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When hometown horrors come back to haunt, friendship is salvation in a novel about childhood fears and buried secrets by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz.

As kids, outcasts Rebecca, Bobby, Spencer, and Ernie were inseparable friends in the idyllic town of Maple Grove. Three left to pursue lofty dreams—and achieved them. Only Ernie never left. When he falls into a coma, his three amigos feel an urgent need to return home. Don’t they remember people lapsing into comas back then? And those people always awoke…didn’t they?

After two decades, not a lot has changed in Maple Grove, especially Ernie’s obnoxious, scary mother. But Rebecca, Bobby, and Spencer begin to remember a hulking, murderous figure and weirdness piled on mystery that they were made to forget. As Ernie sinks deeper into darkness, something strange awaits any friend who tries to save him.

For Rebecca, Bobby, and Spencer, time is running out to remember the terrors of the past in a perfect town where nothing is what it seems. For Maple Grove, it’s a chance to have the “four amigos,” as they once called themselves, back in its grasp.

©2025 by Dean Ray Koontz and Gerda Ann Koontz, as Trustees of the Koontz Living Trust dated July 11, 1994. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Thriller & Suspense Suspense Horror Scary Witty Funny

Critic reviews

“It must have been difficult for BJ Harrison to narrate this supernatural audiobook with his tongue so firmly planted in his cheek. Let's lay that obstacle at the feet of Dean Koontz. The master of suspense opts to regularly break the fourth wall in this work, and Harrison spreads Koontz's snarky tone throughout this production.… Hijinks ensue, brought to life by the talented Harrison, as the quartet begin to remember what they had been made to forget from decades prior. Thanks to great work by Harrison and Koontz, this work is too amusing to be terrifying.” —AudioFile Magazine

“Koontz is still experimenting, still finding new ways to please his audience. A rousing success.” —Booklist (starred review)
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The story was more fantastical than serious. The characters were well written. This is not the “normal” type of DK book. The actor’s voice was mellow and soothing. It worked in this story.

A different kind of story

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The narrator was spot on giving all the characters their individuality! I’ve read Koontz novels for many years and am never disappointed!

Wonderfully done!

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This has to be in the top 10 of all the Koontz books! I will be listening to it again. Highly recommended!

Honestly, I loved this listen!

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The overall story and plot were good although it could have been longer and had a few more plot twists and turns. I didn’t care for the narrative device(third person or first, he wasn’t telling). The bad guys were almost a caricature of badness.

Good story, but too short

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Always strange and suspenseful. Would like to see more of his works on the big screen. Thank you Mr. Kootz.

Koontz doesn't disappoint.

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