In Dean Koontz's "Dragon Tears," police detective Harry Lyon, a rational man who values order, is forced to shoot a man, a deed that throws him into a surreal nightmare. His world is further destabilized by a homeless stranger who whispers a chilling prophecy about his impending death. Harry's rational world is transformed as he is hounded by a powerful, grotesque figure, possibly a golem, with the ability to manipulate time and reality, while facing the encroaching threat of death