Dean Koontz dives into short thrillers as his ‘Nameless’ series heads to Amazon
: short, gritty crime stories with a no-nonsense protagonist. In one scene, Koontz even drops the name “Alan Grofield,” a recurring character in Parker’s capers.“Nameless” isn’t a novel, but a collection of six short thrillers. The first is “.” The stories are linked by a man without a past on a mission to take down criminals who are exceptionally evil: kidnappers, pedophiles and serial murderers.
Koontz is drawn to exploring the way our memories, or lack thereof, protect us from the truth. He says his father was a violent alcoholic who made life hell for his wife and son. Although each thriller is a stand-alone story — like episodes in a television series — the visions intensify as the series progresses. When Koontz talks about the possibility of future “Nameless” books he refers to them as “seasons,” lingo he picked up from his colleagues at Amazon.Over the summer, Amazon announced that Koontz had signed a major deal with the publisher for six books: the “Nameless” series and five novels.
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