After over 105 novels and a number of novellas and collections of short stories, and over 450 million sales of his work, one can overlook a book not reaching one's expectations. Dwyer", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey". Koontz has used a number of pseudonyms eg "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "K.R. These could have given a very strong book. a medley of things, viz a "showgirl" turning into a successful director/ producer of a musical, the setting of Las Vegas/ casino, strong emotions like mother's love that transcends death, deep government conspiracy, high octane (not really) chase, intelligence agents, telekinesis and telepathy, snow clad mountains and hidden labs, etc. Hence, the filmy nature of the book, i.e. The book was conceived as a tele series, which never saw the light of day. It's an Okayish book, that seemed like the script of a movie! I wasn't too far away from facts. The book was published in 1981 by #Koontz, under the pseudonym Leigh Nichols.
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