Sole Survivor: A Novel
Jun 2007 · Bantam
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A catastrophic, unexplainable plane crash leaves three hundred and thirty dead -- no survivors. Among the victims are the wife and two daughters of Joe Carpenter, a Los Angeles Post crime reporter.
A year after the crash, still gripped by an almost paralyzing grief, Joe encounters a woman named Rose, who claims to have survived the crash. She holds out the possibility of a secret that will bring Joe peace of mind. But before he can ask any questions, she slips away.
Driven now by rage (have the authorities withheld information?) and a hope almost as unbearable as his grief (if there is one survivor, are there others?), Joe sets out to find the mysterious woman. His search immediately leads him into the path of a powerful and shadowy organization hell-bent on stopping Rose before she can reveal what she knows about the crash.
Sole Survivor unfolds at a heart-stopping pace, as a desperate chase and a shattering emotional odyssey lead Joe to a truth that will force him to reassess everything he thought he knew about life and death -- a truth that, given the chance, will rock the world and redefine the destiny of humanity.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.
A year after the crash, still gripped by an almost paralyzing grief, Joe encounters a woman named Rose, who claims to have survived the crash. She holds out the possibility of a secret that will bring Joe peace of mind. But before he can ask any questions, she slips away.
Driven now by rage (have the authorities withheld information?) and a hope almost as unbearable as his grief (if there is one survivor, are there others?), Joe sets out to find the mysterious woman. His search immediately leads him into the path of a powerful and shadowy organization hell-bent on stopping Rose before she can reveal what she knows about the crash.
Sole Survivor unfolds at a heart-stopping pace, as a desperate chase and a shattering emotional odyssey lead Joe to a truth that will force him to reassess everything he thought he knew about life and death -- a truth that, given the chance, will rock the world and redefine the destiny of humanity.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.
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4.4
93 reviews
Brooke Lowry
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October 25, 2016
This is a most dearly human story. The grief of Joe is expressed in such clear detail and with such deep insight that it almost equals my own grief for the love of my life. It would be easy for grief like this to take my mind and my sanity. This book was so moving that I had to stop and recover before I could finish it.
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A Google user
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January 2, 2012
Anticlimactic ending, too much voodoo to fix the lack of logic. I liked Dean's series on Odd Thomas, but in this book he's taking the voodoo bits too far for my taste.
Ryan H
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May 11, 2016
In general, a great book. The end felt a little rushed with not as much thought put into it as the rest of the book, but all in all I'd recommend it
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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.
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