The Door to December

Great psychological thriller with a twist

I have read several of Dean Koontz's books which I think could qualify for being described as brilliant and this is definitely one of them. Melanie was only three when she was kidnapped and she is nine when the police contact her mother and tell her that Melanie has been found. But where has Melanie been for those six years and why was she found wandering the streets naked and in a daze? Mr. Koontz is at his best as he weaves the story of a child who has been totally traumatized by someone who should have been her staunchest protector. But exactly what has been done to her and what is the "door" of which she is so frightened? This book was over 500 pages long and yet when I finished it I found that I was wishing it had not ended. This was a great book and another keeper from Dean Koontz.

Melanie McCaffrey was kidnapped at the age of three by her scientist father. At age nine, she is found again, rescued from a hideous laboratory...full of bodies... Melanie was involved in some kind of project. And now something is stalking all those involved. First, it'll go after the researchers and those who financed the project. Then it'll come after young Melanie... Dean Koontz scored big time with this one. Containing large doses of suspense, romance, thrills, and humor--the four main ingredients for a good Koontz novel--it is unique and unforgettable. "The Door to December" is an incredible novel that will leave you glued to the pages and wanting more.

The Door To DecemberNathan Fuller 510 pages The book, Door To December, is a suspenseful novel. Dean Koontz does a remarkable job in explaining the detailed events of the story. The story is about a little girl named Melanie who was kidnapped by her father at the age of three. During her time with her father, Melanie was subject to tortures beyond imagination. The story takes place the morning of three brutal murders at the house where Melanie and her father were residing. Melanie's mother, Laura, had just been notified of the homicides and had arrived at the house. There, a police officer named Dan Haldane informed her of what had happened. He also told her that a girl, around the age of nine, had been found wandering the streets nude and oblivious to world around. Melanie's mother told the officer to take her immediately to the place where she was after they were finished at the house. While there Melanie's mother identified her brutalized husband and toured the house until she came to the Gray Room. This room was filled with a sensory deprivation chamber, an electric chair, and other forms of torture. After the house, Laura went to the place where Melanie was and was reunited with her. One thing was wrong though, Melanie was in an autistic, almost catatonic state. From there, Laura, Dan, Melanie and a bodygaurd named Earl, search for the truth behind Melanie's lost past. Along the way, they are being chased by an invisible creature that has been committing all of these murders. They soon find that the answers to this troubling mystery lies within the unknown Door to December.

This book was very good.. it was the best I have ever read byDean Koontz. Never have I read another book by him with the amount of suspense like _The Door to December_. I was basically bolted to my seat for 2 days while reading the 800 page book. This is also the fastest I have ever read a book over 500 pages. That is to say, I was so engrossed in the book that I was able to finish it in record time! The suspense and thrills of the action kept me reading until all hours of the day and night. Highly reccommended from this corner of the web. :)