BOOK REVIEW

Title: The Eyes of Darkness

Author: Dean Koontz

In ten words or less: Former showgirl haunted by messages from her dead son.

Review: Tina Evans, a former showgirl turned Vegas show producer, has been experiencing disturbing events recently. Her young son Danny had perished in a wilderness Boy Scout accident, along with the other boys and their leader. But when she enters his room now, there is a distinct chill in the air. Pictures are overturned, messages spontaneously appear on his computer, and she believes that he is trying to contact her. The fact that she never saw his body after the accident feeds into her fears.
When she meets handsome businessman Elliot Stryker, she confides her suspicions to him. And a chain of events is set into motion that involves secret government operations, a Las Vegas hypnotist, and a frantic search for a boy who may not be dead.
Author Koontz wrote this under a pen name, Leigh Nichols, who he then killed off when he was successful under his own name. Koontz called this novel a combination of action, suspense, romance, and the paranormal.

Why bother? A light read that would have cross-genre appeal.