Night Window

This is the fifth book in the Jane Hawk Series and you really would want to read these in order. Mainly this series is about Jane, who is on a search to find out why her husband was killed and who did it. His death was set up to believe that he committed suicide but Jane knows better. She is hiding for her life depends on it as she is hunted by some government officials, who have a way to find their enemy. Jane used her intelligence to outsmart the enemy. She is an ex F.B.I. agent and is a wanted fugitive. Jane's enemies are determined to see her dead or make her wish she was dead. The Arcadians are just pure evil. They use a drug and inflicts it into people, and then they have total mind control of them. They do it to those who they feel are a threat to society. <br /><br />Dean Koontz brings Jane Hawk's one-woman war to an explosive climax as the rogue FBI agent wages her final battle against a terrifying conspiracy--for vengeance, for justice, and for humanity's freedom. At first, only Jane stood against the "Arcadian" conspirators, but slowly others have emerged to stand with her, even as there are troubling signs that the "adjusted" people are beginning to spin viciously out of control. Now, in the thrilling, climactic showdown that will decide America's future, Jane will require all her resources and more as she confronts those at the malevolent, impregnable center of power. <br /><br />This book was super action packed. The books in this series, just get better and better. Make sure you have plenty of time on your hands because I didn't want to put this book down. This is a thriller series. I loved the writing style. This is a long book but the chapters are short and it has riveting suspense that makes it a fast paced read and it didn't take me long to finish it. My heart was pumping and I was holding my breath and coming up for air several different times to find out what was going to happen next. <br /><br />I love Jane's character. She is an ass kicking heroine and doesn't seem to be afraid of any thing and truly trusts her instincts. I loved the dynamics of the characters. <br /><br />I loved the ending. It was the perfect ending to the end of this series. Sadly, this is the last book of this series.<br /><br />I highly recommend this series to thriller fans. Sadly, this is the last book of the series. So those that start this series are so lucky because you won't have to wait for the next book.<br /><br />I want to thank NetGalley, Random House and Dean Koontz for the copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

Apparently this is my week to read Hawk books. H is for Hawk earlier in the week and now I finish off the Jane Hawk series from Dean Koontz. I may not have had a glowing review for H is for Hawk, but the Jane Hawk series ended with a big and spectacular bang!<br /><br />Thanks to Bantam Books/Random house for this ARC – I think this is one of the few times I am actually getting to an ARC while it is still “Advanced”. And, again, a standing ovation for Dustin Crazy little brown owl - moderator of <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/27900-koontzland---dean-koontz" rel="nofollow noopener"> Koontzland - the definitive Koontz Goodreads group</a> - for hosting another book giveaway!<br /><br />This whole series was great! There is so much to be found here, including:<br />• Lots and lots and lots of chases<br />• Very creepy bad guys<br />• Mind control<br />• Brain fried zombie monsters<br />• Espionage<br />• Corruption<br />• Computer hacking<br />• Black market deals<br />• Triumphant heroics<br />• Heroes you love to love<br />• Teeth-grinding, intensely perilous, suspenseful moments<br />• Events in the United States from coast to coast<br />• Characters losing touch with reality<br />• And, since it is Koontz, dogs!<br /><br />I have read parts or all of a couple of Koontz’s other series (Odd Thomas and Frankenstein) and I think this one is his best so far. It does not have quite as much of the horror/supernatural creepiness that many expect from Koontz. So, if that is what you love about him, this may not be the series for you. But, if you love edge of your seat techno-thrillers, you cannot go wrong here!<br /><br />Here are some links to my other reviews from the series – all of them very strong and worth reading, but read them in order or you will be very confused!<br /><br />Book 1 – <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1934815629" rel="nofollow noopener">The Silent Corner</a><br />Book 2 – <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2161998878" rel="nofollow noopener">The Whispering Room</a><br />Book 3 – <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2247366017" rel="nofollow noopener">The Crooked Staircase</a><br />Book 4 – <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2412944806" rel="nofollow noopener">The Forbidden Door</a>

