Going Home in the Dark
Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz, published by Amazon Publishing in September 2025, is a 395-page novel that explores the themes of childhood fears and buried secrets. The story follows four childhood friends—Rebecca, Bobby, Spencer, and Ernie—who reunite in their hometown of Maple Grove when Ernie falls into a coma. As they return, they are confronted by memories of a dark past that they had long forgotten, including a menacing figure and unsettling events that transpired during their youth.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the psychological and supernatural elements of friendship and memory. As the trio grapples with their past and the eerie atmosphere of Maple Grove, they must confront the horrors that have resurfaced. This edition presents a blend of fiction, horror, and thriller, inviting readers to uncover the mysteries that lie within the seemingly perfect town.
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When hometown horrors come back to haunt, friendship is salvation in a novel about childhood fears and buried secrets by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz.
As kids, outcasts Rebecca, Bobby, Spencer, and Ernie were inseparable friends in the idyllic town of Maple Grove. Three left to pursue lofty dreams–and achieved them. Only Ernie never left. When he falls into a coma, his three amigos feel an urgent need to return home. Don’t they remember people lapsing into comas back then? And those people always awoke…didn’t they?
After two decades, not a lot has changed in Maple Grove, especially Ernie’s obnoxious, scary mother. But Rebecca, Bobby, and Spencer begin to remember a hulking, murderous figure and weirdness piled on mystery that they were made to forget. As Ernie sinks deeper into darkness, something strange awaits any friend who tries to save him.
For Rebecca, Bobby, and Spencer, time is running out to remember the terrors of the past in a perfect town where nothing is what it seems. For Maple Grove, it’s a chance to have the “four amigos,” as they once called themselves, back in its grasp.
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