Bugün öğrendim ki: Bir roman için hizmet köpekleri araştırırken, Dean Koontz Bağımsızlık için Canine Companions ile çok tutuldu ve toplam 2,5 milyon dolar bağışta bulundu. Hediye olarak CCİ ona Trixie adını verdiği bir hizmet köpeği verdi. Trixie Koontz, köpek bakış açısıyla kitaplar yazdığında takma adı oldu.
American author **Dean Ray Koontz** (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as [suspense thrillers](/wiki/Thriller_\(genre\) "Thriller \(genre\)"), but frequently incorporate elements of [horror](/wiki/Horror_fiction "Horror fiction"), fantasy, science fiction, [mystery](/wiki/Mystery_fiction "Mystery fiction"), and [satire](/wiki/Satire "Satire"). Many of his books have appeared on [_The New York Times_ Best Seller list](/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list "The New York Times Best Seller list"), with fourteen hardcovers and sixteen paperbacks reaching the number-one position.[1][2 ] Koontz wrote under a number of [pen names](/wiki/Pen_name "Pen name") earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "KR 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 450 million copies of his work.