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Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz

Twenty-two year old Bibi Blair has one novel under her belt and is an ascending star when she is given a diagnosis that she has no more than a year to live.  Diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, Bibi refuses to believe she will die so soon and challenges doctors that she will be cured.  Two days later it appears she is, but Bibi wonders why she has been so miraculously spared until she learns that she has been given a mission to save a young woman named Ashley Bell.  First, however, she must find Ashley Bell, a task that puts Bibi’s life, and the lives of her family, and Ashley Bell’s life in jeopardy.  Bibi finds herself running through Southern California staying one step ahead of cult leaders and gangsters and at least two steps behind Ashley Bell.  Soon, though, Bibi’s investigation takes on a strange twist and she finds herself in a twisty maze that is both familiar and unknown at the same time.  With ingenious plotting and surprises around every corner, this novel has all of Dean Koontz signature style with an entirely new feel and plot.  Even if you’ve never read Dean Koontz before, be sure not to miss Ashley Bell; new readers and longtime fans are in for an entirely unexpected  treat.