Red Rain (Nameless: Season One Book 4)

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars | 20,038 ratings

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Last update: 12-24-2024


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In a town where the corrupt are protected, a bereaved mother seeks retribution for an arsonist’s deadly crimes. Only Nameless can help ease the burden of her grief—and satisfy her rage—in part four of this thrilling series.

After a suspicious house fire, Regina Belmont lost her two children, was left disfigured, and was abandoned by her gutless husband. Brokenhearted and bullied into silence by corrupt officials, Regina’s only recourse for truth and justice is Nameless. There’s something about this case that’s breaking Nameless’s heart as well. But can he bear to remember why?

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes Red Rain, part of Nameless, a riveting collection of short stories about a vigilante nomad, stripped of his memories and commissioned to kill. Follow him in each story, which can be read or listened to in a single sitting.


Top reviews from the United States

Thomas G. Cummings
5.0 out of 5 stars The fourth book in the series
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2024
The series continues with nameless heading to a small town to deal with a high end arsonist. He meets with a women who was victimized in a fire the arsonist set. Lots of fast paced action and an unexpected ending. A fun read looking forward to the fifth book.
Dioly Castillo
4.0 out of 5 stars Another great book in this series
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2024
Love how the bad guys get their well deserved punishment in each book, but it's getting tiresome. I'm more interested on what those visions are about and if he'll get his memory back. Let's hope for a more informative next installment.
Ted Sidelko
5.0 out of 5 stars always a good read
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2024
I am always amazed at how prolific Mr. Koontz is. These nameless stories are short and sweet, brilliantly written and always interesting. The theme of evil getting its due is a universal wish. His storytelling makes it all seem real.
Wilson
3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't burn as quick
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023
Red Rain is about vigilante justice imposed on an arsonist and his co-perpetrators. It is a short one and Dean did well in providing enough background on the characters, enough conflict and climax despite the limited canvas he had. I'm saying it didn't burn as quick as compared to the first few novels in the series as I now know more about Nameless and how his organization operates. Unfortunately, this dilutes the excitement and if I daresay, even the plot. Perhaps this is why Dean is baiting us readers with the unexplained flashbacks that Nameless get from time to time. It's still unchartered territory. Overall, this is a pretty good story though.
carol hollis
5.0 out of 5 stars Read rain
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2024
Dean Koontz provides more action and intrigue in one hour, then a several hour movie. I am looking forward to reading, nameless book 5 shortly.
Zachary Williams
4.0 out of 5 stars The mystery of nameless continues
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024
The only problem I have with this story is it is more of a side note about Nameless. Nothing is answered, just a new weird scene with some evil villains that barley get a page.
Mark F. Noble
5.0 out of 5 stars Koontz continues to use Nameless to bring truth and justice wherever it is needed!
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2019
Red Rain, the fourth story in the Dean Koontz’s Nameless series, continues the pattern set in the first three stories. It is another, short, one sitting read. Koontz keep you turning pages until the end. In this installment, Nameless is sent to bring truth and justice to Regina Belmont, who lost her two children and was herself horribly burned and disfigured in a fire that was set by Danny Doyle, a criminal who makes his living setting fires for unscrupulous business men looking to bilk insurance companies. He is loosely associated with a ring of criminals who help him: a corrupt fire inspector who always rules Danny’s arson as accidents and two gang thugs who harass victims like Regina to insure they keep quiet and do not push law enforcement to dig too deep.

As always, Nameless and the Ace of Diamonds who directs him, bring justice outside of the system and do not hesitate to kill to do so. In this gripping episode, they come up with an ingenious plan that insures that the most of bad guys kill themselves leaving not much for Nameless to do. We do not gain a lot of new information about Nameless. The name of Regina seems to stir a memory from the past but, as usual, he cannot bring it completely forward. He also has a much more graphic repeat of the vision that has tormented him in several of the stories, perhaps threatening to eventually lead Nameless to an event from his past that he may not want to revisit. Koontz may throw us a small clue in the form of the book that Nameless is reading on a plane: Flannery O’Connell’s, The Violent Bear it Away. Her book was about southern religious fundamentalism, destruction and retribution. Hmmm. Nevertheless, I continue to enjoy this new format from one of our best storytellers.
Mike Keller
5.0 out of 5 stars The man with no name and no past has a new assignment
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2021
Nameless and the people he works for and with don't believe in justice. With a system as broken and corrupt as this country has there can be no justice. Nameless seeks truth. The truth this time is fire. Arson actually. Profit taking from buildings and structures or contents worth more destroyed than standing. Sometimes there is "collateral damage". The collateral damage in this case is a young mother and her two young daughters whose only fault was arriving home from a trip a day early. The fire burned and scarred one side of her face and body. Her girls didn't survive. She wants justice for what was done to her and her girls. Nameless can't give her justice, but offers her truth.

The man with no name has no memory before two years previous. No name, no past, no memories, Nameless and the organization that employs him work outside the system to right wrongs and shine the light of truth in some real dark corners. Nameless doesn't know the people he works for or with. Their names and identities as unreal as the identities he assumes on the job. He's never met them. Texts and phone calls are the extent of their conversations.

Another job for Nameless, another chance to glimmer some piece of who he really is. Another tricky, twisty path for the storyline. Another great read!

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