INNOCENCE by Dean Koontz *****

Well ya I mainly do love Dean Koontz's books so it's always or usually always five stars. This time there are two characters from the beginning a 'father' and a 'son' and the son is named Addison. But they are not related. Soon thereafter you learn about the mystery of Addison's birth and how his mom was a hero for keeping him alive.

Both Addison and his "father" cover themselves from people from head to toe. Why they cover their hands you'll have to ask Dean cuz there is no reason for that in the book. It's really the eyes. So anyway the (dad/Addison) run around a city during the night all covered up or live in the drainage system of like New York. Addison's mother packed him a bag when he was eight and said 'go away' then shot herself...BANG. He rode a semi to the city.

One day the make believe "father" has a meeting with a couple rough guys and Addison is alone till he meets a female a little younger than he is and her name is Gwynth who's father prepared her to live in 9 different apartments and houses so she could flee to where ever she needed to be because she also had the same affliction as Addison and his dad. but she wears colored contacts so as not to attract anyone's attention.

During the crises of some guy chasing Gwynth around trying to have sex with her to demean her, which I don't understand how that could happen when so few people; especially good people, couldn't look her in the eyes. Same as Addison. How's he going to molest someone he can't stand to look at? Ask Dean, again- not in the book.

So there's a child who had been molested, she's very young and she's also alone. Gwynth and some other mystery guy or benefactor who knew her dad, who also helped Addison and his father get food and clothing has also been protecting the child. This kid was hooked up to hospital crap for years on stand-by until Gwynth needed to get her out of the city. And there are many other children like them. Meanwhile back at the ranch, people in other countries are dying by what seems to be a mysterious illness, there is a 99% kill rate from this bird carried disease. People are dying all over the world from it.

No more info for you. Read the book, I've said enough to get you going. Peace Out.
I would buy it.