The Moonlit Mind

A Tale of Suspense

By: Dean Koontz

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

In this chilling original stand-alone novella, number-one New York Times best-selling author Dean Koontz offers a taste of what’s to come in 77 Shadow Street with a mesmerizing tale of a homeless boy at large in a city fraught with threats...both human and otherwise.

Twelve-year-old Crispin has lived on the streets since he was nine - with only his wits and his daring to sustain him, and only his silent dog, Harley, to call his friend. He is always on the move, never lingering in any one place long enough to risk being discovered. Still, there are certain places he returns to. In the midst of the tumultuous city, they are havens of solitude: like the hushed environs of St. Mary Salome Cemetery, a place where Crispin can feel at peace - safe, at least for a while, from the fearsome memories that plague him...and seep into his darkest nightmares. But not only his dreams are haunted.

The city he roams with Harley has secrets and mysteries, things unexplainable and maybe unimaginable. Crispin has seen ghosts in the dead of night, and sensed dimensions beyond reason in broad daylight. Hints of things disturbing and strange nibble at the edges of his existence, even as dangers wholly natural and earthbound cast their shadows across his path. Alone, drifting, and scavenging to survive is no life for a boy. But the life Crispin has left behind, and is still running scared from, is an unspeakable alternative...that may yet catch up with him.

©2011 Dean Koontz (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Knootz-lite

This is a somewhat short Koontz novel and it lacks the twists and surprises of most Koontz. The development of the two main characters and dog are quite good, but there is not much development of the minor characters and virtually none for the key antagonist (very unusual for Koontz). The story setup and protagonist character motivation was interesting, but everything happens so fast it did not get the satisfaction I almost always get from Koontz. If you really like Koontz this definitely worth the time, just don’t expect the full Koontz experience. The narration was slightly monotonous and seemed to be in a scary story around the campfire tone, which was not bad, but did not add much.

awesomeness

loved it mystical and mysterious a lot left to the imagination that leaves me wanting the next book

Elegantly structured and like a trompe l'oeil

painting. That crystal realism that hides a fairytale about wickedness. Koontz's writing is distinctive. He is troubled by what we let our selves think about only rarely. This is because there is no answer for the evil that plagues the world. Definitely an enjoyable tale but extremely well-written.

i am going to listen to this again ....

This wasn't my favorite novel...gonna listen to it again and see how I feel about it second time around...

Great short story!

Another great read by Mr Koontz . Very good suspensie . Look forward to the next.

great narration

excellent short read/listen. good story line. I listen in car a lot. great narration.

Great Short Story

Loved it, however it was rather short and I expected it to be longer than it was.

Really great all around!

Fantastic and super natural, dark and harrowing.
This is a beautifully written novella. It's dreamy, but constantly threatening to fall into a nightmare.

Beautifully read by Peter Berkrot.

Very good, as are most of Koontz!

You don’t often get a mystery of this nature told completely from the view of a child. Very well done story wise, and will narrated. And of course, Dean always includes an intelligent dog in the mix.

whoa! That was short!

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Definitely left me wanting more but still wrapped up the story. Very interesting and as someone described it as "Koontz-lite".

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

A bit shocked and wanted a sequel or for it to continue!

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Performance was good. Liked... nothing I could pinpoint of disliking!

Do you think The Moonlit Mind needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Yes! I feel they could expand on the story... it's never over till the fat lady sings right?

Any additional comments?

Enjoyed :)