Firstly Dean Koontz uses mystery in the main character's life. In the beginning we find out that the main character losses consciousness for seven minutes and does not remember at all what happen except for the lines " I need, I need, I need, I need," pg. 7 on his tape recorder. This is very mysterical to the reader and for the main character because he has no idea what happened to him and neither does the reader. There is also the part of the stranger how is a mystery to everyone. This is a man how does what he is programed to do what he is told. You have no idea who he is and where he from, but all we know is that he looks just like the main character. Which is a mystery and asks the questions how? In the book there is a part that says, " Daddy wasn't Daddy. He had Daddy's blue eyes, Da

Also there is suspense in the book and that is when we find out that the stranger will not leave the main character and his family alone until he got his life back for the main character. Everyone goes throw some kind of suspense in life from the suspense of what they are getting for their birthday or for Christmas, but there are so many kinds of suspenseful things we go through in life. "Mr. Murder" is the kind of suspense book that keeps you wanting to read the book again because you want to find out what is going to happen next. There is a lot of suspense when the stranger breaks into the main character's house and goes into the girls room and finds that one of the girls (Charlotte) has pets. He decides that if he is going to be their father he is going to discipline her and the way to do that is to kill all her pets, then says to him self "One day Charlotte will understand. And be grateful. Eventually she will love me," pg. 97. The main character and his family have to go through hell before they are finally able to get their lives back on tr

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