They are heroes that find unlikely allies along the way and find it necessary to make massive sacrifices. Often the heroes in a Koontz novel are the little guy (or gal in this case) with passion and dedication to their cause that are determined to get to the truth at any cost, usually a very high personal price. The best thing about Koontz thrillers is that the scare factor doesn’t come from the gore and the depravity it comes from the shadowy organisations that are out to change the world to their own ends, and not always (or ever) in the best interests of humanity. Koontz has woven a disturbing tale complex and psychologically terrifying. Her research leads to disturbing statistics about the rising suicide rate and she is determined to learn what it means. Jane is determined to discover the truth, because she knows there is more to his suicide than there seems. Jane Hawk loses the love of her life to suicide a man who had it all and loved his life. The first few chapters left me with a feeling that this would be all fate and higher powers but, lucky for me, I persevered and fell in love with a story that is deeply disturbing and maybe a little too believable to be dystopian.

The best bit for me in this situation is that I came to The Silent Corner late, it was first published last June, which means that I only have a couple of months before the next book is released.Īdmittedly, it took me a while to warm to this story. The Silent Corner is the first in a new series, which is always exciting because you know that you will have time to get to know these characters and follow them through a range of situations. The problem with this is that the bar is generally set pretty high for him and a couple of times I’ve come out a little underwhelmed. I have long been a fan of Dean Koontz and he is probably the author with the most shelf space in my collection so it is also with great anticipation I approach a new one of his books.

The silent corner