Cubby's newest novel gets rave reviews, except for the vicious smears by the much-feared critic in the nation's premier newspaper. Cubby only wants to look at Shearman Waxx, but Waxx has ways of dealing with those who cross him. But his mother is even worse. "Smoothly spun nail-biter... Koontz still grabs [listeners] as few other thriller scribes can."—Booklist