Title: The Whispering Room
Author: Dean Koontz
Genre: Thriller
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 28th December 2017
ISBN 13: 9780007520176
Pages: 528
Started: 22nd December 2017
Completed: 23rd December 2017
Rating: 4/5
Summary: “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 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 these 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.
I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. Thank you to the author, Dean Koontz, and the publisher, HarperCollins , for this opportunity.
The Whispering Room is the second book in Dean Koontz’s new series and I reviewed the first book, The Silent Corner, a few days ago.
You can find out more about Dean Koontz on his website: www.deankoontz.com.
I did enjoy this book a lot but not as much as the first one in the series.
This book continues directly after the end of the first book and I liked that. I loved the continuity in the plot because it just made the series flow so well. Jane, the main character, is still hunting down the people who murdered her husband, and staged it to look like a suicide, and she becomes increasingly desperate and more ruthless. It’s a great progression from the first book and I thought the plot well thought out and really engaging.
I still really liked Jane as a protagonist because she’s skilled, strong, and intelligent. She’s a female action hero but she has flaws and a softer side, which doesn’t emerge often, and that’s why I like her so much. Her motivations, to avenge her husband and look after her son, are relatable and realistic. She’s not doing this for some moral reason that normal people can’t understand, she’s doing it for her family.
The writing was gripping and fast-paced. All of the action is captivating and the description is vivid. However, I did feel like this book was a bit too long and the start was a bit too slow. This is why I didn’t like this book as much as I liked the first. It just took a bit too long to get started even though it continued on from the first book.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I’d definitely recommend it to thriller fans or people who like strong, female protagonists. Jane is a great character and her story is worth reading.
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