--- product_id: 4932899 title: "Gecko" brand: "ken douglas" price: "€ 35.53" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/4932899-gecko store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Gecko **Brand:** ken douglas **Price:** € 35.53 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Gecko by ken douglas - **How much does it cost?** € 35.53 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/4932899-gecko) ## Best For - ken douglas enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ken douglas brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Gecko - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51fkHjEfubL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He's Big. He's Green. He's a Total Killer *by L***D on Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2013* He's big, he's green, he's got horrendous breath and he's a total killer. He is, of course, the Gecko of the title. He's sort of a familiar to an evil grazed doctor pornographer. The kind of guy you don't want to meet in a dark alley, especially if he's got his gecko pal along for the ride.This story opens with our hero, Jim Monday and his best friend, attorney David Askew crossing the street. Monday hears a voice in his head, telling him to "Jump back." He does, David does not and is struck by hired killers in their stolen car. The killers work for Doctor Bernd Kohler, who has swept Monday's wife off her feet, so he's got half Jim's fortune, however he wants it all, hence the killers.Back to the voice in Jim's head. It belongs to a woman named Donna, who is imprisoned in New Zealand, half a world away. Turns out her mind has flown the coup (it's an ancient Maori thing) and settled itself inside Monday. So now Jim's got a stranger living in his head. This makes for some very interesting reading, exciting too.The evil doc takes Monday's wife up to his castle type hideaway in Northern California, Monday follows, getting constant advice from Donna in his head, and the Gecko is hot on Monday's tail. So are the cops, because Monday had a tussle with the killers and left them dead. Unfortunately he killed them in the police station and now the cops think he's the killer.Fiftyish Jim Monday is a heck of a character. He's dogged and determined, but he's afraid to fly. He thinks like a young guy, but reacts like an old guy. He fights like the devil to save his wife, though she clearly is through with him. And then there is the matter of the girl in his head (she's like nineteen or twenty). There's a clock ticking on her and so he's gotta wrestle with that fear of flying if he wants to save her. Does he? Read the book and find out. Jeez, I used to say that when I gave book reports in elementary school, when I was a little girl. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ GEICO-like geckos gone wild! *by T***L on Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2012* No dull moments in this horror yarn about a California man, Jim Monday, with the spirit of a captive woman across the world thrust inside him and radically changing his life. Add to this his wife leaving him for a perverted German doctor and his henchmen. Ratcheting the conflicts, Sawbones has summoned two ancient gecko creatures, one that kept making me think of that little green guy that runs around in GEICO commercials (not scary) and another that could have come, fangs dripping, out of a Godzilla versus ____ movie (scary). This novel is paced like a thriller with a policeman and his horny daughter trying desperately to clear the main character of the criminal carnage that the doctor and the bigger creature leave behind. Does this sound wild? Yeah, it is. It's a twisting read that takes unexpected turns.Kudos to the author for somehow making most of this work. There's action, thrills, a few creepy scenes (a cemetery scene!), sex, more sex, gore and some fairly compelling characterization. I could have used a coda, as the ending was a little too abrupt. Also, I found the woman inside Jim Monday's body speaking to him through normal double quote dialogue somewhat jarring (wouldn't italics have been less confusing?) but this is a stylistic choice that the reader does eventually get used to.What a strange, albeit fulfilling, read. The writing was fluid and the Kindle formatting was good. Recommended for those who like creative horror tales that lean more to the bizarro side (although I don't think it's intended to be bizarro). A roller coaster read! ### ⭐⭐ Uses way too much of his old material *by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2012* I really enjoyed Douglas' first book that I read, Diamond Sky, and his fast-paced story telling. However, as I read several more of his books, a very disappointing pattern was emerging. In subsequent books, he would reach back and grab old material from his previous books and insert it, almost verbatim, into his new novels, e.g., the luring of antagonists onto submerged rocks called the Dolphins, the same cab driver in Trinidad, the escape after the car wreck at the bridge, the security guard being killed escorting two cops into a suspects condo, etc. He's too good of a writer to use such lazy tactics.After reaching the point in Gecko where the security guard was killed almost exactly as one in a previous novel, I stopped reading the book. I was so disappointed with his practice of self-plagiarism, if there is such a thing, that I refused to go further.It's a shame because this guy could be a very good writer. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/4932899-gecko](https://www.desertcart.at/products/4932899-gecko) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*