Koontz, Dean R

Molly Sloan, an aspiring writer, and Neil, her ex-priest husband, cannot shake the feeling that something is wrong when a silvery downpour with a strange scent drenches their California mountain home, and their fears come to pass when extraterrestrial beings of great evil invade Earth, stripping humans of life and hope.

A comic named Jillian and an artist named Dylan are attacked in Arizona by a mad doctor wielding a mysterious injection and are forced to run from his enemies, taking along Dylan's autistic brother, Shep, whereupon they develop incredible traits: psychic sight, extreme altruism, and the ability to teleport.

Victor Helios (formerly Frankenstein) has continued his work and again has discovered the danger in creating life. He cannot stop the engineered killers he has set loose in modern New Orleans. Only his first "monster" and his two human partners have a chance to end the destruction.

A hurricane and the deadly creations of Victor Helios threaten the future of New Orleans and the only hope lies with Victor's first failed attempt to build the perfect human. After they face off with an indestructible entity, the damned creature and his mad creator will confront each other.

Detective Carson O'Connor and her partner Michael Maddison investigate a series of murders. She begins to suspect that the killer has actually crossed the ages and that they must find not only him but his maker.

Odd Thomas, a resident of St. Bartholomew's Abbey, uses his unique ability to resolve mysteries and prevent future tragedies. When he follows some ghosts to one of the monastery's rooms for handicapped children, Odd discovers that he only has a couple of days to find out what kind of danger they are in. Thus, Odd begins conducting interviews with the members of the monastery, hoping to stop the imminent threat.

Thirty-four-year-old Internet entrepreneur Ryan Perry, diagnosed with incurable cardiomyopathy, is lucky to receive a heart transplant in time to save his life, and things are just starting to return to normal when he begins receiving unmarked gifts and messages from a mysterious stalker who claims the heart is hers.

No one is surprised when Amy Redwing brings a rescued female golden retriever into her home, however, her joy is overshadowed by a series of mysterious incidents and the feeling that she is being watched.

Jim Ironheart flies to Oregon on an impulse. There he risks his life to save a young boy from being killed by a drunk driver. Soon Jim is on the run from a deadly enemy.