Chase Audio CD – Unabridged, June 2, 2016

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Hassle free purchase, arrived time in excellent condition. Recommend seller.

As a Dean Koontz story, you really can't go wrong here with this novella. About halfway through, I thought I knew where this was going but Dean outsmarts the reader again by actually taking our theory and presenting it as a possibility in the book. Does it prove right? I'm not going to spoil it here, but suffice it to say you'll want to stick around for the ending to see.The reader here does a great job of keeping all the voices different. Between Chase and "The Judge", things could have gotten muddled, but he really puts great emotion into the story. The story was originally part of a larger collection, and I'm not sure why Brilliance Audio only released this rather than the whole thing, but I'm glad to have it.It's not Dean's best work, but I would easily say it's from one of his peak writing periods as far as quality goes. Not one to miss!

I am an avid reader and read all my favorite authors write he is at the top keeps you reading can't put it down

Great book. Always been a Dean Koontz fan.

‘Chase’ has a slight air of misogyny and sexism, popular for its time - written in 1972 - and felt like it was influenced by detective novels and early Stephen King. Many characters felt stereotyped and had a level of stupidity. Nowadays, Koontz’s characters are much more complex, and objectification handled intelligently. But in revisiting Koontz’s early works, it still stood up to giving me the hee-bee-gee-bees.‘Chase’ was published under another name (K.R. Dwyer) when it was initially released.Ben Chase is a medically discharged soldier tackling PTSD who happened across, and intervened in a murder at a local make-out/lookout point. Consequently, the killer gets away, and his attentions are turned onto Chase himself. The murderer, calling himself ‘The Judge’ chooses his victims who he deems worthy of being judged and executed… now ‘The Judge’ has found Chase worthy of death from his past discretions.There is play on whether Chase is imagining much of this predicament due to his mental condition, but I think it wasn’t utilized enough in the story line and could have been executed better.Introduction of Glenda, a love interest for Chase, humanized our protagonist and made the book immensely more enjoyable. I was beginning to dislike Chase somewhat and found him difficult to relate to (though I am not the demographic for this novel) and wish she’d been introduced earlier to soften the rough edges, bringing some emotion in earlier to the plot line.Maybe because I’ve read widely in this genre for the past 30 years, and a considerable number of Koontz’s later books, the plot was very predictable. It also failed to give me that shiver that I get from many of his titles. But for its lack in scare tactics, it makes up for in pacing - things amped up after the half way mark and I really started to enjoy ‘Chase.’I can see precursors of elements that appear in his later novels, many of which are favorites (and have been turned into films) and how much Koontz has grown as a storyteller.I’d only recommend this for hard core Dean Koontz fans – the story is a little dated and generic. There are far more enjoyable titles in his current catalog. But I have to admit I reveled in the nostalgia, it reminded me of the television and movies of the early 80’sSpoilers:A couple of points that I found distasteful, was the message that homosexuals are evil and pedophiles – a trend of the time before realizing its discriminatory nature. And I’m not sure about the justified homicide angle, it was dark and trite. But that’s just me and my opinion…

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ALL Dean Koontz books deserve at LEAST five stars! This was an early book, still has all the great Koontz elements: characters.developed so well they seem like friends, suspenseful plot with multiple twists and turns, and a story line that leaves you thinking about it for weeks after. Personally, I also always find ethical and spiritual concepts in Koontz' books that give me much personal reflection.

Als Dean Koonz Fan ein Muss den Großartigen Roman vorzugsweise im englischen Original zu lesen.

This book is a typical Dean Koontz thriller. You just can't put it down and must keep turning the pages to find out what happens next. This psychological suspense keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time and it makes you have so much empathy for the main character who has come back from the war with deep seated issues.

Whenever I read a Dean Koontz novel I know my insomnia won’t be quashed as his stories keep me up at night as I can’t put them down. I keep turning the pages as I need to know what comes next.

I loved this book, the characters were totally believable and couldn't be more different types, the story was great and kept me riveted. A really good book worth reading

When the novel arrived It looked thin. It was only 144 pages. The price was expensive for such a short novel. However Dean Koontz said it was his first suspense novel when he was a puppy. First published in 1974! A simple short story, not many twists like his other novels. I didn’t find it an edge of the seat novel either, but a little thought provoking?