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The darkest evening of the year / Dean Koontz.

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Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to the southern California organization she founded to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. No one is surprised when Amy risks her life to save Nickie, nor when she takes the female golden into her home. The bond between Amy and Nickie is immediate and uncanny. But the instant joy Nickie brings is shadowed by a series of eerie, ominous, and invasive incidents.
Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to the southern California organization she founded to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. Among dog lovers, she’s a legend for the risks she’ll take to save an animal from abuse.Among her friends, Amy’s heedless devotion is often cause for concern. To widower Brian McCarthy, whose commitment she can’t allow herself to return, Amy’s behavior is far more puzzling and hides a shattering secret. No one is surprised when Amy risks her life to save Nickie, nor when she takes the female golden into her home. The bond between Amy and Nickie is immediate and uncanny. Even her two other goldens, Fred and Ethel, recognize Nickie as special, a natural alpha. But the instant joy Nickie brings is shadowed by a series of eerie incidents. An ominous stranger. A mysterious home invasion. And the unmistakable sense that someone is watching Amy’s every move and that, whoever it is, he’s not alone. Someone has come back to turn Amy into the desperate, hunted creature she’s always been there to save. But now there’s no one to save Amy and those she loves.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780553804829 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780553592030 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0553804820 (hbk.)
  • Physical Description: 354 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, 2007.
Subject: Dog rescue > Fiction.
Golden retriever > Fiction.
Human-animal relationships > Fiction.
Stalking victims > Fiction.
California, Southern > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological thrillers.
Suspense fiction.
Love stories.

Available copies

  • 10 of 12 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 0 of 2 copies available at Sechelt/Gibsons. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Gibsons Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Gibsons Public Library FIC KOON (Text) 10171526 Adult Fiction Not holdable Lost -
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Castlegar Public Library FIC KOO (Text) 35146001007095 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library PB HORROR (Text) DCL176537 Adult paperbacks Volume hold Available -
Elkford Public Library FC KOO (Text) 35170000222018 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Kitimat Public Library LP Koo (Text) 32665001272162 Large Print Volume hold Available -
Prince Rupert Library Koon (Text) 33294001592401 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Available -
Quesnel Branch KOO (Text)
Legacy Use Count: 26
33923004064691 Overflow Collection Volume hold Available -
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Sechelt Public Library F KOON (Text) 33260000004649 Fiction Not holdable Lost 2019-03-19

  • Baker & Taylor
    Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to the southern California organization she founded to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. No one is surprised when Amy risks her life to save Nickie, nor when she takes the female golden into her home. The bond between Amy and Nickie is immediate and uncanny. Even her two other goldens, Fred and Ethel, recognize Nickie as special, a natural alpha. But the instant joy Nickie brings is shadowed by a series of eerie, ominous, and invasive incidents.--From publisher's description.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to the southern California organization she founded to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. No one is surprised when Amy risks her life to save Nickie, nor when she takes the female golden into her home. The bond between Amy and Nickie is immediate and uncanny. Even her two other goldens, Fred and Ethel, recognize Nickie as special, a natural alpha. But the instant joy Nickie brings is shadowed by a series of eerie, ominous, and invasive incidents.--From publisher's description.Dedicated to the cause of dog rescue, Amy Redwing risks her own well-being to come to the aid of Nickie, a very special golden retriever, unaware that she has drawn the attentions of an unknown and ruthless enemy whose attacks escalate with stunning ferocity.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Dedicated to the cause of dog rescue, Amy Redwing risks everything, including her relationship with long-time suitor Brian McCarthy and her own well-being, to come to the aid of Nickie, a very special golden retriever, unaware that she has drawn the attentions of an unknown and ruthless enemy whose attacks escalate with stunning ferocity. 850,000 first printing.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Dedicated to the cause of dog rescue, Amy Redwing risks her own well-being to come to the aid of Nickie, a very special golden retriever, unaware that she has drawn the attentions of an unknown and ruthless enemy whose attacks escalate with stunning ferocity.
  • Blackwell North Amer
    Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to the southern California organization she founded to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. Among dog lovers, she's a legend for the risks she'll take to save an animal from abuse. Among her friends, Amy's heedless devotion is often cause for concern. To Brian McCarthy, whose commitment she can't allow herself to return, Amy's behavior is far more puzzling and hides a shattering secret.
    No one is surprised when Amy risks her life to save Nickie, nor when she takes the female golden into her home. The bond between Amy and Nickie is immediate and uncanny. Even her two other goldens, Fred and Ethel, recognize Nickie as special, a natural alpha. But the instant joy Nickie brings is shadowed by a series of eerie incidents. An ominous stranger. A mysterious home invasion. And the unmistakable sense that someone is watching Amy's every move and that, whoever it is, he's not alone.
    Someone has come back to turn Amy into the desperate, hunted creature she's always been there to save. But now there's no one to save Amy and those she loves.
  • Random House, Inc.
    With each of his #1 New York Times bestsellers, Dean Koontz has displayed an unparalleled ability to entertain and enlighten readers with novels that capture the essence of our times even as they bring us to the edge of our seats. Now he delivers a heart-gripping tour de force he’s been waiting years to write, at once a love story, a thrilling adventure, and a masterwork of suspense that redefines the boundaries of primal fear—and of enduring devotion.

    Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to the southern California organization she founded to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. Among dog lovers, she’s a legend for the risks she’ll take to save an animal from abuse. Among her friends, Amy’s heedless devotion is often cause for concern. To widower Brian McCarthy, whose commitment she can’t allow herself to return, Amy’s behavior is far more puzzling and hides a shattering secret.

    No one is surprised when Amy risks her life to save Nickie, nor when she takes the female golden into her home. The bond between Amy and Nickie is immediate and uncanny. Even her two other goldens, Fred and Ethel, recognize Nickie as special, a natural alpha. But the instant joy Nickie brings is shadowed by a series of eerie incidents. An ominous stranger. A mysterious home invasion.

    And the unmistakable sense that someone is watching Amy’s every move and that, whoever it is, he’s not alone.

    Someone has come back to turn Amy into the desperate, hunted creature she’s always been there to save. But now there’s no one to save Amy and those she loves. From its breathtaking opening scene to its shocking climax, The Darkest Evening of the Year is Dean Koontz at his finest, a transcendent thriller certain to have readers turning pages until dawn.

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