Frankenstein: Prodigal Son: A Novel

Name: Frankenstein: Prodigal Son: A Novel
Price: 7.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (2391 reviews)
Author: Dean Koontz

by Dean Koontz

Thriller Horror

4.5 (2,391)

4.5 stars from 2,391 reviews. Top 76% of Thriller books we track.

467 pages~7.8 hr readPublished by Prószyński i S-kaPublished 2005-01-01

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Price history: $1.99 – $9.99

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Perfect for you if...

You love crime thrillers with a supernatural twist and don't mind when the weird mythology gets as dark as the murder investigation.
You've read Koontz before and want something that doubles down on his blend of procedural tension and existential horror.
You're drawn to protagonists who are damaged, competent, and carrying secrets that make them question what it means to be human.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a straightforward Frankenstein retelling that stays faithful to Mary Shelley's original—this is a complete reimagining with its own mythology.
You prefer mysteries where the killer's identity drives the plot; here the focus is on larger supernatural conspiracies.
You're squeamish about graphic violence or descriptions of surgical body horror.

About this book

Dean Koontz offers a reworking of a classic story. The narrative centers on Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin who has traveled for centuries carrying a secret. He arrives in a city where a serial killer is selecting victims based on their humanity—a quality the killer himself lacks. Detective Carson O'Connor and her partner Michael Maddison investigate the murders. O'Connor begins to uncover evidence of an ages-old conspiracy involving a near-immortal race of beings and killers that are more—and less—than human. As the investigation deepens, the truth becomes clear: the killer is not acting alone, but is instead the creation of a deranged maker.

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Currently #2,568 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

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Currently 4.5★ from 2,391 reviews

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