Shattered

by Dean Koontz

Doyle and Colin start a move from Philadelphia to San Francisco to start a new life.  Early in the drive, they realize they are being followed by a man in a van.  Nothing they do loses him.  The longer he follows them, the more worried they become.  And rightly so, because the longer HE follows them, the more unhinged he becomes.

An oldie from Dean Koontz, originally published in 1973 and again in 1985.  It's funny to read this book, where the main characters today could easily head off their troubles by using their cell phones or laptops to get help or change hotels or their route.  One thing that stuck out was that Doyle had written letters and mailed deposits to all the hotels they were going to stay at.  I can barely remember a time when you didn't reserve a hotel room online with your credit card. 

But those things aside, this was a good story.  A Dean Koontz story is always fantastic and this is no exception.