![]() ![]() Why readers are obsessed with The Eyes of Darkness: 'Couldn't put it 's been a while since a book has kept me up all night.' ***** Goodreads review 'So prophetic I really can't believe it.' ***** Goodreads review 'It is simply unbelievable.' ***** Goodreads review This book was originally published under the pseudonym Leigh Nichols. A truth so frightening that its secret must be kept at the price of any life - any man, any woman.any child. ![]() People face a dreadful danger as a buried truth struggles to surface. Is it someone's idea of a grim joke? Or something far more sinister? The search for an answer drives Tina through the neon clamour of Las Vegas nightlife. Then a shattering message appears on the blackboard in Danny's old room: NOT DEAD. American suspense writer Dean Koontz published a best-selling novel in 1981 called The Eyes of Darkness.This dark thriller, written almost 40 years ago, tells the story of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) created a deadly virus called Wuhan-400 in a secret laboratory in the Wuhan suburbs in Hubei Provence. ![]() It's a year since Tina Evans lost her little boy Danny in a tragic accident. With the coming of twilight, the sky seemed to recede the. 'Did a 1981 Dean Koontz thriller predict the coronavirus outbreak?' Daily Mail 'Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler' The Times From bestselling phenomenon Dean Koontz, The Eyes of Darkness is a gripping thriller following a mother's search for her son - a journey that unlocks the deadliest of secrets. It softened the sharp edges of the world, toned down the too-harsh colors. and a toxic mystery that threatens the globe. ![]()
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