The Crooked Staircase: A Jane Hawk Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ò Jane Hawkùwho dazzled readers in The Silent Corner and The Whispering Roomùfaces the fight of her life, against the threat of a lifetime, in this electrifying thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling suspense master Dean Koontz. ôI could be dead tomorrow. Or something worse than dead.ö Jane Hawk knows she may be living on borrowed time. But as long as sheÆs breathing, sheÆll never cease her one-woman war against the terrifying conspiracy that threatens the freedomùand free willùof millions. Battling the strange epidemic of murder-suicides that claimed JaneÆs 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, JaneÆs enemies are determined to see her dead . . . or make her wish she was. JaneÆs ruthless pursuers canÆt 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 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. DonÆt miss any of Dean KoontzÆs gripping Jane Hawk thrillers: THE SILENT CORNER ò THE WHISPERING ROOM ò THE CROOKED STAIRCASE ò THE FORBIDDEN DOOR ò THE NIGHT WINDOW Praise for The Crooked Staircase ôAn absorbing thriller full of fresh touches . . . Writing his unusual heroine, Koontz keeps the pages alive with attitude as well as action. . . . For Hawk, who is as fearless as she is beautiful, no obstacle is too great, especially with the well-being of her hidden-away five-year-old son on her mind.öùKirkus Reviews ôSpellbinding . . . Beautifully plotted and written with notable care and flare . . . The Hawk series . . . is among [KoontzÆs] best work.öùBooklist (starred review) ôUnrelenting . . . [Jane] rivets readersÆ attention. . . . Michael Crichton fans and thriller aficionados who appreciate a fierce female protagonist . . . should be urged to meet Jane Hawk.öùLibrary Journal

• | Author: Dean Koontz
• | Publisher: Bantam
• | Publication Date: Aug 28, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 640 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0525483691
• | ISBN-13: 9780525483694