Outer Perimeter: A Novel

by Ken Goddard

Book Overview

Following acclaim for First Evidence, his first paranormal procedural, bestselling author and forensic scientist Goddard strikes again with another chilling tale of alien contact and government... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553579169
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 1.1" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

When is the next one?

I really enjoyed this read.You really put a lot of excitement into your books, Mr. Goddard.Please e-mail me as to when your next part of this series is coming out.Thank-you

A good follow up!!!!!

These aliens are truly scary and very believable. It would be a little hard to get started into this book if you had not read the first book but it can be done. This is a fast paced, action filled thriller. I stayed up til I finished it. I hope he writes another sequel soon!

You MUST Read This Book...

...if you read First Evidence. Not only does Outer Perimeter continue the characters, I think it was a better book overall!!! The writing style is perfected in Outer Perimeter and flow is incredibly strong.The book nearly made me call in to work sick in order to keep reading. (grin) Ken Goddard is one of my favorite authors and I strongly recommend starting with First Evidence and then continuing with Outer Perimeter.The way the book ends yields 5 stars in itself! Most books I read tend to fizzle near the end, or have a predictable ending. Outer Perimeter keeps you reading until the last page. Once you finish, you will wish there was more!!!Also, Balefire is an excellent book, especially considering the fact that it was written over 20 years ago and reads like it was recently written.Take my word for it, this guy is incredible!!!

Terrific - "Can't put it down!"

This is a fast-paced action book with lots of mysterious goings on by aliens and lots of involvement by state and county police officials who both believe and disbelieve the reports of abductions and disappearances of people in this small corner of Oregon.I think that whether or not you have read the first book in this series, you will be hooked and can't put it down until the ending. I know I was. The only disappointment is that when the ending comes, you don't want to let the story go. So, Mr. Goddard, when is the next installment? I sure hope there is one!

Great sf/mystery/thriller

Oregon State Detective Sergeant Colin Cellars is on administrative leave pending the results of a psychiatric examination following a strange X- Files-like incident. Since the events with the violet-eyed extraterrestrial, Colin is a true believer. As such, he has set an OUTER PERIMETER in his remote cabin in the mountains near Jasper Springs, Oregon to warn him of any intruder, especially serial killing aliens.Taking the death rate seriously, the state establishes two six-person teams of crime scene investigators to search the area for the serial predators. However, Colin believes that he and his three amigos (ex DEA Bobby Dawson, electronic guru Malcolm Byzor, and lab technician Jody Catlin) will ultimately be the team to stop the rising homicide rate and send an unfriendly ET home or die in the process.OUTER PERIMETER is an engaging, cleverly designed mixing of science fiction elements with a forensic-police procedural thriller. The exciting plot moves quickly forward with plenty of action, but references to the first book will, on occasion, leave the bewildered new reader first seeking evidence as to what previously happened. Overall, the spine tingling story stands alone as the fearsome foursome battles with a villain most likely not of this earth in Ken Goddard's latest chiller.Harriet Klausner