Dean Koontz concludes the insanely thrilling Jane Hawk series in fine style with a shocking leftfield conclusion. This has the feel of the Will Smith film, Enemy of the State, with Jane as the feisty stellar protagonist being ferociously hunted down, she is joined in her battle by the genius hacker that is Vikram Rangenaker and the few allies who believe in her. At the heart of the conspiracy is the Voldemort like billionaire, Wainwright Hollister, and his death eater government and private industry cabal of Techno-Arcadians. The pure evil that is Hollister is convinced of his godlike invincibility and the inevitable subjugation of humanity, with its 'adjusted' individuals, and technological slavery. There are engineered suicides and the wiping out of any person perceived to challenge his malignant vision, all of whom find themselves on the Hamlet List to be assassinated. On the Hamlet List is a film maker, Thomas Buckle, lured by Hollister to provide him with a deadly entertainment.<br /><br />Jane has left her beloved 5 year old son, Travis, in safe hands but with all the powerful and ruthless forces arraigned against her, not to mention the criminal elements out there in society, how long will he remain safe? With Vikram avidly chasing the kind of information on Jane's enemies that will help to bring them down, her priority is to save Travis at any cost. Leading the hunt for Jane is the cruel Charles Weatherwax, a man who enjoys torturing people, and his partner, Mustafa al-Yamani with his aspirational dreams of the highest social circles, a Tom Buchanan wannabe from The Great Gatsby, in search of his very own Daisy. An enraged and drug fuelled Charlie and Mustafa become desperate to avoid being 'adjusted' as they find themselves being Vikramised. In the meantime, Jane feels there is only one way to try and overcome the conspiracists, but could it succeed and what price will it exact?<br /><br />Koontz writes a tense and exciting conclusion to this excellent thriller series, fast paced with its short and snappy chapters, and which piles on the suspense and tension admirably right through to the unbelievable and surprising end. This is a series that is for all those who love nail biting and compulsive thrillers and for all Dean Koontz fans. Fabulously entertaining and highly recommended. Many thanks to HarperCollins for an ARC.

This is book 5 of the Jane Hawk series. And as most everyone is aware it will be the last in the series. I’m a relative newcomer to Dean Koontz’s work - this being my only exposure to his writing. And while I’ve found it entertaining, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster for me. There were some books in the series that I thoroughly enjoyed, leaving me breathless. While others seemed lacking, and more or less just a filler to the installment. <br /><br />The last book, <i>The Night Window</i> didn’t hold the excitement throughout that I’d hoped it would. I was hoping for something a bit different from previous books and I just didn’t feel it. <br /><br /><b>But… The final 20% had me hooked!</b> I couldn’t wait to see how Dean Koontz was going to wrap up this highly successful series! Well done!!<br /><br />I continue to love Bernie Riggowitz and Cornell Jasperson! My two favorite characters of the series! I will indeed miss them both!?<br /><br />I will now be watching for perhaps the start to a new series from Mr. Koontz.... I’m ready!!<br /><br />Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group Ballantine and Dean Koontz for an ARC to read in exchange for an honest review

I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway! I enjoyed it, but I usually do with Dean Koontz! I have been reading him since a kid, about a million years ago! <br><br><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1557852705i/27506968._SX540_.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"><br><br>Happy Reading! <br><br>Mel ????

This one was good. In fact it was very, very good and it finished the series off in great style.<br /><br />I loved the way Koontz wrote it, in short choppy chapters, each one bouncing around between different characters. Every time he reaches a really suspenseful moment with one person the chapter ends and the reader is left hanging while he deals with another character. It was very stressful but certainly built up the excitement. <br /><br />Koontz knows how to write really nasty characters and there were many of them. Of course the nastier they are the more glorious it is to see them get their due. And they did, in spades. He can also write good characters like Jane who we have followed now through five books. At last something good can maybe happen for her. Vikram also had a huge role in this final book and proved himself to be pretty amazing!<br /><br />Best of all was the ending with a solution only the author could have dreamed up. I thought it was just right and I finished the book with a smile on my face. Well done Mr. Koontz and long may you keep writing books.

