[Frankenstein: Prodigal Son] (By: Dean R Koontz) [published: July, 2009] [Paperback]

Victor Frankenstein didn't die in the Arctic. He's alive in modern-day New Orleans, still creating monsters — but now with two centuries of scientific advancement behind him. When two detectives investigate a series of brutal murders, they stumble onto something far worse than a serial killer: a mad genius who's been perfecting his work for 200 years, and his original creation still walks among us. Koontz takes Mary Shelley's premise and drags it into the 21st century with bioengineering, corporate power, and a sprawling cast of misfits caught between creator and creation. This is Gothic horror reimagined as a thriller — fast-paced, pulpy, and unafraid to lean into its B-movie premise. First in a five-book series that proves Frankenstein's monster isn't the only thing that refuses to die. For fans of Koontz's breakneck pacing and anyone who thought the original creature deserved a sequel.