta stands at the threshold of a new life after her work as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner has come to a jarring end. At the close of The Last Precinct, she knew she would ... (Goodreads)

  19. Wicked Prey

    by John Sandford
    Lucas Davenport, a detective, investigates a series of murders in Minneapolis. The killer is a wealthy psychopath who enjoys the thrill of the hunt.

    Danger stalks Lucas Davenport at work and all too close to home, in the superlative new thriller by the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. For twenty years, John Sandford's novels have been ... (Goodreads)

  20. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

    by David Wroblewski
    An epic tale of family and loyalty set in a rural Wisconsin landscape.

    Forte's Children Edgar comes from a line of dog breeders. After buying a farm, his grandfather, John Sawtelle, rents out the farmland and starts dog breeding . He and his wife have two sons, Edgar's ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Seeds of Yesterday

    by V.C. Andrews
    A family unravels its dark secrets over four generations, leading to a devastating conclusion.

    The final, haunting novel in the extraordinary story that has enthralled millions! The horror began with Flowers in the Attic , the terrifying tale of four innocent children locked away from the ... (Goodreads)

  22. Cause of Death

    by Patricia Cornwell
    A medical examiner and her team investigate a series of murders connected to a mysterious virus.

    It is New Year's Eve, the last day of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War. Dr. Kay Scarpetta plunges into the murky depths of a ship graveyard to recover the very human remains of Ted ... (Goodreads)

  23. Hollow City

    by Ransom Riggs
    An orphan and his friends set out on a daring journey to save their world from destruction.

    After fleeing in a boat from the hollowgasts, the peculiar children are caught up in a bad storm and need to find land. They land on a beach only to find that the wights are trying to track them ... (Wikipedia)

  24. Killing Floor

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop is thrust into a dangerous criminal underworld to solve the murder of a woman.

    Jack Reacher gets off a Greyhound bus in the town of Margrave, Georgia , because he remembers his brother mentioning that a blues musician named Blind Blake had died there. Much to his surprise, ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons

    by Lorna Landvik
    Five friends gather for weekly meetings, supporting each other through various life struggles.

    The women of Freesia Court are convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delectable desserts, and a strong shoulder can’t fix. Laughter is the glue that holds them together—the foundation of a ... (Goodreads)

  26. The Long Walk

    by Richard Bachman
    Fourteen boys face a grueling test of endurance and willpower as they compete in a life-or-death march.

    One hundred teenage boys join an annual walking contest called "The Long Walk" or just "The Walk". Each contestant, called a "Walker", must maintain a speed of at least four miles per hour; if he ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Death du Jour

    by Kathy Reichs
    Forensic anthropologist solves a series of murders connected to a religious cult.

    On a bitterly cold March night in Montreal, Quebec , Canada, Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun proposed for sainthood in the grounds of a church. Hours later she's called to the scene of an ... (Wikipedia)

  28. From Potter's Field

    by Patricia Cornwell
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a string of murders in New York City, leading her to a homeless woman with a dangerous past.

    The story begins as a rotten Christmas for Scarpetta: Temple Gault has struck again, leaving a naked, apparently homeless woman shot in Central Park on Christmas Eve; Scarpetta, as the FBI 's ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Flowers in the Attic

    by V.C. Andrews
    A family's dark secrets emerge as four siblings are held captive in an attic.

    In 1957, the Dollanganger family lives an idyllic life in Gladstone, Pennsylvania until Mr. Dollanganger dies in a car accident, leaving his wife Corinne deep in debt with four children and no ... (Wikipedia)

  30. Burnt Offerings

    by Laurell K. Hamilton
    An ancient vampire awakens and wreaks havoc, forcing unlikely allies to come together.

    As in the previous novels, Burnt Offerings requires Anita to balance her romantic life with her roles as supernatural police consultant, vampire executioner, zombie animator, human servant and lover ... (Wikipedia)