Photographing the Dead (Nameless)

About this book

Two sisters set out on a five-day hike through the Sierra Nevada, certain that the worst they could meet in the wilderness is a bear. They are wrong. These days, stranger beings haunt the wild places of the world. In Photographing the Dead, Dean Koontz returns to Nameless, the man with no past. He is an operative with perfect recall of everything he has heard in the last two years, flashes of terrifying clairvoyance and a mysterious handler known only as Ace of Diamonds. Armed with a forged license, a disposable phone and a case file that erases itself, he is sent into the Mojave and toward Death Valley after a target who shows no mercy. The story moves at a quick pace, from sunlit trails to lonely motels, desert highways and the dramatic light of Death Valley at dawn. Koontz mixes suspense, a hint of the uncanny and wry observations about human nature. Nameless is a haunted, principled and strangely likable hero who wonders less about who he once was than about how he was made. This short, fast read is ideal for fans of supernatural thrillers, mysteries and dark speculative fiction. It is the second episode of the Nameless: Season One series. Start reading Photographing the Dead online instantly in your browser, right after purchase.

Author

Dean Koontz

Length

~50 pages

Reading time

59 min

Chapters

24

Released

November 11, 2026

Languages

🇬🇧 EN · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇷 PT-BR · 🇲🇽 ES-MX · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇺🇦 UK · 🇨🇿 CS · 🇸🇰 SK · 🇬🇷 EL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 SR · 🇸🇮 SL · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇪 ET · 🇸🇪 SV · 🇩🇰 DA · 🇳🇴 NB · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇯🇵 JA · 🇰🇷 KO · 🇨🇳 ZH · 🇹🇼 ZH-TW · 🇮🇩 ID · 🇻🇳 VI · 🇹🇭 TH · 🇮🇳 HI · 🇸🇦 AR · 🇮🇱 HE

Formats

eBook · Print edition

Print format

Paperback, 12.7 × 20.3 cm, 80 pages

Age rating

Teen 13+