Jane Hawk -- who dazzled readers in The Silent Corner and The Whispering Room -- faces the fight of her life, against the threat of a lifetime in this electrifying new thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling suspense master Dean Koontz. "I could be dead tomorrow. Or something worse than dead." Jane Hawk knows she may be living on borrowed time. But as long as she's breathing, she'll never cease her one-woman war against the terrifying conspiracy that threatens the freedom--and free will--of millions. Battling the strange epidemic of murder-suicides that claimed Jane's husband, and is escalating across the country, has made the rogue FBI agent a wanted fugitive, relentlessly hunted not only by the government but by the secret cabal behind the plot. Deploying every resource their malign nexus of power and technology commands, Jane's enemies are determined to see her dead . . . or make her wish she was. Jane's ruthless pursuers can't stop her from drawing a bead on her prey: a cunning man with connections in high places, a twisted soul of unspeakable depths with an army of professional killers on call. Propelled by her righteous fury and implacable insistence on justice, Jane will make her way from southern California to the snow-swept slopes of Lake Tahoe to confront head-on the lethal forces arrayed against her. But nothing can prepare her for the chilling truth that awaits when she descends the crooked staircase to the dark and dreadful place where her long nightmare was born.
This was a truly creepy edition to the series and also
massively heartbreaking.
I almost felt like I never knew what was actually happening
while reading this book. It seemed like it was being set up for a dramatic
turn, and while it did have that, it wasn’t the one I was expecting.
Then, there was the building dread around Jane’s son and the
Washingtons.
I always enjoy finding out what the cryptic names of the
books in this series mean. This one didn’t disappoint. It’s definitely nothing
I would have guessed.
Finishing this one really makes you need to start the next
one immediately.
5/5 Stars
Memorable Quotes: “When you loved enough important qualities
of a person, then you loved him or her, and you had better say it while time
remained.”
“There was always a moment when iron will and a determined
heart could no longer compensate for the fatigue of mind and muscle.”
“The sky was a sea of suns afloat in the eternal dark that
only their light relented. The nearest sun of all, which warmed the earth, was
hours below the eastern horizon. When it rose, it would reveal a world of
wonders, a world on which had been lavished such natural beauty of such
astonishing depth and complexity that an honest heart perceived meaning in it
and yearned to know. In the night as it was now and in the morning light, there
were men and women making music, writing poetry and novels, researching new
medicines, fighting wars against malevolent forces, doing hard and honest work,
raising families, loving, caring, hoping.”
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