The Other Emily
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- Author：Dean Koontz
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Summary
Number one New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz takes readers on a twisting journey of lost love， impossible second chances， and terrifying promises。
A decade ago， Emily Carlino vanished after her car broke down on a California highway。 She was presumed to be one of serial killer Ronny Lee Jessup’s victims whose remains were never found。
Writer David Thorne still hasn’t recovered from losing the love of his life， or from the guilt of not being there to save her。 Since then， he’s sought closure any way he can。 He even visits regularly with Jessup in prison， desperate for answers about Emily’s final hours so he may finally lay her body to rest。 Then David meets Maddison Sutton， beguiling， playful， and keenly aware of all David has lost。 But what really takes his breath away is that everything about Maddison， down to her kisses， is just like Emily。 As the fantastic becomes credible， David’s obsession grows， Maddison’s mysterious past deepens—and terror escalates。
Is she Emily？ Or an irresistible dead ringer？ Either way， the ultimate question is the same: What game is she playing？ Whatever the risk in finding out， David’s willing to take it for this precious second chance。 It’s been ten years since he’s felt this inspired， this hopeful， this much in love…and he’s afraid。
A decade ago， Emily Carlino vanished after her car broke down on a California highway。 She was presumed to be one of serial killer Ronny Lee Jessup’s victims whose remains were never found。
Writer David Thorne still hasn’t recovered from losing the love of his life， or from the guilt of not being there to save her。 Since then， he’s sought closure any way he can。 He even visits regularly with Jessup in prison， desperate for answers about Emily’s final hours so he may finally lay her body to rest。 Then David meets Maddison Sutton， beguiling， playful， and keenly aware of all David has lost。 But what really takes his breath away is that everything about Maddison， down to her kisses， is just like Emily。 As the fantastic becomes credible， David’s obsession grows， Maddison’s mysterious past deepens—and terror escalates。
Is she Emily？ Or an irresistible dead ringer？ Either way， the ultimate question is the same: What game is she playing？ Whatever the risk in finding out， David’s willing to take it for this precious second chance。 It’s been ten years since he’s felt this inspired， this hopeful， this much in love…and he’s afraid。
Reviews
david carlile
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InterestingI will always give Dean Koontz 5 stars even though it took me a while to get into this book I must admit I love his stories I enjoyed this book and recommend to everyone not just Dean Koontz fans
Carole Errett
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Twists and TurnsAs always Dean Koontz does twists and turns as is his second nature。 The unexpected becomes his normal。 Enjoy a book that you don't figure out the plot half way through？ Try reading "The Other Emily"！ Twists and TurnsAs always Dean Koontz does twists and turns as is his second nature。 The unexpected becomes his normal。 Enjoy a book that you don't figure out the plot half way through？ Try reading "The Other Emily"！ 。。。more
Rona
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Dean Koontz did not disappoint！ I wasn't sure where this twist was going， but wanting the knowledge kept me from putting the book down！ He is a master at telling at stories and incorporating science into them。 Dean Koontz did not disappoint！ I wasn't sure where this twist was going， but wanting the knowledge kept me from putting the book down！ He is a master at telling at stories and incorporating science into them。 。。。more
Cheyenne
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I actually really liked this book and it’s strange ending。
Gary Daly
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I’m voting Dean Koontz for the Stephen King monumental and prolific writer of fiction of 2021。 A jolly， fun and entertaining read。 Like King Koontz uses the imagination of the writer in the story of the a writer on the edge of insanity。 I think I’ve read about four previous Koontz novels all all in the last 12 months。 I’m discovering that my joy at reading most of not all of Dostoyevsky， Tolstoy， Lawrence and even Mailer & Co。 that novels I stayed away from for various reasons are now hanging he I’m voting Dean Koontz for the Stephen King monumental and prolific writer of fiction of 2021。 A jolly， fun and entertaining read。 Like King Koontz uses the imagination of the writer in the story of the a writer on the edge of insanity。 I think I’ve read about four previous Koontz novels all all in the last 12 months。 I’m discovering that my joy at reading most of not all of Dostoyevsky， Tolstoy， Lawrence and even Mailer & Co。 that novels I stayed away from for various reasons are now hanging heavy in my recent reading journeys。 So with that out of the way what can I say about ‘The Other Emily’， for the most part an enjoyable and simple story of a writer living lost in the present for the past。 The great love of David Thorne disappeared ten years previously and David has not ‘moved’ on。 The building to the climax is ridiculously fun and unexpected。 The very first line on page 321 settles the sediment。 Though the sentence sticks out like a dog’s ball sack。 Thoroughly ending the ambiguity of the previous 320 pages。 In a fun and entertaining way。 A great take to bed read。 Bought from Big W Library （Hardback $22。00） 。。。more
Kathy Fisher
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I liked the twist at the end
Blaine
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Worst koontz book I've read yet。 Half the book was like a feverish dream。 Two story lines put together that make no sense until the last chapter。 Worst koontz book I've read yet。 Half the book was like a feverish dream。 Two story lines put together that make no sense until the last chapter。 。。。more
Malvika
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Hard pass
Bobmanning
