Dean Koontz - (1981) - The Eyes Of Darkness - PDFDrive

1 dean Koontz - The eyes of Darkness [Version by BuddyDk may 08 2003][Easy read, easy print][Completely new scan][Use your word-processor to put in a suitable first line indent] BERKLEY A year had passed since little Danny's death a year since his mother began thepainful process of acceptance. But tonight, Tina Evans swore she saw her Dannyin a stranger's car. Then she dreamed that Danny was alive. And when sheawoke, she found a message waiting for her in Danny's bedroom twodisturbing words scrawled on his chalkboard: NOT DEAD.

2 Was it someone'sgrim joke? Her' mind playing tricks on her'? Or something..more? For TinaEvans, it was a mystery she couldn't escape. An obsession that would lead herfrom the bright lights of Las Vegas to the cold shadows of the High Sierras. Aterrible secret seen only by.. The eyes of Darkness EAN The acclaimed bestsellers byDean Koontz THE eyes OF Darkness " Koontz puts his readers through the emotional wringer." The Associated Press THE KEY TO MIDNIGHT"An exceptional topnotch." Lincoln Journal-Star MR. MURDER"A truly harrowing tale.

3 Superb work by a master at the top of his form." The Washington Post Book World THE FUNHOUSE" Koontz is a terrific what-if storyteller." People DRAGON TEARS"A razor-sharp, nonstop, suspenseful a first-rate literary experience." The San Diego Union-Tribune SHADOWFIRES"His prose mesmerizes .. Koontz consistently hits the bull's-eye." Arkansas Democrat-Gazette HIDEAWAY"Not just a thriller but a meditation on the nature of good and evil." Lexington Herald-Leader COLD FIRE"An extraordinary piece of fiction .. It will be a classic.

4 " UPI THE HOUSE OF THUNDER" Koontz is brilliant." Chicago Sun-Times THE VOICE OF THE NIGHT"A fearsome tour of an adolescent's psyche. Terrifying, knee-knockingsuspense." Chicago Sun-Times THE BAD PLACE"A new experience in breathless terror." UPI THE SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT"A great storyteller." New York Daily News MIDNIGHT"A triumph." The New York Times LIGHTNING"Brilliant .. a spine-tingling tale .. both challenging and entertaining." The Associated Press THE MASK" Koontz hones his fearful yarns to a gleaming edge." People WATCHERS"A breakthrough for Koontz .

5 His best ever." Kirkus Reviews TWILIGHT eyes "A spine-chilling adventure ..will keep you turning pages to the very end." Rave Reviews STRANGERS A unique spellbinder that captures the reader on the first page. Exciting,enjoyable, and an intensely satisfying read." Mary Higgins Clark PHANTOMS"First-rate suspense, scary, and stylish." Los Angeles Times WHISPERS"Pulls out all the stops .. an incredible, terrifying tale." Publishers Weekly NIGHT CHILLS"Will send chills down your back." The New York Times DARKFALL"A fast-paced tale.

6 One of the scariest chase scenes ever." The Houston Post The Houston Post SHATTERED"A chilling tale .. sleek as a bullet." Publishers Weekly THE VISION"Spine-tingling it gives you an almost lethal shock." San Francisco Chronicle THE FACE OF FEAR"Real suspense .. tension upon tension." The New York Times Berkley Books by dean Koontz DEMON SEEDTHE eyes OF DARKNESSTHE KEY TO MIDNIGHTMR. MURDERTHE FUNHOUSEDRAGON TEARSDRAGON TEARSSHADOWFIRESHIDEAWAYCOLDFIRETHE HOUSE OF THUNDERTHE VOICE OF THE NIGHTTHE BAD PLACETHE SERVANTS OF TWILIGHTMIDNIGHTLIGHTNINGTHE MASKWATCHERSTWILIGHT EYESSTRANGERSPHANTOMSWHISPERSNIGHT CHILLSDARKFALLSHATTEREDTHE VISIONTHE FACE OF FEAR DEANKOONTZ The eyes of Darkness Originally published under the pseudonym Leigh Nichols BERKLEY BOOKS.

7 NEW YORK If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book isstolen property. It was reported as "unsold and destroyed" to the publisher, andneither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this "strippedbook." This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events areeither the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously,and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businessestablishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental. Originally published under thepseudonym Leigh Nichols.

8 THE eyes OF Darkness A Berkley Book / published by arrangement withNkui, Inc. PRINTING HISTORYP ocket Books edition / February 1981 Berkley edition /July 1996 All rights 1981 by Leigh 1996 by Nkui, photo copyright 1993 by Jerry book may not be reproduced in whole or in part,by mimeograph or any other means, without information address: The Berkley Publishing Group,a division of Penguin Putnam Inc.,375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. The Penguin Putnam Inc. World Wide Web site address ISBN: 0-425-15397-5 BERKLEY Berkley Books are published by The Berkley Publishing Group,a division of Penguin Putnam Inc.

9 ,375 Hudson Street, New York, New York and the "B" designare trademarks belonging to Penguin Putnam Inc. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15 14 13 This better version is for Gerda,with five years of work,now that I'm nearly finished improvingthese early novels first published under pen names,I intend to start improving all that needs to he done,this new project will henceforth he knownas the hundred-year plan. Tuesday, DECEMBER 30 1 AT SIX MINUTES PAST MIDNIGHT, TUESDAY MORNing, on the wayhome from a late rehearsal of her new stage show, Tina Evans saw her son,Danny, in a stranger's car.

10 But Danny had been dead more than a blocks from her house, intending to buy a quart of milk and a loaf ofwholewheat bread, Tina stopped at a twenty-four-hour market and parked in thedry yellow drizzle of a sodium-vapor light, beside a gleaming, cream-coloredChevrolet station wagon. The boy was in the front passenger seat of the wagon,waiting for someone in the store. Tina could see only the side of his face, but shegasped in painful boy was about twelve, Danny's age. He had thick dark hair like Danny's, anose that resembled Danny's, and a rather delicate jawline like Danny's whispered her son's name, as if she would frighten off this belovedapparition if she spoke any that she was staring at him, the boy put one hand to his mouth and bitgently on his bent thumb knuckle, which Danny had begun to do a year or sobefore he died.