While both halves were influenced by today's society the second half seemed to reflect it a little too much. The second half of this book lost me a little. Some might argue it was too much like classic Koontz as he did seem to borrow from previous works. Maybe this is the beginning of a new series and we will find out more information about this setting and the characters.

Also, with this turn of events many questions were left unanswered from the first half. This turn of events fit in within the story but it also seemed too coincidental at the same time. Unfortunately this book takes a turn and it becomes a small personal quest for the main character. There were other hallmarks of his early writing like the humor in the face of danger, a dog, and strangers that are willing to help at a drop of a pin without asking questions. We have the grand scope of the battle between good versus evil and it reminded me of the early works of Koontz. I thought this book was terrific for the first half and I was enthralled by it. I have read reviews on this site that compare this to the Odd Thomas series that was written by this author. Next thing you know he is in a battle for humanity. Suddenly he has these feelings that compel him to take actions. He grew up in an orphanage and he is living a normal life. This book is about a young man who was left abandoned on a highway when he was only three days old. Even as he discovers within himself resources that are every bit as scary. With every deeply disturbing mile, something sinister is in the rearview―an enemy that is more than a match for Quinn. The only way to stay alive is to keep moving.īarreling through the Sonoran Desert, the formidable trio is impelled by that same inexplicable magnetism toward the inevitable. Bridget knows what it’s like to be Quinn. Now Quinn is on the run from those agents and who knows what else, fleeing for his life.ĭuring a shoot-out at a forlorn dude ranch, he finally meets his destined companions: Bridget Rainking, a beauty as gifted in foresight as she is with firearms, and her grandpa Sparky, a romance novelist with an unusual past. And it practically saved his life when two government agents showed up in the diner in pursuit of him. It helped him find a coin worth a lot of money. Until the day of “strange magnetism.” It compelled him to drive out to the middle of nowhere. Raised in an orphanage, never knowing his parents, Quinn had a happy if unexceptional life.

Quinn Quicksilver was born a mystery―abandoned at three days old on a desert highway in Arizona. #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz takes a surprising and exhilarating road trip with a man in pursuit of his strange past―mile by frightening mile.

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