딘 쿤츠

소개

딘 레이 쿤츠(Dean Ray Koontz, 1945년 7월 9일 ~ )는 미국의 서스펜스 스릴러 작가이다. 그의 작품 중 일부가 뉴욕 타임스 베스트셀러 리스트에 올랐으며, 모두 10권의 하드커버와 14권의 페이퍼백이 1위를 차지했다. 작가 경력의 초기에는 다양한 필명을 사용했지만 1980년대 이후로는 대체로 본명을 썼다.

Dean Ray Koontz is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, with fourteen hardcovers and sixteen paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "K. R. Dwyer", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey". He has published over 105 novels and a number of novellas and collections of short stories, and has sold over 500 million copies of his work. He has been acknowledged as “America’s most popular suspense novelist” by Rolling Stone and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers.