ISBN: 9780007933648 SKU: 1460469 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.
This 2013 Harper Collins Paperback is in good condition. As the body count grows, the case takes a darker turn when Carson encounters Deucalion, pushing Carson and Michael on to the path of a 200-year-old mystery and evil that threatens more than just New Orleans. Reports of this killer catch the attention of Deucalion, formerly known as The Monster, who believes his former master and maker, Dr. The basic plot follows New Orleans detective Carson and her partner Michael on the hunt for a serial killer dubbed 'The Surgeon'. Their knowledge and behavior is even based on programs downloaded directly into their brain, which appears to be an advanced wetware computer. The new race he is making is constructed and designed from the bottom-up, and can be seen as bio androids, artificial humans made of flesh. While the original Monster was made with parts from dead humans, Victor Frankenstein is now using modern technology to create more creatures, particularly synthetic biology. Opposed to his activities are a pair of homicide detectives and Frankenstein's original monster, now known as Deucalion. Set in present-day New Orleans, the series follows the activities of Victor Frankenstein, now known as Victor Helios, as he continues to create new life forms for his own purposes. Author: Dean Koontz, Kevin J.The series is supposedly a modern updating and sequel of the mythology of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, although the similarities are mainly superficial. For their quarry isnt merely a homicidal maniacbut his deranged maker. The book is the first book released by Koontz in a series of five, entitled Dean Koontzs Frankenstein. Soon it will be clear that as crazy as she sounds, the truth is even more ominous. Prodigal Son is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 2005. For the no-nonsense OConnor is suddenly talking about an ages-old conspiracy, a near immortal race of beings, and killers that are moreand lessthan human. Her partner Michael Maddison would back her up all the way to Hell itselfand that just may be where this case ends up.
Detective Carson OConnor is cool, cynical, and every bit as tough as she looks. He arrives as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. His name is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist whos traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. Get ready for the mystery, the myth, the terror, and the magic of Dean Koontzs Prodigal Son Every city has secrets. If you think you know the story, you know only half the truth. From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time.
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