Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Chase by K.R. Dwyer Chase (novel) 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 . Contents. Plot summary Reception References. Plot summary. 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] Related Research Articles. Dean Ray Koontz is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list , with 14 hardcovers and 16 paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "K.R. Dwyer", "Leigh Nichols", and "Brian Coffey". He has published over 105 novels, a number of novellas and collections of short stories, and has sold over 450 million copies of his work. Cemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. 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Keine Bindung, keine Frist – du kannst dein Abo jederzeit pausieren oder kündigen. Chase by K R Dwyer. Mass Market Paperback. First Star Books Edition. VG, Edgewear, crease, abrasion, remainder mark, foxing, browning. Crime thriller. Expanded condition report/scan on request. Chase. Dwyer, K R. Published by A Barker 1974, London, 1974. Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United Kingdom Contact seller. Used - Softcover Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First edition. UK 1st G+/VG. Chase. Dwyer, K. R; Koontz, aka Dean. Published by Random House, 1972. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fair. Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 0394479904 Missing dust jacket. Book only. Good/No Jacket. Book has a moisture stain to the outside page edges at top outside corners and to a lesser extent the top margins of the page corners. There are also a couple of blank stickers covering a previous owner's name on first blank page. Not a former library book. Chase. Koontz, Dean R. - as K.R. Dwyer. Published by Arthur Barker, London, 1974. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fine. Hard cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First UK edition, 1st printing. The book condition is Fine. The dust jacket is NF, light wear to spine ends. 0.0. Chase. Koontz, Dean (writing as K. R. Dwyer) Published by Random House, New York, 1972. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First US edition, first printing. A very good plus book, with light foxing to the pastedowns, endpages and textblock edges. There is a bit of wear to the lower corners, one of which has been lightly tapped. The red boards are slightly faded at the top edge and there is a tiny bookplate on the front end page (smallest I've ever seen). The dustjacket has some foxing and staining on the reverse side (verso) but none of this is visible from the front. There is some edgewear, including a few closed tears. On the lower spine tip, there is a closed tear a little longer than 1" (with associated crease) and a shorter one at the bottom of the rear panel (also with a crease mark). The colored title is mildly faded on the spine. Here is the thing: in spite of all this, the jacket presents as near fine from the exterior (under mylar), but taking all in all, is really only about very good. CHASE. Koontz, Dean ( Dwyer, K. R. ) Published by Random House, 1972. First Edition. CHASE, Random House, 1972, first edition, small faint moisture stain to the very upper section of front gutter, two further small faint stains to the upper section of the fore edge, several modest indentations to the upper fore edge area of the rear board, else a vg+/near fine copy in just about fine dust-wrapper. Published under the K. R. Dwyer pseudonym. The authors first hard-cover book. CHASE. Dwyer, K. R. , (Dean Koontz) Published by Random House, New York, 1972. Used - Hardcover Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 178 pages; Small name in red ink on upper front free endpaper has been blocked out with blue ink. Chase. K. R. Dwyer (aka Dean Koontz) Published by Random House, New York, 1972. Used - Hardcover Condition: About Fine. Hardcover. Condition: About Fine. First edition. First printing (RH 9-2 number line). AKA Dean Koontz. His first hardcover novel. Black paper- covered spine stampedsilver, orange paper-covered boards. Random House logo blindstamp to front board. CHASE. Koontz, Dean writing as K.R. Dwyer. Published by Arthur Barker Limited, New York, 1974. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very good. Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. First British Edition, first printing. Inscribed by Dean Koontz on the title page: "To Gary- This first Dwyer novel. He met his end in a house of ill repute in Peoria. Best wishes, Dean R. Koontz for the late Mr. Dwyer". This novel was revised and reissued in 1995 as part of Strange Highways. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with red titles. Light bumping to the corners and tips, with some very mild edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good. CHASE. Koontz, Dean R. (Writing as K.R. Dwyer) Published by RANDOM HOUSE., NY, 1972. Used - Hardcover Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Near fine in priceclipped, otherwise fine dust jacket. (Remainder stamp at top edge with trace of foxing. Lightly discernible damping at bottom edge. ) Author's FIRST hardcover publication. Chase. DWYER, K.R. (Dean Koontz) Published by Random House, NY, 1972. Used - Hardcover Condition: Near Fine. Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A tight, clean copy in bright dust jacket of this, the first book written under the Dwyer pseudonym. . A novel about Mr. Chase and a homicidal maniac. A very acceptablel copy of this elusive Dean Koontz first edition. 178 pp. Chase. Dwyer, K R. Published by Arthur Barker, UK, 1974. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good ++ Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. Dean Koontz writing as K R Dwyer. A SIGNED UK first edition, first impression. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is bright and complete. It is unclipped - showing the price �1.95 on the inside flap. The price has a tiny pen stroke through it. There is evidence of a price sticker having been removed from the front inside flap. The front panel is bright, clean and unfaded. Unusually for this title, the spine is unfaded. The back panel is sound. Looks sharp in protective plastic. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean. The lower corners are very slightly bruised. The spine ends are gently bruised. The pages and closed page edges are clean. No foxing. No dog-eared pages. The binding is solid - no cracked hinges. This copy comes with a SIGNED Dean Koontz bookplate ( signed as Dean Koontz ) loosely laid in. A nice copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).