The Dead Town by Dean Koontz (2011) Bantam Books

The fifth and final book in Koontz’s Frankenstein series.  Like the rest of the series, the story is set in our timeline.  Victor Frankenstein is still alive and wants to take over the world.  Deucalion, Frankenstein’s creature, plans to stop his creator.

Over 200 years have passed since lightning infused Deucalion with life.  Now he must face his creator in a showdown that will either destroy the world or save it.

Dean shows us that people can have faith in each other in the darkest of times.  They can choose to give in to fear, or they can stand-up for each other, their family, and their community.  Even at the ultimate cost of doing what is right.

The writing never drags.  All five of the volumes keep you turning the page.  Reading this book will reveal how and why Frankenstein and Deucalion have survived.  It also reveals how imperfection sometimes is only a mask over a good heart.

I’m hoping Mr. Koontz continues to write such engaging characters in his future titles