Every city has its wonders and mysteries. For the Pomerantz family, the most disturbing mystery at the moment is the identity and the intentions of their new neighbor, in this eBook original short storyβa prequel to The City, the gripping and moving new novel by Dean Koontz.
The year is 1967. Malcolm Pomerantz is twelve, geeky and socially awkward, while his seriously bright sister, Amalia, is spirited and beautiful. Each is the otherβs best friend, united by a boundless interest in the world beyond their dysfunctional parentsβ unhappy home. But even the troubled Pomerantz household will seem to be a haven compared to the house next door, after an enigmatic and very secretive new neighbor takes up residence in the darkest hours of the night.
Acclaim for Dean Koontz
βA rarity among bestselling writers, Koontz continues to pursue new ways of telling stories, never content with repeating himself.ββChicago Sun-Times _
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βTumbling, hallucinogenic prose. βSeriousβ writers . . . might do well to examine his technique.β*β The New York Times Book Review_*
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β[Koontz] has always had near-Dickensian powers of description, and an ability to yank us from one page to the next that few novelists can match.β** βLos Angeles Times**
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βKoontz is a superb plotter and wordsmith. He chronicles the hopes and fears of our time in broad strokes and fine detail, using popular fiction to explore the human condition.β*βUSA Today _
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βCharacters and the search for meaning, exquisitely crafted, are the soul of [Koontzβs] work. . . . One of the master storytellers of this or any age.β*β The Tampa Tribune**
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βA literary juggler.ββ The Times (London)