[[Image:Dean photo 8.jpg|right|thumb|Dean Koontz in a blue [[shirt]].]]
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[[Image:Dean photo 8.jpg|right|thumb|Dean Koontz in a blue shirt.]]
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'''Dean Koontz''' is a best-selling American novelist and [[Libertarian]].
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'''Dean Koontz''' is a best-selling American novelist and [[Libertarian]]. His novels, of which fourteen have been New York Times #1 bestsellers, might broadly be described as thrillers.<ref>http://www.deankoontz.com/about-dean/</ref>
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His novels, of which he has penned dozens, might broadly be described as thrillers.
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He was born in Everett, Pennsylvania on July 9, 1945 and had an alcoholic father, which led to his habits of reading and watching movies as a child.<ref>http://www.biography.com/people/dean-koontz</ref> He began to write in the 70s and became wealthy when the movie rights to one of his novels was purchased by MGM.<ref>http://www.famousauthors.org/dean-koontz</ref> He lives with his wife and dog in California.<ref>https://www.fantasticfiction.com/k/dean-r-koontz/</ref>
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==References==
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==External Links==
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*[https://www.fantasticfiction.com/k/dean-r-koontz/ Complete list] of works