Aren’t the odds better that he would find just a regular joe who would lack the knowledge, money and experience to protect him? Really, that’s just a small thing, but it did periodically bug me. Probably the only thing keeping me from giving this five stars was the huge amount of coincidence involved in Einstein managing to find an independently wealty Delta Force guy to live with.

In fact, he’s postively heart-breaking in some scenes. As scary as The Outsider is, he’s not always the villain. Koontz usually does a good job with this, but I really liked the way that not everything was black and white in this novel. But a dog with a sense of humor and a clear way to express it? Sign me up. The humans? Honestly, I could take them or leave them. Okay, this was Dean Koontz, so it almost naturally follows that I couldn’t put it down. Unfortunately, The Outsider isn’t the only one looking for the group. She joins with Travis in trying to protect Einstein from the mysterious being known as The Outsider. The two eventually become three when Travis meets lonely Nora Devon through Einstein. He takes the dog in and, after the dog displays absolutely amazing intelligence, names him Einstein. Travis, a former member of the elite Delta Force, finds himself running in a blind panic with the dog.

But on a hike one day, he runs into a golden retriever, somewhat battered, obviously friendly, but determined to protect him from something. Travis Cornell is a man for whom life has lost all meaning.

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