<b>From #1 bestselling author Dean Koontz—the must-read thriller of the year, for readers of dark psychological suspense and modern classics of mystery and adventure.</b><br><b></b><br><i>The girl who said no to death.</i><br><b></b><br>Bibi Blair is a fierce, funny, dauntless young woman—whose doctor says she has one year to live.<br><br>She replies, “We’ll see.”<br><br>Her sudden recovery astonishes medical science.<br><br>An enigmatic woman convinces Bibi that she escaped death so that she can save someone else. Someone named Ashley Bell.<br><br>But save her from what, from whom? And who is Ashley Bell? Where is she?<br><br>Bibi’s obsession with finding Ashley sends her on the run from threats both mystical and worldly, including a rich and charismatic cult leader with terrifying ambitions.<br><br>Here is an eloquent, riveting, brilliantly paced story with an exhilarating heroine and a twisting, ingenious plot filled with staggering surprises.<i>Ashley Bell</i> is a new milestone in literary suspense from a long-acclaimed master.<br><br><b>Praise for Dean Koontz</b><br><br>“Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth . . . with a level of perception and sensitivity that is not merely convincing; it’s astonishing.”<b><i>—The Seattle Times</i></b><br><br>“Demanding much of itself, Koontz’s style bleaches out clichés while showing a genius for details. He leaves his competitors buried in the dust.”<b><i>—Kirkus Reviews</i></b>