A review by wvteddy
Devoted by Dean Koontz

5.0

I have read pretty much everything Dean Koontz has ever written and this is one of the best, definitely up there with Watchers. I have noticed a shift in Koontz's writing after his beloved Trixie came into his life. All his books have dogs now, usually golden retrievers, and they are treated as serious characters. Kipp is one of the main characters in Devoted. His abilities are unique, abilities I wish all dogs had or maybe they do but unlike Woody I can't hear them. Woody is an autistic boy living with his widowed mother. At 11, he reads on a college level but he has never spoken. Lee Shackett is the evil found in all Koonts's books, and he is truly scary, an evil truly possible. A greedy CEO of a company that is researching "a cure for cancer" where a leak has occurred, he is becoming. Becoming what? You will need to read the book. He is the character who produces the gore in the book-not a lot but definitely gory. Add bad cops and a little romance in the mix with Koontz's linguistic ability and you have a book I truly loved. I listened to the book and Eduardo Ballerini did an excellent job as usual. He is one of the best.