Dean Ray Koontz. He sells cause people like to read what he writes. We should all be so lucky. As a bonus, a lot of what he writes has originality.

The latest is "The Face."

I found out - well got reminded, truly - that these reviews may actually be helping people in places that aren't America. For instance this book is released on my August birthday in England. But was released May 27 in this place that is America.

First Chapter (seems pretty abstract) at Houston Chronicle:

After the apple had been cut in half, the halves had been sewn together with coarse black thread.

Ten bold stitches were uniformly spaced. Each knot had been tied with a surgeon's precision.

The variety of apple, a red delicious, might have significance. Considering that these messages had been delivered in the form of objects and images, never in words, every detail might refine the sender's meaning, as adjectives and punctuation refined prose.

More likely, however, this apple had been selected because it wasn't ripe. Softer flesh would have crumbled even if the needle had been used with care and if each stitch had been gently cinched.

Awaiting further examination, the apple stood on the desk in Ethan Truman's study. The black box in which the apple had been packed also stood on the desk, bristling with shredded black tissue paper. The box had already yielded what clues it contained: none.

Link - Official Site