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The Silent Corner (Jane Hawk, #1)
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bookshelves: 2017, arc, own, dean-koontz, action-thriller, political-thrillers
May 06, 2017
bookshelves: 2017, arc, own, dean-koontz, action-thriller, political-thrillers
Thanks to Bantam Books/Random house for this ARC. Also thanks to Dustin Crazy little brown owl - moderator of Koontzland - the definitive Koontz Goodreads group - for hosting the giveaway where I won this book.
Right away in the intro to the ARC, Koontz says this is not like his normal writing. I have not read all of his books yet, but of what I have read, this it a very true statement. This is not horror. This is not supernatural. There are no oddly named demons or maniacal serial killers. But, he does mention Golden Retrievers a couple of times!
I am going with 4.5 stars on this one rounding up to 5 (since GR doesn’t do the half stars). I was quite impressed with this book - it kept me interested and on the edge of my seat throughout. Also, it did a good job of both telling a whole story while also introducing what will be a new ongoing series (ARC has the into for the next book already).
I like this type of book anyway, so it was great to see this style from an author I like to read - and see it done well!
If you like espionage, government corruption, technological terrorism, and edge of your seat action sequences where you aren't sure how our heroine is going to succeed - this is the book for you. Even if you aren't a Koontz fan, I think you will like this.
Only two shades of Koontz stuck out to me. The first was the occasional (and, in my opinion, unnecessary) use of large vocabulary words to describe simple things - words that probably the most academic person wouldn't even use in conversation. He does this all the time in his books! The second is, of course, the aforementioned Golden Retrievers.
Right away in the intro to the ARC, Koontz says this is not like his normal writing. I have not read all of his books yet, but of what I have read, this it a very true statement. This is not horror. This is not supernatural. There are no oddly named demons or maniacal serial killers. But, he does mention Golden Retrievers a couple of times!
I am going with 4.5 stars on this one rounding up to 5 (since GR doesn’t do the half stars). I was quite impressed with this book - it kept me interested and on the edge of my seat throughout. Also, it did a good job of both telling a whole story while also introducing what will be a new ongoing series (ARC has the into for the next book already).
I like this type of book anyway, so it was great to see this style from an author I like to read - and see it done well!
If you like espionage, government corruption, technological terrorism, and edge of your seat action sequences where you aren't sure how our heroine is going to succeed - this is the book for you. Even if you aren't a Koontz fan, I think you will like this.
Only two shades of Koontz stuck out to me. The first was the occasional (and, in my opinion, unnecessary) use of large vocabulary words to describe simple things - words that probably the most academic person wouldn't even use in conversation. He does this all the time in his books! The second is, of course, the aforementioned Golden Retrievers.
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Reading Progress
March 7, 2017
– Shelved
March 7, 2017
– Shelved as:
to-read
April 23, 2017
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Started Reading
April 23, 2017
– Shelved as:
2017
April 23, 2017
– Shelved as:
arc
April 23, 2017
– Shelved as:
own
April 23, 2017
– Shelved as:
dean-koontz
April 23, 2017
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3.69%
""If you let the news spoil your appetite, there wouldn't be a day you could eat.""
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16
April 25, 2017
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14.52%
"German Shepherds? I thought it was supposed to be Golden Retrievers!?"
page
63
April 28, 2017
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39.17%
""The release from action and suffering, release from the inner and outer compulsion""
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170
April 30, 2017
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46.08%
"Well, I did not see the online, top secret, high $ brothel coming . . ."
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200
May 1, 2017
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58.99%
"" . . . even evil men cried out to God or their mothers and wept like children when hollow-point rounds gouged away chunks of them""
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256
May 6, 2017
– Shelved as:
action-thriller
May 6, 2017
– Shelved as:
political-thrillers
May 6, 2017
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Finished Reading
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Wow, thanks! Dean Koontz authority? That's a pretty strong statement . . . but, I do what I can!
Wow, thanks! Dean Ko..."
You're welcome Matthew
Well, I remember reading that you wanted to read every Dean Koontz book. See, I read you're comments. Relic was another one you recommended to me. Plus your review on East of Eden couldn't have been better.
Thanks! It was a good surprise - I figured I would like it, but I liked it more than expected!
That's good, I added it to my list. I like all the things you mentioned in the review.
No, thank you! :)
That's good, I added it to my list. I like all the things you mentioned in the review."
Another way to describe it, is if techno-thriller era Michael Crichton wrote The Fugitive
Thanks, Ginger! In this case it is just a passing reference, but he made sure it was there.
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Oh, I'm sure he did! hahaha Too funny. :D
Thanks! You should give this a shot, it is nothing like anything of his I have read before!
Definitely don't think I would have pegged it as Koontz if I didn't know who it was ahead of time.
Thanks! I hope you enjoy!
Thanks, Craig! Enjoy!
Thanks! It's worth it!
Thanks, Linda!
Thanks, Linda!"
You're very welcome! : )
Thanks for the rec. I haven't got to that one yet. My favorite is Lightning.
I am not an academic person but I do this. Maybe it is Dean Koontz's fault!
Not gonna lie, I do it sometimes, too! Trying to sound impressive in work emails.
Not gonna lie, I do it sometimes, too! Trying to sound impressive in work emails."
Elizabeth wrote: "Sounds like an interesting direction for Koontz. I've liked some of his past stuff"
Sean wrote: "Another great read!"
Yes, it seems like this new direction for Koontz is getting a lot of praise. Noticed it is currently coming in at over 4 stars.
Not gonna lie, I do it sometimes, too! Trying to sound impressive in work emails."
I do it by accident in conversation! My SO (he is quite the academic and an avid reader) laughs at me all the time like "What does that even mean?"
The Silent Corner is by far Dean's best work in recent years. I did like Ashley Bell, but The Silent Corner is even better I think.
I am working on the second one now and I am not noticing it quite as much.
Thanks for the great review!