''The Mask'' is a thriller novel by American writer
Dean Koontz originally released under the
pseudonym Owen West in
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
. Koontz later re-released the novel under his own name.
Plot summary
An
amnesic blonde girl appears in the middle of traffic on a busy day. Carol and Paul, a married couple, are drawn to her, seeing her as the child they never had, they take her in. Then Carol begins to have nightmares about ghastly noises in the dead of night, a bloody face in a mirror, and a razor-sharp ax.
External links
The Mask Book Review*
1981 American novels
1980s horror novels
Novels by Dean Koontz
American horror novels
Works published under a pseudonym
Jove Books books
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