Ashley Bell was an action-packed, fog drenched novel with some truly spine tingling moments. 
 The few Koontz novels that I've read always seem to have a twist in the middle of the story that send the narrative spinning recklessly in another direction. They also tend to try and blend genres, which for me, adds a lack of cohesiveness to the story. 
 These elements were present here too, but it was still an enjoyable read. I guess Koontz knows what he's doing after all.