Seize the Night
Dean Koontz

At no time does Moonlight Bay look more beautiful than at night. Yet it is precisely then that the secluded little town reveals its menace. Now children are disappearing. From their homes. From the streets. And there's nothing their families can do about it. Because in Moonlight Bay, the police work their hardest to conceal crimes and silence victims. No matter what happens in the night, their job is to ensure that nothing disturbs the peace and quiet of Moonlight Bay.
Christopher Snow isn't afraid of the dark. Forced to live in the shadows because of a rare genetic disorder, he knows the night world better than anyone. He believes the lost children are still alive and that their disappearance is connected to the town's most carefully kept, most ominous secret - a secret only he can uncover, a secret that will force him to confront an adversary at one with the most dangerous darkness of all: the darkness inside the human heart.

Another brilliant novel from Koontz, this not only stands up to Fear Nothing, but it surpasses it. This sequel to Fear Nothing picks up shortly after the events of the first novel in this series and deal with the kidnapping of children from three local families... and Orson. In order to find the children and his dog, Chris needs to venture into the depths of the dilapidated and run down Wyvern military base. Into areas that are about to collapse because of too many realities. And into areas that no one knew even existed.

This novel is well paced and is the perfect example of how to build suspense throughout an entire novel. The ending is a surprise (especially when having to do with the egg room and the fate of Chris's friend Bobby) you don't see coming. All in all, this is pretty much a perfect book.

I really enjoyed seeing more of Mungojerrie the cat in this novel. Even though most people probably have a thing for Orson, I'm a cat person so seeing him as a focal point of this novel was a plus for me. So is the quote "cats know things", because as a cat owner, this rings true.

I would highly recommend this novel to everyone. Just make sure to read Fear Nothing first.

My rating: Five out of five snails.