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Really a great read。 Lot's of detail and plausible events。 Koontz is so good at adding tht imaginative factor into his stories。 Not really believable but almost。 But his future promises to carry the past into a whole other future level。 Really a great read。 Lot's of detail and plausible events。 Koontz is so good at adding tht imaginative factor into his stories。 Not really believable but almost。 But his future promises to carry the past into a whole other future level。 。。。more
Nicolette
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I am a big Koontz fan so I bought this book and read it without knowing the synopsis before jumping in。 I’m glad I did because his books have such unique little twists that it’s more fun to figure things out as you go。 This story was no exception。 The balance of being a love story with a sci-fi undercurrent was really enjoyable。 This was not a hugely suspenseful book but I found that it didn’t need to be to keep me hooked。
Asuna Kirisaki。2
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I would recommend this book to anyone who likes romance。 。。。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Asha
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Where to begin？ This started off promising， but quickly got a little repetitive for me。 When i first read the description of the story， i was pretty excited since i’ve been into thrillers and mysteries lately。 I read an excerpt online and was drawn to the writing styleThe good- the descriptive settings of the California beaches and houses-ronny was an interesting character， the author portrayed the fake empathy and unstable emotions of a serial killer very well-the writing for all the characters Where to begin？ This started off promising， but quickly got a little repetitive for me。 When i first read the description of the story， i was pretty excited since i’ve been into thrillers and mysteries lately。 I read an excerpt online and was drawn to the writing styleThe good- the descriptive settings of the California beaches and houses-ronny was an interesting character， the author portrayed the fake empathy and unstable emotions of a serial killer very well-the writing for all the characters， even side characters like Linette， felt very natural and fleshed out-the slow building tension of the story， especially as david grows mounting suspicion towards maddison and tries to investigate her while still dating and loving her was done well！ I could feel davids conflicting feelings between knowing something was off with his ex gf’s lookalike， and desperately wanting to ignore his intuition and love her regardless。-the mystery held my attention for a good portion of the book， and the little clues and red herrings along the way were fun to try and decodeThe bad- david seems to spend a huuuge chunk of the book going from person to person， interrogating any and every one。 First of all， why are these people giving so much information to a literal stranger？ Because he’s a “famous writer？” There’s literally a part where a graveyard security man gives david access to the graveyard camera footage because he “knows his books。” “Oh you’re a famous writer？ Cool， here’s my name， social security number and whole life story。”Besides unrealistic， the interrogations and interviews quickly become repetitive and I found myself losing interest as I tried to piece together the relevance of 20 different characters stories。 - im new to this author’s writing， and i find their writing style to be pretty engaging。 However， sometimes it felt like the writing was a little too wordy？ Lots of long run on sentences and repeating the same words over and over。 This caused me to sometimes stumble or have to re read a sentence to understand it。 I typically love descriptive writing， but at times i felt myself skimming through paragraphs， as the wording was a little excessive。 -i know david is supposed to be somewhat of an unstable narrator， especially towards the end as he’s losing his grip on sanity。 But there were so many moments in the story where he seemed too naive for a 30 something year old man。 Maddison， despite having already done several horrible things， is a good person。 He knows this how？ Because she looks like his ex。 I really couldn’t empathize well with david at all， and found myself rolling my eyes at his blindness。 Plus， his borderline obsessive “love” for Emily became a lot less romantic once you realize it was just warped guilt for cheating on her while she was being murdered。 The ugly ——-spoilersss——--that ending。 What。 Seriously what happened？ It was a complete twist， and i mean that in the worst way possible。 All of the clues hint and investigating wrapped up in the last 10 pages of the book， which explained absolutely nothing。 The downhill began when david goes back to ronny’s house to find Emily’s body。 There， he finds ulrich， who has apparently decided to continue ronny’s work by becoming a serial killer himself。 Mmkay。 David knows this because， ulrich is barefoot and has furniture in the basement？ So to stop Ulrich， who hasn’t actually done anything yet， from possibly kidnapping women later， david kills him。 David then goes to patrick corley’s house to find out the truth of who “maddison sutton” is。 Spoiler alert。 She’s a android clone from the future。 Being controlled by a disfigured time travler in the basement。 Yep。 “Maddison” is actually “Anna。” Who controls a clone of Emily’s body as she assassinates people to try and change the future。 So！ If they can clone any body with dna， why use a missing dead woman？ Wouldnt that attract more attention than someone random？ If they just need the body because theirs are “disfigured”， why import Emily’s memories into Anna？ Why does Anna need to act like Emily if she’s just using her as an appearance？ Anna， after living Emily’s memories， “falls in love” with david。 Again， why？ If Emily’s as beautiful and charming as she’s described， surely Anna could’ve received love from anyone BUT the one person who would recognize Emily’s dead body？ So david then proceeds to kill all the future body snatcher people， who lucky for him have a “protocol” against murdering any one except their targets。 Go figure。 And the best for last， Emily is still alive。 After cloning and healing her， instead of just letting her go， they kept her body frozen and dormant in the basement for 10 years。 Death would’ve probably been kinder。 I didnt want the ending to leave a bad taste because the rest of the book was pretty good， but the most unsatisfying mysteries are the one’s who’s conclusion make no sense。 It felt like all of the slow buildup of the book and the questions behind what “maddison’s” motivations were ended with kinda lousy explanations。 。。。more
