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The best-selling author of Mr. Murder tells the story of a woman haunted by visions of the man who tortured her in her childhood, vowing one day to return to her. Reissue.


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Dean Koontz was born into a very poor family and learned early on to escape into fiction. His novels have sold over 200 million copies worldwide and more than thirty have appeared on national and international bestseller lists. He lives in southern California with his wife, Gerda and a vivid imagination. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Berkley; 7th Paperback Printing edition (September 15, 1986)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0425098605
  • ISBN-13: 978-0425098608
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn't want to be psychic..., December 30, 2003
By Theresa W (mi, usa) - See all my reviews
Yes, this book explains why I would never want to be psychic. Too much stress!! However, psychics make for great stories & good reading!

This book is about a woman who basically spends most of her time helping the police catch criminals using her psychic powers. It's not something she even really enjoys, it keeps her up at night & it's stressful on her marriage- however, she can't stop the visions. Especially the one, the one that seems to be trying to tell her something, the one leading her to evil...to someone she is close to.

This book is a quick read, only about 300 pages, which is small for Koontz. It goes by in a flash, it'll keep you guessing until the end. I'll admit- I had two guesses on who I thought the "bad guy" was, one was right, but the ending still surprised me.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Has Its Moments, April 27, 2003
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In this slim novel, originally written in the late 1970s, many of the standard elements of Koontz's better work appear: psychic ability, a romantic element, gripping prose. However -- and maybe this is because I have read several other, recent novels -- I found this one predictable. The story revolves around psychic Mary Bergen's vision of several murders that seem to have familiar victims (although she can't nail down why the victims are familiar to her). She is also torn between loyalty to her brother, Alan, and her new husband, Max, who don't get along. The setting is the Christmas season, and this provides the right weather conditions -- rain and cold -- and the right contrast -- happy season v. grisly murders -- to keep the reader's interest to see what will happen next. Unfortunately -- at least for me -- I pretty much guessed 'whodunit' in the beginning, so although I doubted myself a couple of times (kudos to Koontz), I enjoyed the 'why' more than the 'who'. The end is gripping, and the fate of the core characters is up in the air. Good, but not his best.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A perfectly gruesome book for a rainy afternoon!, March 2, 2003
This book completely took over my rainy afternoon and turned into a study in facinating mystery! The central character of this book is Mary Bergen, a sweet, sensitive, psychic. She endured a torture at the tender age of 6 that she can't remember. Through the physical and emotional trauma at that tender age, she developed psychic ability. She uses that psychic ability to help police solve homicide cases and find the killers.

With her during these endeavors is her devoted brother Alan, always at her side, pained with concern over her. Also there is her tough, but tender husband, Max. Max is depicted as a tough character with eyes of cold steel that only show tenderness when he is with Mary. Of course Alan and Max don't get along, each hating the other.

Soon a series of brutal murders begin to take place. Mary sees the crimes committed, can feel the pain of the young women who are murdered, but never manages to develop a vision of the killer's face. Soon, she knows, this killer is going to come after her. Can she solve this series of brutal crimes before she becomes the next victim?

This story is well written but short enough to read in a single day. Koontz crafts characters that you genuinely care about, and some fearsome, evil chracters as well. None are comic book, stereotype characters, which makes them all the more believable. The story is so well told that it'll draw you in and keep you held in it's grip until the brutal end.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Despicable
Features the worst red herring I've ever read. I only finished it because I could not believe that an acclaimed author would write something so painfully predictable. Read more
Published 5 days ago by D'Luh

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Koontz's best effort
Although it has its good points, "The Vision" is not Dean Koontz's best effort. The plot is cliched, the characters are flat, and the book is filled with long passages of dialogue... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dawn Drumin

1.0 out of 5 stars Wish I could give it a Zero
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don't waste your time. I can't believe I like Dean Koontz. Read more
Published 13 months ago by tignor

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great
Koontz's earlier work doesn't measure up to some later stuff such as Dragon Tears. The Vision is one of the rare moments that I actually enjoyed most of it. Read more
Published on May 2, 2007 by Edward Hancock II

3.0 out of 5 stars An Okay Read, but Don't Make this Your First Koontz Novel
I love Dean Koontz, and I'm in the process of reading all of his books (a fairly lengthy process, since he has written over 50 novels altogether). Read more
Published on September 7, 2006 by Thriller Lover

4.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing, if slightly disturbing vision of evil.
The Vision is the third Koontz book I've read and most definitely the best written so far. Mind you they have all been early novels in his career, so I cannot compare to any of... Read more
Published on June 1, 2006 by Ben Stubbs

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Koontz best work.
I am a huge Dean Koontz reader and have enjoyed many of his works. Watchers was a great read from one of his earlier works. Read more
Published on March 4, 2006 by Lee Nichols

1.0 out of 5 stars Predictable
I love Koontz; however, this was not his best effort. The book was almost boring.
Published on March 2, 2006 by Muffytoes

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not really great
This book was indeed one of Koontz's earliest mass published works.
Still, it showed a lot of vivid realism and a level of fantasy that few could accurately reach... Read more
Published on December 27, 2005 by GC

4.0 out of 5 stars Did EVERYBODY but me guess the killer?
The Vision is more a mystery than horror novel. It's about a psychic woman named Mary who spends her time helping the police track down criminals. Read more
Published on September 1, 2005 by Jessie

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