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Ashley Bell : a novel / Dean Koontz.
"At twenty-two, Bibi Blair's doctors tell her that she's dying. Two days later, she's impossibly cured. Fierce, funny, dauntless, she becomes obsessed with the idea that she was spared because she is meant to save someone else. Someone named Ashley Bell. This proves to be a dangerous idea. Searching for Ashley Bell, ricocheting through a Southern California landscape that proves strange and malevolent in the extreme, Bibi is plunged into a world of crime and conspiracy, following a trail of mysteries that become more sinister and tangled with every twisting turn"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345545961 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: 560 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
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| Subject: | Young women > California > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Suspense fiction. Mystery fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
"Who is Ashley Bell? From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes the must-read thriller of the year, perfect for readers of dark psychological suspense and modern classics of mystery and adventure. Brilliantly paced, with an exhilarating heroine and a twisting, ingenious storyline, Ashley Bell is a new milestone in literary suspense from the long-acclaimed master"-- - Baker & Taylor
Experiencing a miraculous recovery two days after being given a life sentence, 22-year-old Bibi becomes obsessed with the idea that she has been spared in order to save someone else, a notion that prompts her dangerous entry into the world of crime and conspiracy. By the best-selling author of The City. - Baker & Taylor
Experiencing a miraculous recovery two days after being told she's dying, Bibi becomes obsessed with the idea that she has been spared in order to save someone else, a notion that prompts her entry into the world of crime and conspiracy. - Baker & Taylor
"At twenty-two, Bibi Blair's doctors tell her that she's dying. Two days later, she's impossibly cured. Fierce, funny, dauntless, she becomes obsessed with the idea that she was spared because she is meant to save someone else. Someone named Ashley Bell.This proves to be a dangerous idea. Searching for Ashley Bell, ricocheting through a Southern California landscape that proves strange and malevolent in the extreme, Bibi is plunged into a world of crime and conspiracy, following a trail of mysteries that become more sinister and tangled with every twisting turn"-- - Random House, Inc.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â¢Â NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE ⢠The must-read thriller of the year, for readers of dark psychological suspense and modern classics of mystery and adventure
The girl who said no to death.
Bibi Blair is a fierce, funny, dauntless young womanâwhose doctor says she has one year to live.
She replies, âWeâll see.â
Her sudden recovery astonishes medical science.
An enigmatic woman convinces Bibi that she escaped death so that she can save someone else. Someone named Ashley Bell.
But save her from what, from whom? And who is Ashley Bell? Where is she?
Bibiâs obsession with finding Ashley sends her on the run from threats both mystical and worldly, including a rich and charismatic cult leader with terrifying ambitions.
Here is an eloquent, riveting, brilliantly paced story with an exhilarating heroine and a twisting, ingenious plot filled with staggering surprises. Ashley Bell is a new milestone in literary suspense from the long-acclaimed master.
Praise for Ashley Bell
âA mind-bender filled with satisfying surprises.ââPeople (book of the week)
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â[With] lyrical writing and compelling characters . . . Koontz stands alone, and this novel is a prime example of literary suspense. . . . One of his best.ââAssociated Press
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âGrabs you on page one and keeps you enthralled with ever widening loops of intrigue, spine-tingling plot twists, absorbing characters and emotional involvement . . . extraordinary.ââBookreporter
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âHeart-pounding and mind boggling . . . a rarity of a thrillerâone that asks big questions about life and destiny while succeeding in creating [an] eerie sense of reality.ââShelf Awareness
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âStrap in and hold on. . . . When a writer has managed to catch this kind of lightning in a bottle, every reader should experience the full jolt.ââBookPage
