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I've just finished one of the best Dean R Koontz books I've read recently, Dark Rivers of the Heart. It's a little over the top and certainly ultralibertarian in its politics, which are much more explicit than most of his stuff. But his depiction of the crazy agent of a nameless federal agency was terrific -- over the top, but terrific nonetheless. Yet it's dark, dealing with fascism threatening the United States plus a serial killer. It's a far cry from reading about promise ring etiquette. I have to admit the main hero and his romance with the woman does not come off credibly, and since I'm not a big dog fan I get tired of Koontz's wonderful dog companions. Yet it manages to keep up a lot of suspense, and the Utah store scene seems designed with the movies in mind.