Sasha Johnson
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One of those you just keep reading， and at the end， If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Ashleigh
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3。5
Elaine Jackson
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I love Dean Knootz and the Explorers。
John
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I am a huge Dean Koontz fan， but this one just didn't work for me。 I never got into this story and never believed in any of the characters or their actions。 Not every book works for everyone， and this one just didn't work for me。 I am a huge Dean Koontz fan， but this one just didn't work for me。 I never got into this story and never believed in any of the characters or their actions。 Not every book works for everyone， and this one just didn't work for me。 。。。more
Lesley
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Quite gripping tale -- not what I expected！ （in a good way）
Karla
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Another fantastic Koontz book！It is so nice to read a Dean Koontz book in the style that originally attracted me to this author。 Great characters and storyline that kept me interested from beginning to end。 They Other Emily in no way disappoints！
Kurt Freeman
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Dean Koontz is my favorite author for a reason。 This book kept me guessing。 Lived the intrigue and the suspense。 Two aligned plots with different folks。 Well crafted。
Barbara
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Stunningly creative， beyond believableIn true Koontz style， he wove a tale of fear and disbelief。 A truly mind blowing tale that only he could achieve。
Sherry
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This book left me so cold I found myself sympathizing more with the evil clones than with the vapid self indulgent main character or his beautiful-but-personality-lacking missing （for ten years） girlfriend。 I’ve enjoyed Odd Thomas， the Frankenstein series and other Koontz books over the years。 He is such a skilled writer that I had actually finished this book before I recognized the source of my unease—what to me are its deep flaws。 Assuming that certain people are good and others evil based on This book left me so cold I found myself sympathizing more with the evil clones than with the vapid self indulgent main character or his beautiful-but-personality-lacking missing （for ten years） girlfriend。 I’ve enjoyed Odd Thomas， the Frankenstein series and other Koontz books over the years。 He is such a skilled writer that I had actually finished this book before I recognized the source of my unease—what to me are its deep flaws。 Assuming that certain people are good and others evil based on their looks or because the very talented writer skillfully implies we should feel that way just didn’t work for me here。 I wish I could wash this book out of my brain。 The premise seemed fuzzy-minded and self righteous seasoned with odd political rants。 。。。more
Amanda Shappy
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I've never read anything by Dean Koontz so I went into this with no expectations。 Woah what did I just read！？ I wasn't able to guess a single thing in this book。 Not really the type of book I usually lean toward， but I would absolutely recommend。 I've never read anything by Dean Koontz so I went into this with no expectations。 Woah what did I just read！？ I wasn't able to guess a single thing in this book。 Not really the type of book I usually lean toward， but I would absolutely recommend。 。。。more
Leslie preston
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Emily？ Madison？ Who knew！！！Premise of this book was great then。。。。。。。 David was way too transfixed on the past to see the future and his obsession was over the top。 The last 1/3 of this book was absurdly boring and way way to farfetched！ Come on Koontz！
Stephen Scotto-Lavino
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Great story！Suspense，love，mystery and terror。 This book has something for everyone。 The ending will catch you by surprise but not disappoint。 Another good one Dean。
Sheilla Thomas
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Its OkI thought this took a long time to get to the actual point， very slow read for a Dean Koontz novel。 Actually making the events at the end longer would have warrented a better review as it feels rushed toward the end。 Koontz has spun better mystical stories that didnt feel like you missed much more of the story in the future， which is unfortunate。
Jill
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Highly satisfying！The kind of Dean Koontz book I adore reading， always wishing there were more。 He makes me so happy with his portrayal of the forces of good and evil; love and truth。
Elizabeth Berg
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The BestI did not see that coming！！ Oh I thought I had it all figured out。 Then DEAN KOONTZ at his very best shocked and delighted me！What and absolutely wonderful story。 I could not put it down！！
Maggie Huffman
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Tortured and wanderingI normally love Koontz’ work。 In this one， it didn’t even feel like his writing。 It wasn’t his usual well crafted tale with a compelling protagonist， cohesive story line and threads tied together。 The ending is wholly unsatisfying- just “I’m done， so I’d better wrap this up”。
Kyle Elizabeth Wood
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If you're a fan of watered-down romance Y。A。 novels this is it。If you loved being mesmerized and more than slightly afraid to turn out the lights because Dean Koonz scared， creeped， bent your weekend， this isn't it。 If you're a fan of watered-down romance Y。A。 novels this is it。If you loved being mesmerized and more than slightly afraid to turn out the lights because Dean Koonz scared， creeped， bent your weekend， this isn't it。 。。。more
Ray Marie
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The Best Writer Very surprised to see DK titles available on Kindle Unlimited！ I never tire of reading his books。 The build-up was better than the finale， which I thought was too convoluted。
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