After a visit to Dr. Ahriman's clinic for her friend Susan, Martie develops an inexplicable and terrifying fear of mirrors — the first sign that she has been secretly conditioned by the doctor's sinister influence. As her husband Dusty tries to help his brother Skeet through addiction, both are drawn into Ahriman's web of psychological manipulation. What begins as a series of unsettling symptoms escalates into a fight for their sanity and lives against a predator who uses hypnosis and drugs to turn patients into willing instruments of his own dark design.
Dean Ray Koontz is an American author best known for his novels which could be described broadly as suspense thrillers. He also frequently incorporates elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. A number of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with ten hardcovers and fourteen paperbacks reaching the number one slot. Early in his career, Koontz wrote under an array of pen names.<sup>[1][1]</sup>
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Koontz