| The Door to December | |
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Cover of The Door to December |
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| Author(s) | Dean Koontz (as Richard Paige) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Suspense, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Berkley Publishing |
| Publication date | 1985 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 528 pp |
| ISBN | 0-451-20542-1 |
| OCLC Number | 49979655 |
| LC Classification | CPB Box no. 2015 vol. 7 |
The Door to December is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 1985. It was originally released under the pseudonym Richard Paige.
When a pair of renowned Psychologists are murdered from unexpected causes, Laura McCaffrey is called to assist in the case. Meeting with Dan Haldane, a police lieutenant, she is told that one of the victims was her divorced spouse, Dylan. Dylan, who kidnapped their only daughter years ago, had disappeared, only to turn up dead on-scene. While inside the crime scene, police notify Lieutenant Haldane of a girl wandering the streets of L.A.; naked. It turns out that the girl was Melanie McCaffrey, Laura's daughter. She was found in a catatonic, autistic state, and is sent to the hospital.