The Vision

by Dean Koontz

Book Overview

In this terrifying novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz reveals the darkness in a woman's mind--and the killer lurking there... Mary Bergen aids the police in solving crimes, those... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425098605
• Release Date: September 1986
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.0" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

I’ve read this book probably 5 times

Every time I read this book, I find another reason to live it! I love the characters, the clairvoyant visions and the plot. It was indeed action packed, although a bit wordy on some of the flashback trauma which got kind of annoying. Dean Koontz definitely unpacked his adjectives and Onomatopoeias for this one!

2nd

The 2nd time is better. I sure mist a few things. Very much so a good read for scary turns she 'must indever 🕳️🕳️

I wouldn't want to be psychic...

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.

A perfectly gruesome book for a rainy afternoon!

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.

might make a nice movie someday

ive read this book more times than ive read any other book on my shelves, and every time i start it i only take breaks to use the bathroom and sometimes to sleep. this was my first encounter with dean koontz but not my last, and i find that im very disappointed with some of his other books. (like Sole Survivor - yuck!) The Vision proves to be his only work that i can stomach, and even then there's a part in the ending that makes me sick. (in a good way. ;) murder, psychic premonitions, a wild goose chase.... everything seems to add up in this entertaining page-turner.

IF you want suspense, The Vision has got it!

I just finished reading the book the vision and I would honestly have to say it is my all time favorite. The Mystery keeps you going and I can read for hours with this book! Dean Koontz always likes to write mystery books and is good at it, but I think he's got a winner. I recommend this book to anyone you has a thirst for mystery and suspense, I garuntee that you will be on the edge of your seat!

the book that got me to read!!!

well this book started it all for me. looking back it is not dean koontz's best work but it is good. i picked this book up on a whim because i had to do a book report for high school. i finished in two days and was instantly hooked on reading. this book is extremely important for me for that very reason. after reading this book i read all of dean koontz's other books. then i moved on to king and have been unable to stop reading every sense. if you dont like to read, at least give this book a chance. you wont be disappointed. great read!!