The Dead Town / Dean Koontz / 402 pages

This is the fifth and final volume in Koontz's Frankenstein series. Sorry to see this series end. Koontz does a fine job of creating both vile and saintly characters. In this final volume Victor Immaculate, the Clone of Victor Helios, nearly succeeds in creating his Communitarian society by using flesh-devouring Builders to kill nearly 4000 people in the little town of Rainbow Falls, Montana. Victor's goal is to annihilate every living thing on earth. Strong quirky characters join forces with Deucalion to save the town, destroy Victor and save the earth. Koontz uses humor, horror, action-filled plot, and the bizarre to hook readers. Recommended series.