Ricochet Joe

By: Dean Koontz

Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin

Can an ordinary guy make extraordinary choices in a battle between humanity and unearthly evil?

Joe Mandel is a perfectly ordinary guy from a perfectly ordinary town - a college student and community volunteer who dreams of one day publishing a novel. When a series of strange intuitions leads him to a crime in progress, Joe jumps headlong into danger without hesitation. In the aftermath, he wonders about the uncanny impulse that suddenly swept over him.

Until new friend Portia Montclair, the strangely wise daughter of the local police chief, explains to him what sent him ricocheting around town like a crazy pinball. Portia tells of another reality, a reality more thrilling - and terrifying - than Joe ever imagined. Timeless, elemental forces of good and evil have come to the quiet town of Little City: a cosmic entity capable of infecting human beings, and the seeker who has chosen Joe to find it.

To stop the malevolent invader, this average Joe must be braver than he ever thought possible...and face the hardest decisions of his life.

©2017 Dean Koontz (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

An amazing tale

Dean Koonz never fails to surprise and to make a reader think of incredible possibilities. I love the way Joe handles his newly acquired abilities, and the development of his charactetr as well as the others.
I highly recommend this story.

As always, awesome!

This was my first Dean Koontz short story on Audible. It was quiet cleaver just as the novels are. Mr. James Patrick Cronin has an interesting and pleasing voice. Loved it all.

A little trippy, a little sad, very good!

A fascinating short story! James Patrick Cronin did a great job with Joe’s inner thoughts and turmoil and the story had some fun twists and turns! A fantastic near two hours of listening for someone looking for a quick suspenseful story!

Great short story!

Loved it. Plot starts off quickly, draws you in and you can't wait to see how it ends. The narrator delivers in an "edge of your seat tone" that matches the thrilling story.

Steven "Kingish"

Good story and performance. Dark, but well done in that regard. I was disappointed when it was finished.