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The Whispering Room
by Dean Koontz
It has been a long time since I read a Dean Koontz novel, never feeling the need to rush out and purchase his newest work. I believe that will change after reading “The Whispering Room.”
The novel is nothing short of amazing. It is the second in the author’s Jane Hawk series, although it can be read as a standalone (there is enough back story provided). Jane is an FBI agent on the run, trapped by events and machinations beyond her control. With every move she makes, the rabbit hole gets bigger and moves further away from a world to which she can never return.
Mr. Koontz keeps the tension at a high level throughout the story through the use of small chapters, some lasting only a page or two. The shifting POVs kept me turning pages, because whoever I was reading about, I knew that the person I had just left was in some level of danger. The author has strategically limited the shifts to a minimum number of characters, which keeps readers from becoming confused.
The plot takes place today, wrapped in the science of nanobots and the people who would use them in a personal effort to make the world a better place. Ironically, these same people never hesitate to kill if that action will bring everyone closer to their perception of nirvana.
Even though I have a pretty good idea of what happened in the first Jane Hawk book, the storytelling in this novel was so good that I plan on purchasing “The Silent Corner.” If you are looking for a thriller that will keep you turning pages far into the night, you won’t do better than “The Whispering Room.” Five stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and Bantam Books for an advance copy of this book.
The novel is nothing short of amazing. It is the second in the author’s Jane Hawk series, although it can be read as a standalone (there is enough back story provided). Jane is an FBI agent on the run, trapped by events and machinations beyond her control. With every move she makes, the rabbit hole gets bigger and moves further away from a world to which she can never return.
Mr. Koontz keeps the tension at a high level throughout the story through the use of small chapters, some lasting only a page or two. The shifting POVs kept me turning pages, because whoever I was reading about, I knew that the person I had just left was in some level of danger. The author has strategically limited the shifts to a minimum number of characters, which keeps readers from becoming confused.
The plot takes place today, wrapped in the science of nanobots and the people who would use them in a personal effort to make the world a better place. Ironically, these same people never hesitate to kill if that action will bring everyone closer to their perception of nirvana.
Even though I have a pretty good idea of what happened in the first Jane Hawk book, the storytelling in this novel was so good that I plan on purchasing “The Silent Corner.” If you are looking for a thriller that will keep you turning pages far into the night, you won’t do better than “The Whispering Room.” Five stars.
My thanks to NetGalley and Bantam Books for an advance copy of this book.