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1972 novel by Dean Koontz

AuthorDean Koontz (as K. R. Dwyer)

LanguageEnglish

Chase
First edition
Author	Dean Koontz (as K. R. Dwyer)
Language	English
Genre	Suspense, psychological thriller
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1972
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	178
ISBN	0-394-47990-4

Chase is Dean Koontz's first hardcover novel, originally written under the name K. R. Dwyer and released in 1972, it was revised and reissued in 1995 within Strange Highways.

Chase is the story about Benjamin Chase. "Benjamin Chase is a retired war hero living in an attic apartment. He is struggling with a drinking habit. One night he rescues a young woman from an obsessed killer. As a result, the killer has changed his target to Chase. He begins phoning Chase and warning that he is out for revenge. The killer, simply named "The Judge" is threatening to kill Chase but the police don't believe him as he has a history of alcohol-related incidents.

Chase is forced to take matters into his own hands and attempts to unmask The Judge himself and end the threat of a vengeful lunatic."

Reception

In reviewing Chase as a part of Strange Highways, Kirkus Reviews said the book was mostly thrilling^[1] while the Orlando Sentinel panned the novel.^[2]

References

↑ "Strange Highways". Vol. 63. April 1, 1995. p. 414. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
↑ Johnson, Dean (June 26, 1995). "Collected Dean Koontz Fit For The Movies". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

v t e Works by Dean Koontz
Novels	Star Quest (1968) The Flesh in the Furnace (1972) Chase (1972) Shattered (1973) Dragonfly (1975) Invasion (1975) Night Chills (1976) The Face of Fear (1977) The Vision (1977) The Key to Midnight (1979) The Voice of the Night (1980) The Funhouse (1980) Whispers (1980) The Mask (1981) The Eyes of Darkness (1981) The House of Thunder (1981) Phantoms (1983) Darkfall (1984) The Servants of Twilight (1984) Twilight Eyes (1985) The Door to December (1985) Strangers (1986) Watchers (1987) Shadow Fires (1987) Lightning (1988) Midnight (1989) The Bad Place (1990) Cold Fire (1991) Hideaway (1992) Mr. Murder (1993) Dragon Tears (1993) Winter Moon (1994) Dark Rivers of the Heart (1994) Icebound (1995) Strange Highways (1995) Intensity (1996) Ticktock (1996) Sole Survivor (1997) Fear Nothing (1998) Seize the Night (1998) False Memory (1999) From the Corner of His Eye (2000) One Door Away from Heaven (2001) By the Light of the Moon (2002) The Face (2003) Odd Thomas (2003) The Taking (2004) Life Expectancy (2004) Prodigal Son (2005) Velocity (2005) City of Night (2005) Forever Odd (2005) The Husband (2006) Brother Odd (2006) The Good Guy (2007) The Darkest Evening of the Year (2007) Odd Hours (2008) Your Heart Belongs to Me (2008) Dead and Alive (2009) Breathless (2009) Lost Souls (2010) What the Night Knows (2010) The Dead Town (2011) 77 Shadow Street (2011) Odd Apocalypse (2012) Deeply Odd (2013) Innocence (2013) The City (2014) Saint Odd (2015)
Short story collection	Strange Highways (1995)
Film adaptations	Demon Seed (1977) The Passengers (1977) Watchers (1988) Whispers (1990) Watchers II (1990) The Face of Fear (1990) Watchers 3 (1994) Hideaway (1995) Intensity (1997) Mr. Murder (1998) Phantoms (1998) Watchers Reborn (1998) Sole Survivor (2000) Black River (2001) Frankenstein (2004) Odd Thomas (2013)
Other	The Book of Counted Sorrows Dean Koontz's Frankenstein

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