Signed by the author on the numbered limitations page (73of 350), and bound in Lavender Gokujyo-Saifu Silk Japanese silk in deep blue Silver-Wave silk covered slip case. Tight, clean, flat, sharp and square book.
ISFDB does not include this edition in its bibliography, however the copyright page credits Bantam with permission so this would not be a true first edition.
Amy Redwing has
dedicated her life to the southern California organization she founded
to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. Among dog lovers,
she's a legend for the risks she'll take to save an animal from abuse.
Among her friends, Amy's heedless devotion is often cause for concern.
To widower Brian McCarthy, whose commitment she can't allow herself to
return, Amy's behavior is far more puzzling and hides a shattering
secret.
No one is surprised when Amy risks her life to save
Nickie, nor when she takes the female golden into her home. The bond
between Amy and Nickie is immediate and uncanny. Even her two other
goldens, Fred and Ethel, recognize Nickie as special, a natural alpha.
But the instant joy Nickie brings is shadowed by a series of eerie
incidents. An ominous stranger. A mysterious home invasion. And the
unmistakable sense that someone is watching Amy's every move and that,
whoever it is, he's not alone.
Someone has come back to turn Amy
into the desperate, hunted creature she's always been there to save.
But now there's no one to save Amy and those she loves. From its
breathtaking opening scene to its shocking climax, The Darkest Evening of the Year is Dean Koontz at his finest, a transcendent thriller certain to have readers turning pages until dawn.