From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes this pulse-pounding thriller that starts with a terrifying decision: Help - or run. Timothy Carrier is an ordinary guy who enjoys a beer after work. But tonight is no ordinary night. The jittery man sitting beside him has mistaken Tim for someone else - and passes him an envelope stufferd with cash and the photo of a pretty woman. 'Ten thousand now. You get the rest whe she's gone.'Now everything he thought he knew - even about himself will be chalenged. For Tim Carrier is the one man who can save an innocent life and stop a killer as relentless as evil encarnate. But first he must discover resources within himself that will transfomr his idea of who he is and what it takes to be...