The Bad Place
Dean Koontz's The Bad Place (1901) is a horror novel. Readers will find themes of private investigators, murder, Amnesia and psychokinesis.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, and 122 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 53 editions across 8 languages.
At about 398 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.
About The Bad Place
Detectives Bobby and Julie agree to watch over Frank after he wakes up in a motel to find his hands covered with blood and strange objects in his pockets. Frank knows he's not a killer.
Opening line
“THE NIGHT was becalmed and curiously silent, as if the alley were an abandoned and windless beach in the eye of a hurricane, between the tempest past and the tempest coming.”
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 1991 — Best Horror Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote The Bad Place?
The Bad Place was written by Dean Koontz and first published in 1901.
What genre is The Bad Place?
It is usually shelved as Horror.
How long is The Bad Place?
The median edition has 398 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Bad Place?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Jewel of Seven Stars and The Haunting of Hill House.
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