02099cam a2200397 i 4500 651467973 TxAuBib 20230214120000.0 220505s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781662500442 hardcover 1662500440 hardcover (OCoLC)1314053130 TxAuBib rda Koontz, Dean R., 1945-, author, (Dean Ray.) The House at the End of the World / Dean Koontz. Seattle : Thomas & Mercer, [2023] ©2023. 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier In retreat from a devastating loss and crushing injustice, Katie lives alone in a fortresslike stone house on Jacob's Ladder island. Once a rising star in the art world, she finds refuge in her painting. The neighboring island of Ringrock houses a secret: a government research facility. And now two agents have arrived on Jacob's Ladder in search of someone-or something-they refuse to identify. Although an air of menace hangs over these men, an infinitely greater threat has arrived, one so strange even the island animals are in a state of high alarm. Katie soon finds herself in an epic and terrifying battle with a mysterious enemy. But Katie's not alone after all: a brave young girl appears out of the violent squall. As Katie and her companion struggle across a dark and eerie landscape, against them is an omnipresent terror that could bring about the end of the world. 20230214. Women artists Fiction. Islands Fiction. Laboratories Fiction. Recluses Fiction. Conspiracies Fiction. Mass extinctions Fiction. Occult fiction. Suspense fiction. Horror fiction. Paranormal fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.)