NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Jane Hawk—fiction’s most relentless, resourceful, stunning new heroine—continues her battle against a murderous conspiracy in the riveting sequel to The Silent Corner. “No time to delay. Do what you were born to do. Fame will be yours when you do this.” These are the words that ring in the mind of mild-mannered, beloved schoolteacher Cora Gundersun—just before she … beloved schoolteacher Cora Gundersun—just before she takes her own life, and many others’, in a shocking act of carnage. When the disturbing contents of her secret journal are discovered, it seems certain that she must have been insane. But Jane Hawk knows better.
In the wake of her husband’s inexplicable suicide—and the equally mysterious deaths of scores of other exemplary individuals—Jane picks up the trail of a secret cabal of powerful players who think themselves above the law and beyond punishment. But the ruthless people bent on hijacking America’s future for their own monstrous ends never banked on a highly trained FBI agent willing to go rogue—and become the nation’s most wanted fugitive—in order to derail their insidious plans to gain absolute power with a terrifying technological breakthrough.
Driven by love for her lost husband and by fear for the five-year-old son she has sent into hiding, Jane Hawk has become an unstoppable predator. Those she is hunting will have nowhere to run when her shadow falls across them.
Don’t miss any of Dean Koontz’s gripping Jane Hawk thrillers:
THE SILENT CORNER • THE WHISPERING ROOM • THE CROOKED STAIRCASE • THE FORBIDDEN DOOR • THE NIGHT WINDOW
Praise for The Whispering Room
“Koontz has never exactly shied away from complex characters or situations. And this situation gets very complex indeed, as Jane pursues the people behind the conspiracy with the kind of single-minded relentlessness that makes the book absolutely spellbinding. As good as The Silent Corner was, this one’s even better. . . . Koontz is on another roll with a new series that boasts a juicy premise and a compelling star. . . . Pure gold.”—Booklist (starred review)
“A deeply layered, satisfying thriller that is character-driven and nearly impossible to put down . . . grounded in many real-world, current issues . . . [The Whispering Room] never loses sight of the classic political/sci-fi/thriller elements that make it so much fun to read.”—Bookreporter
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Wonderful series by Dean Koontz!!
Very good read. Kept me guessing.
A masterpiece! Wonderfully detailed! For instance, on page 18 the silence was so thick you could cut it with a knife when Jane called out into the stillness, “Hello? anyone home?” I actually felt the silence as it gathered around her and filled the room as she waited patiently. Jane knew what she must do.
Great title, THE WHISPERING ROOM, is filled with intrigue, suspense, and unforgettable characters from an amazing author. Dean Koontz will send your mind reeling as you delve deep into a never-forget-read. A read that will haunt you, even in the daylight hours.
Jane Hawk, a rogue agent was trying to find out what was happening to everyone. In her search will she be driven deeper into danger? Will there be more killings? Who could she trust? Would Jane become a victim? A Statistic?
In part one Cora Gunderson is being awakened from a dream by her dog Dixie Belle. She had this same dream two nights before. Why? As Cora followed her dog through the house, she realized something was about to happen, but what? She couldn’t quiet figure it out, and she didn’t want to take the time to think about it either. She was in a hurry.
Great book…it was better than the first of the series…can’t wait for the next one…
I can’t wait for the 3rd book!
I like the new series, especially that it is female based
I love Dean Koontz and this herione is awesome. Exciting and keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what’s going to happen next.
This second Jane Hawk novel continues our heroine’s search for people behind the nanotechnology that has turned her world upside down. As it is a continuing story, and picks up where the first book left off, The Whispering Room is more action driven than the beginning of Jane Hawk’s story. With that in mind, I highly recommend reading The Silent Corner first to get the full story of how Jane got to this point.
The ideas of creating a Utopian world and mind control aren’t new, but Koontz takes that to a whole new level in this techno-thriller. As Jane’s journey progresses, and the action intensifies, the creep factor builds to the point of spine-tingling chills. With whiplash inducing twists and turns an utterly terrifying plot unfolds, making for some jaw-dropping revelations and a story that this reader couldn’t put down.
It’s always refreshing to find a strong female lead, and Jane embodies everything that we think of in a heroine. She is determined, talented, and fierce in the face of a massive conspiracy, but at the same time, her love of family and desire to help those in need shines through.
Once again, Dean Koontz reminds us that the scariest things aren’t always those that go bump in the night – sometimes they come from the very people who are supposed to keep us safe. After turning the last page, I’ll be anxiously awaiting the next page-turner in Jane Hawk’s story.
well, choke, this is a recent Dean Knootz book. I read all I could get until he killed the dog in Odd Thomas. I felt it was one too many losses for a hero. So I found some big girl panties and deep breathed to see what I would have to endure with this new to me book. Gads, sucked right in and off the book went in intrigue, investigation, thriller, horror and love action, I didn’t feel the Dean Koontz( I knew) until about 22% in and then off and on. I adjusted and enjoyed this thriller diller that let the bad guys get away with too much and doesn’t let the heroine or the hero get the bad guys comeuppance as they wanted/deserved.
I realize this is a series so maybe next book.