The City

The City by Dean Koontz, 398 pages

Jonah Kirk is a piano man, even if he’s not a man yet. His grandfather and mother have both been musical people and Jonah is just following in their footsteps. However, Jonah has also met a beautiful lady, who claims to be the soul of the city. She has been kind to Jonah, giving him the opportunity to learn piano when his father was in his way, but since Jonah met her he has had nightmares about murder. He has seen two people’s faces and knows that they are connected to death. He is afraid that if he meets them in real life they could bring about destruction, not just for him, but also for the people he loves. This was a really good story although not as horrific as some books Koontz has written. It definitely had some eerie parts and some sad parts, but I wouldn’t say the book was scary. I think that most Koontz fans and people that like mostly realistic adventure-mystery type stories would like it.