The Moonlit Mind (Novella): A Tale of Suspense

Dean Koontz

Nov 2011 · Sold by Bantam

About this ebook

In this chilling original stand-alone novella, available exclusively as an eBook, #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz offers a taste of what’s to come in his new novel, 77 Shadow Street, with a mesmerizing tale of a homeless boy at large in a city fraught with threats . . . both human and otherwise.

Twelve-year-old Crispin has lived on the streets since he was nine—with only his wits and his daring to sustain him, and only his silent dog, Harley, to call his friend. He is always on the move, never lingering in any one place long enough to risk being discovered. Still, there are certain places he returns to. In the midst of the tumultuous city, they are havens of solitude: like the hushed environs of St. Mary Salome Cemetery, a place where Crispin can feel at peace—safe, at least for a while, from the fearsome memories that plague him . . . and seep into his darkest nightmares. But not only his dreams are haunted. The city he roams with Harley has secrets and mysteries, things unexplainable and maybe unimaginable. Crispin has seen ghosts in the dead of night, and sensed dimensions beyond reason in broad daylight. Hints of things disturbing and strange nibble at the edges of his existence, even as dangers wholly natural and earthbound cast their shadows across his path. Alone, drifting, and scavenging to survive is no life for a boy. But the life Crispin has left behind, and is still running scared from, is an unspeakable alternative . . . that may yet catch up with him.

There is more to this world, and its darkest corners yet to be encountered, in this eBook’s special bonus: a spine-tingling excerpt from Dean Koontz’s forthcoming novel, 77 Shadow Street.

Ratings and reviews

I am a true Dean Koontz fan, having read all his works several times. I just finished The Moonlit Mind and feel this is his best so far. So, I'm chomping at the bit to start 77 Shadow Street, later today. If I didn't have a job, I'd start right now. Good job Dean, and 'keep up the good work'.

I thought this book was pretty good. I love Dean Koontz in the fact that you can really visualize what he's written. This one is definitely written in a way that wants you to keep reading more. Good mystery, some paranormal type activity, overall a good read for a slow and boring day at work!

Great story just hit the beginning of character development of Chrispen and the girl Anawit and Harley the dog. I don't understand why he stopped and called it a novella I want the rest of the story

About the author

Dean Koontz, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna.