The Other Emily
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- Author：Dean Koontz
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Summary
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。
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
kelly r engler
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Where's the dog？kengler33@gmail。comI thought I'd read all Koontz' books when I came upon this book。 It was a bit long and tedious but I enjoyed it。 The guilt of David's disloyalty to Emily is pervasive throughout the story。 Reading the mystery of this second Emily that says she's not Emily was very good。 My only complaint is that there was no dog in this book！ That's one thing I always look forward to in his novels and this one was missing。 You NEED the dog。 Where's the dog？kengler33@gmail。comI thought I'd read all Koontz' books when I came upon this book。 It was a bit long and tedious but I enjoyed it。 The guilt of David's disloyalty to Emily is pervasive throughout the story。 Reading the mystery of this second Emily that says she's not Emily was very good。 My only complaint is that there was no dog in this book！ That's one thing I always look forward to in his novels and this one was missing。 You NEED the dog。 。。。more
L K Stow
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Great bookAnother great book from one of the masters of suspense， keeps you on the edge of your seat， would definitely recommend
Moonsoo
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Always like the writer’s theme but always feel the book ends with too many things uncovered and wrapped thins up in an instant。
Jan Hawk
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Jans fireI have read Mr Koontz for many years。 Every book I have enjoyed greatly because of his ability to put me right there with all the excitement of the moment。 My heart just pounds with the feeling of joy at his descriptive narrative which I am able to identify。
Nicole
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This was just ok for me。 I really like the idea of it。。。but it just didn't hold my attention and I was never really fully invested。 I feel like， even though it's not a really long book， maybe if it had been tightened up a bit it would have worked better for me。 This was my first Dean Koontz book and I will try another。。。but this just missed for me personally。 This was just ok for me。 I really like the idea of it。。。but it just didn't hold my attention and I was never really fully invested。 I feel like， even though it's not a really long book， maybe if it had been tightened up a bit it would have worked better for me。 This was my first Dean Koontz book and I will try another。。。but this just missed for me personally。 。。。more
Leia
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If it weren't for the way the finale played out， I would've given it 4 stars。 If it weren't for the way the finale played out， I would've given it 4 stars。 。。。more
Becks And Books
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What did I just read？！ Was it a paranormal book， a sci-fi， a love story， a thriller？ Was it a para-sci-love-thrill？ I don’t know what is was， and honestly， I don’t care！ This book hit just about every mark and genre that I love when it comes to reading。 I finished “The Other Emily” feeling like I had just read several different books。 By the end， I was exhausted…in a good way！ Dean Koontz really hit the nail on the head with this one。 This story had everything I wanted and everything I didn’t kn What did I just read？！ Was it a paranormal book， a sci-fi， a love story， a thriller？ Was it a para-sci-love-thrill？ I don’t know what is was， and honestly， I don’t care！ This book hit just about every mark and genre that I love when it comes to reading。 I finished “The Other Emily” feeling like I had just read several different books。 By the end， I was exhausted…in a good way！ Dean Koontz really hit the nail on the head with this one。 This story had everything I wanted and everything I didn’t know I wanted until I read it。 4。5⭐️ 。。。more
Madds
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Alright so here’s the deal。 I listened to this as part of audible unlimited so I didn’t pay for it specifically which is good because I didn’t like it enough to find being worth using a audible credit on。 That being said my dear pal， it was bad！ The pacing was decent （except for one part that draaagggeedddd。 it dragged liked the author had realized at the end he made the book too short and needed it fill it in。 But whatever， he just got a little carried away I can forgive that。） The characters a Alright so here’s the deal。 I listened to this as part of audible unlimited so I didn’t pay for it specifically which is good because I didn’t like it enough to find being worth using a audible credit on。 That being said my dear pal， it was bad！ The pacing was decent （except for one part that draaagggeedddd。 it dragged liked the author had realized at the end he made the book too short and needed it fill it in。 But whatever， he just got a little carried away I can forgive that。） The characters are alright， you don’t really LOVE any of them but care a small enough that you want to see them do well。 There’s a couple twists that make you go “huh， didn’t think about that” and some you see coming a mile away。 Overall， not bad。 It’s a decent story and was entertaining to listen to。 。。。more
ducky
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Emily？ Maddison？ Anna？ Who knows。 Who cares。 i don't really know what i just read。 i don't know why i even started this book in the first place。 i can appreciate that the writing was pretty good， but the story itself just fell flat for me。 it's like Koontz tried to slowly drip-feed information to the reader as the book progressed， but forgot to actually release that information。 this book was just soooooo confusing to me， and even now that i'm finished i honestly still can't figure out what happ Emily？ Maddison？ Anna？ Who knows。 Who cares。 i don't really know what i just read。 i don't know why i even started this book in the first place。 i can appreciate that the writing was pretty good， but the story itself just fell flat for me。 it's like Koontz tried to slowly drip-feed information to the reader as the book progressed， but forgot to actually release that information。 this book was just soooooo confusing to me， and even now that i'm finished i honestly still can't figure out what happened。 i'm surprised i even finished it。 this probably could have been condensed （96 chapters of very little substance is just too much）。 and the sudden inclusion of science fiction aspects in the last 10 or so chapters to try and explain the sudden reappearance of your decade's-long dead wife feels like a cheap shot/excuse and not well thought out。 overall， i'm just very meh about this book。 。。。more
Davyna Brown-Rogers
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I used to love Dean Koontz when I was a teen。 I thought the premise was good but nostalgia wasn’t strong enough to keep me enamoured 。 This story felt so long even though it was only 352 pages。 I wanted so badly to DNF！ it was too descriptive… I don’t care about the route he’s taking or any of that。 I want a story。 Funny enough everyone complains about the end and to me that was the best part as that’s when the action kicked in。 More dialogue， more excitement。 Too bad it didn’t save the book。 I I used to love Dean Koontz when I was a teen。 I thought the premise was good but nostalgia wasn’t strong enough to keep me enamoured 。 This story felt so long even though it was only 352 pages。 I wanted so badly to DNF！ it was too descriptive… I don’t care about the route he’s taking or any of that。 I want a story。 Funny enough everyone complains about the end and to me that was the best part as that’s when the action kicked in。 More dialogue， more excitement。 Too bad it didn’t save the book。 I won’t be returning to anymore Koontz books - I’d probably just keep the past in the past unlike the main character David。 。。。more
Nina DiGiorgio
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I gave up not even halfway through this book。 I ultimately picked it back up and finished and was disappointed in the end。 The suspense was tremendous at times。 Other times， I found the story too slow， too many avenues and too many characters to keep up on。 On a positive note， I am glad I read this on my kindle because was able to lookup new words easily。 70 words！ That's significantly more than my typical 5-10 words per book。 I gave up not even halfway through this book。 I ultimately picked it back up and finished and was disappointed in the end。 The suspense was tremendous at times。 Other times， I found the story too slow， too many avenues and too many characters to keep up on。 On a positive note， I am glad I read this on my kindle because was able to lookup new words easily。 70 words！ That's significantly more than my typical 5-10 words per book。 。。。more
Brian Newton
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DisappointedA real disappointment。 If he had told the story in 25%fewer words it might be a decent novel。 I finally burned out from reading paragraphs that added nothing to the story。 I didn't even finish the book！ DisappointedA real disappointment。 If he had told the story in 25%fewer words it might be a decent novel。 I finally burned out from reading paragraphs that added nothing to the story。 I didn't even finish the book！ 。。。more
Coreen Marroquin
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Thought ProvokingThis book， in particular， speculates about a lot of cutting-edge technology: cloning， AI （artificial intelligence）， time travel， genetic engineering （CRSPR）， etc。 Of course， being Dean Koontz， the emphasis is on the negative and potentially dangerous and terrifying aspects of these technologies， to great effect。 But it can also be seen as a cautionary tale。 The potential for amazing benefits these technologies could bestow upon the world and its inhabitants -- people， animal， pl Thought ProvokingThis book， in particular， speculates about a lot of cutting-edge technology: cloning， AI （artificial intelligence）， time travel， genetic engineering （CRSPR）， etc。 Of course， being Dean Koontz， the emphasis is on the negative and potentially dangerous and terrifying aspects of these technologies， to great effect。 But it can also be seen as a cautionary tale。 The potential for amazing benefits these technologies could bestow upon the world and its inhabitants -- people， animal， plant， etc。 -- such as healthier， more productive crops and animals， saving the climate， the eradication of disease， the treatment and/or cure of currently untreatable devastating genetic abnormalities such as sickle cell anemia （which has already occurred in a few individuals， but is not widely available）， Huntington's Disease， Alzheimer's ， etc。， the potential for great harm and disastrous unforeseen consequences are equally possible。 As I said， a cautionary tale -- great leaps of technological advances require equally great caution and only people with the highest ethical standards。 。。。more
Sara Burriesci
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Silly， but engaging enough that I felt compelled to finish it。
Deb McMickin
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I love Koontz， but this was just too weird for me。 I totally missed the genre of this， and if I had read more reviews， I wouldn’t have started it。
John Wiltshire
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When Koontz first started writing， I took him to be a sort of down-market Steven King。 I was wrong。 Koontz is a superb writer， and I think in the last few years he's departed more and more from the horror side of his novels and instead written intensely mysterious， tense， and often very personal reflections on life。 The Other Emily is a really intriguing read。 I didn't guess the ending at all。 I think it works really well。 I've read a number of novels recently where I say 'I didn't get the endin When Koontz first started writing， I took him to be a sort of down-market Steven King。 I was wrong。 Koontz is a superb writer， and I think in the last few years he's departed more and more from the horror side of his novels and instead written intensely mysterious， tense， and often very personal reflections on life。 The Other Emily is a really intriguing read。 I didn't guess the ending at all。 I think it works really well。 I've read a number of novels recently where I say 'I didn't get the ending'， but I probably did and they were crap; I was only being polite。 But the intensity of this mystery just built and built。 It's one of those books where （if you weren't a disciplined reader） you want to skip to the end and find out what the heck is happening。There are two story threads that blend exceptionally well: the ghastly serial killer， and the mysterious， returned Emily。 I highly recommend this book for an excellent read with a very likeable main character。 And besides， any author who says in his afterword that he lives not only with his current Golden Retriever， but also with the spirit of those that have gone ahead gets my vote。 。。。more
Kay
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Definitely a little bit different then what he as been writing lately。 Held my attention to the very end。 Sort of Sci Fi hits murder mystery。 Don't want to give any spoilers but definitely a good read。 Definitely a little bit different then what he as been writing lately。 Held my attention to the very end。 Sort of Sci Fi hits murder mystery。 Don't want to give any spoilers but definitely a good read。 。。。more
Teri Peoples
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My favorite author of all time Dean KoontzI have always loved Dean Koontz books he signed one book for me I met him in California he’s a really cool guy and he writes awesome books The other Emily I absolutely loved it Dean Koontz does not ever disappoint
Rosanne
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Couldn't put this novel down。 I usually don't read thrillers which I guess this is the genre。 I just didn't like the ending。 It was too science fiction and I did not expect it。 I would have liked it to be believable。 Still a good， quick， entertaining read。 Couldn't put this novel down。 I usually don't read thrillers which I guess this is the genre。 I just didn't like the ending。 It was too science fiction and I did not expect it。 I would have liked it to be believable。 Still a good， quick， entertaining read。 。。。more
BookwormMomma7
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MagnificentA surreal tale weaved with the magical threads that Dean Koontz always bring to live within the pages of his books。 David and Emily’s story will keep you reading all the way to it fantastical ending。 Another epic story from The Master of Prose。
Karen’s Library
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I had no idea where this book was going up until near the end。 I’m sure this was what Koontz was going for so once I picked my jaw back up， I enjoyed the heck out of the ending。So far I don’t think I’ve read a Koontz book that didn’t have some kind of deep love between 2 characters， be it two people in love， a parent and child， 2 siblings， a character and a dog…。 This is what has always drawn me to Dean Koontz。 When I finish that last page， there is always a sigh。 And a feeling of contentment。 T I had no idea where this book was going up until near the end。 I’m sure this was what Koontz was going for so once I picked my jaw back up， I enjoyed the heck out of the ending。So far I don’t think I’ve read a Koontz book that didn’t have some kind of deep love between 2 characters， be it two people in love， a parent and child， 2 siblings， a character and a dog…。 This is what has always drawn me to Dean Koontz。 When I finish that last page， there is always a sigh。 And a feeling of contentment。 The Other Emily took a long time to get to that point， but it got there！ And the ending was so completely unexpected。 We’re talking a HUGE twist。 Big！ I loved it！ I listened to the audiobook and MacLeod Andrews did a great job performing this story。 。。。more
Sonya Giannone
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Mediocre at best and I am a huge fan of Koontz。 The beginning was interesting， but it was like someone else wrote the other half of the book。 Terrible ending。 Not one of Dean’s best， sorry to say。
Joyce
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A little too sci/fi for me。
Chasity
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I struggled to get through this book， which is unusual because I like reading this author。 But， the only Interesting part was the end when you get all the answers。 It mostly contains the usual desperately obsessed millionaire looking in all the wrong places that fill in time and pages only to discovery none of it answered anything。 Borrow the book from the library and skip to the end。 Trust me， I'm saving you hours！ I struggled to get through this book， which is unusual because I like reading this author。 But， the only Interesting part was the end when you get all the answers。 It mostly contains the usual desperately obsessed millionaire looking in all the wrong places that fill in time and pages only to discovery none of it answered anything。 Borrow the book from the library and skip to the end。 Trust me， I'm saving you hours！ 。。。more
Jennifer Berner
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A fun read， but not too much depth。
Jodie
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I have enjoyed many of Dean Koontz novels， especially his earlier ones。 The cover blurb is the best part of this book！ A great premise destroyed by a self absorbed， boring main character who’s actions and reactions are totally unbelievable- even when you suspend belief。 Also a plot that loses its way。
Rebecca
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🤔 Not quite sure what I think of this！ I’m not generally a fan of Koontz’s weirdness， but ya gotta admit he’s got a fertile imagination！ And I’d liked the Jane Hawk series （awesome reader on the CD version！）， & “The Darkest Evening of the Year”， so I keep hoping to find another one I’ll like like those。 Odd Thomas—no。 This one—I don’t think so。 There were parts that were satisfyingly suspenseful， but in the end I don’t feel satisfied。 There’s only one thin thread connecting the serial killer sto 🤔 Not quite sure what I think of this！ I’m not generally a fan of Koontz’s weirdness， but ya gotta admit he’s got a fertile imagination！ And I’d liked the Jane Hawk series （awesome reader on the CD version！）， & “The Darkest Evening of the Year”， so I keep hoping to find another one I’ll like like those。 Odd Thomas—no。 This one—I don’t think so。 There were parts that were satisfyingly suspenseful， but in the end I don’t feel satisfied。 There’s only one thin thread connecting the serial killer story line & the “I see dead people” story line。 Too thin a thread for me—it was basically 2 stories。 Like he had 2 story ideas & instead of fleshing them each out into their own separate books， he created an absurd connection between them in order to publish them as one book。 So whatever happened after he left the serial killer’s house？？ 。。。more
Naching Kassa
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Terrific book！David Thorne is a man racked with guilt and regret。 Once or twice a year， he travels from New York to California in order to speak with the serial killer， Ronny Lee Jessup。 Jessup may have killed David's girlfriend， Emily， and buried her in the maze beneath his house。 David has spent years trying to find the truth。When David meets a woman who resembles Emily exactly， he can hardly believe it。 For the first time in his life， he has hope。 It is a frightening thing to have。This darkly Terrific book！David Thorne is a man racked with guilt and regret。 Once or twice a year， he travels from New York to California in order to speak with the serial killer， Ronny Lee Jessup。 Jessup may have killed David's girlfriend， Emily， and buried her in the maze beneath his house。 David has spent years trying to find the truth。When David meets a woman who resembles Emily exactly， he can hardly believe it。 For the first time in his life， he has hope。 It is a frightening thing to have。This darkly beautiful love story reminded me of Koontz's earlier work。 I loved it！ 。。。more
Alexa's Life
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This was the first book by Dean Koontz I have ever read and really enjoyed this book！ If you are enjoy being kept on your toes and always having to think ahead， this may be the perfect book for you！ I really enjoyed that this book in particular was broken up into parts， as well as into chapters！ Book like this make it more easy to put down when needed！ I don’t want to spoil anything， but I did not expect it to end the way it did and this is why I was only able to give it 3 stars instead of 4！
Kimmy B
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Dean Kootnz First Time ReaderI enjoyed this book but not as much as i thought I would。 I've never read a Dean Kootnz book and maybe i could have started with another novel because this one dragged on at points and thought it was a little longer than necessary。 I'll have to read a different one to maybe become a fan。 Dean Kootnz First Time ReaderI enjoyed this book but not as much as i thought I would。 I've never read a Dean Kootnz book and maybe i could have started with another novel because this one dragged on at points and thought it was a little longer than necessary。 I'll have to read a different one to maybe become a fan。 。。。more
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