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Do you dare step through the red door?

From bestselling phenomenon Dean Koontz, this is a gripping, heart-pounding thriller perfect for fans of THE EYES OF DARKNESS and Stephen King.

Spencer Grant had no idea what drew him to the bar with the red door.
He thought he would just…

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1 author picked Dark Rivers of the Heart as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

When I first began writing, the most common critique I got was, “You haven’t found your voice yet.” My editor said my style reminded her of Dean Koontz and gave me this book.

I was hooked from the first rain-soaked scene, where protagonist Spencer Grant checks on a missing friend and stumbles into a rogue government hit squad. Fortunately, Spencer Grant has a robust skill set of his own, along with a very dark secret in his past, his personal “dark river of the heart.”

The book goes a bit wild near the end, but by then, the lap…

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