Hideaway
Published: 1992
Author: Dean Koontz
Genre: American, Fiction, Ghost, Horror, Media Tie-In, Psychic, Serial Killer, Suspense, Thriller
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Summary
Following a car accident that leaves him clinically dead for more than 80 minutes, Hatch Harrison, a Southern California antique dealer, begins having weird dreams and visions that tie him to a psychotic killer known as "Vassago."
The murderer thinks he is the human embodiment of one of Hell's demon princes, and that if he murders enough innocent people and sacrifices them to his Master, he will be allowed to return to the hereafter and rule at Satan's right hand. He also has an unusual disease that allows him to see in the dark while simultaneously making his eyes incredibly sensitive to light.
Meanwhile, the catastrophe offers Hatch and his artist wife Lindsey a new lease on life as they battle to repair their marriage after their son died of cancer five years ago.
Hatch continues to be plagued by visions, in some cases seeing through Vassago's eyes, while the couple attempts to adopt a small girl called Regina. To make matters worse, Vassago gradually learns about Hatch and his family in the same way, putting both Lindsay and Regina at risk.
Vassago's true identity is revealed to be Jeremy Nyebern; as a teenager, he brutally murdered his mother and sister before attempting suicide.
Dr. Jonas Nyebern, Jeremy's father, who miraculously resuscitated Hatch, saved his life (thus facilitating the seemingly supernatural bond between the two men).
Jeremy, like Hatch, was clinically dead for more than 30 minutes and thinks that during that time he went to Hell and was subsequently resurrected to serve Satan's work.
Vassago's visions lead him to abduct Regina and take her to his "hideaway" towards the end of the novel (an abandoned amusement park, where, as a boy, Jeremy committed his first murder).
Hatch and Vassago fight there, and Hatch beats Vassago to death with a crucifix hooked to a flashlight, saving Regina and Lindsay.
Hatch unexpectedly begins speaking in another voice and refers to himself as "Uriel" (whom Hatch subsequently discovers is an archangel described in the Bible), hinting that Vassago's ideas about his demonic origin and brief voyage to the afterlife were not wholly irrational after all. Uriel/Hatch informs Vassago/Jeremy that he will be sent to Hell as a slave rather than a prince.
Following Vassago's defeat, the Harrison family strengthens their ties, with Regina now referring to her adoptive parents as Mom and Dad.
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