I enjoyed working with them a great deal and it sold a lot of copies. Can you give us some information on the background of the series: Where the idea behind it came from, and why you decided to do the project?ĭean Koontz (D.K.): Actually, Amazon came to me a few years ago and wanted me to do a novel that they would illustrate.

Let’s jump directly into “Nameless,” a collection of six serial stories. John Raab (J.R.): We’re sitting down with #1 New York Times bestselling author, as well as #1 international bestselling author (you can bestow any title you wish actually, and it’s all going to make sense)-none other than Dean Koontz. Follow him in each story, which can be read or listened to in a single sitting. But in turning predators into prey, will Nameless unearth a few secrets of his own?įrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes “In the Heart of the Fire,” part of “Nameless,” a riveting collection of short stories about a vigilante nomad, stripped of his memories and commissioned to kill. Now it’s time to teach the depraved Soakes a lesson in fear. One of them is a single mother trying to protect her children but bracing herself for the worst. Until Nameless arrives-a vigilante whose past is a mystery and whose future is written in blood.Īnyone who crosses Sheriff Russell Soakes is dead, missing, or warned. Let’s take a quick look inside the first book “In the Heart of the Fire” and then you can check out the interview below.Ī bloodthirsty sheriff is terrorizing a small Texas town where justice has been buried with his victims. If you want to listen to the entire interview, please subscribe to Suspense Radio on iTunes or Spotify. After Dean gave us a quick tour of his house, including seeing his library of over six thousand copies of his own books, we sat down with Dean in his office and spoke about everything.

To say it was probably the coolest three hours of an interview we’ve ever done, is an understatement. We were extremely honored to be asked by Dean to come to his home to interview him. This has been done before, but what’s “extra” nice is that if you are an Amazon Prime customer, you get all the books for free. “NAMELESS” is a group of six, longer than short stories but not quite novellas (“In the Heart of the Fire,” “Photographing the Dead,” “The Praying Mantis Bride,” “Red Rain,” “The Mercy of Snakes” and “Memories of Tomorrow”), that all tie together into one story. Dean had just finished up his Jane Hawk series, and when he was approached by Amazon to do something very cool, “NAMELESS” was born. Dean is one of the most recognizable names in the literary world and now he has done something completely new. When you speak of the greatest authors in the suspense/thriller genre in the past century, you’ll note that you can’t have a list without Dean Koontz being on it.

The Mercy of Snakes by Dean Koontz