I found this long and redundant. I couldn't wait for it to end which raised my rating from a 1 to a 2 star. 4 of 10 stars!

This was a buddy read with my husband who loves Dean Koontz. I read the first, second and now final book in the Jane Hawk series. It didn’t take long to get caught up to what was happening.<br /><br />Jane is a strong, intelligent heroine, as she is on the hunt for the crazy billionaire, Warwick Hollister. With those working with him they have managed to implant devices into the minds of about 16,000 people in the US. His goal is world domination and he has a “God complex”, he believes he is destined to rule. His group is now called the Arcadians. It is impossible for Jane, or anyone, to know which people have been implanted with the device since they act normally until they are commanded to do something, including committing suicide which Jane’s husband had done. Likewise it is difficult for Jane to hide as there are surveillance cameras everywhere with sophisticated face recognition software which makes using conventional disguises useless.<br /><br />Jane has had her son in hiding hoping to protect him from anyone who is tracking her trail.<br /><br />In this book Jane finally has help in the form of FBI guy Vikram Rangneckar. He not only has obvious great tracking abilities but he is also a computer nerd who has a secret crush on Jane and will do anything he can to help her.<br /><br />This was an entertaining read and Mr. Koontz keeps the action moving and Jane on the run. This book is a very good ending and I’m glad that he chose to keep the series fairly short which kept everyone’s interest peaked.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading this book and see that it is getting rave reviews from Koontz followers. I recommend it for sheer entertainment value.<br /><br />I received an ARC of this novel from the publisher through Edelweiss.

An awesome, thrilling finale to the Jane Hawk series. Dean Koontz this has been an outstanding series! You do need to read this series from the beginning though - I don't think you could pick up this final book and easily figure out what has happened. Action-packed and full of tension - I couldn't put this one down. I agree with the quote: "Jane Hawk is arguably the best character Koontz has created. Simply put, wow."--Associated Press. I'd give the series a 5-star rating. The mind-control theme is really interesting and Jane Hawk makes a great heroine. <br /><br />Many thanks to Dean Koontz and Random House Publishing, Ballantine, Bantam through Netgalley for an advance copy.<br />

So this is it; the grand finale, the end of the wild ride, the whole enchilada, fini, -30-.<br />I am glass eyed from trying in one night to finish Dean Koontz’s <i>The Night Window</i>, the fifth and final Jane Hawk book. As much as I wanted to see much of what happened happen, I am really sorry to see this marvelous series end. Yeah, baby, parse that sentence.<br />Common wisdom says one should start this series from the beginning, but we aren’t all “adjusted” yet. A major villain, Warwick Hollister, the guy with so much money that he makes single-digit billionaires look like simple trash, does a great job in summarizing the previous books. Hollister makes this grand summary, demonstrates some of his power to a filmmaker and then sends the filmmaker on a run for his life. Ah, what fun the super rich must have. Other than for the expository pages I’m not sure why so much time is devoted to Hollister’s craziness and death chase of the filmmaker.<br />Former FBI Agent Jane Hawk has been fighting almost single handedly against a group called the Techno-Arcadians who have developed a means for widespread mind-control, through nano-technology; and therefore a new way to take control of the country, then the world. <br />Jane has been on the run ever since she discovered her beloved husband Nick’s suicide was not a suicide but part of the effort to eliminate anyone who might have the intelligence, the means, or the influence to fight the Techno-Arcadians. They just weren’t smart enough to include an enraged widow and fierce mother on their “Hamlet List”; the list of those slated as suicides for the same reasons and same method as Nick.<br />Jane is running out of steam and options. It seems as if every method she has used to escape detection is being eliminated. At the same time she is discovering there are people who don’t believe Jane Hawk is the beautiful, murderous monster that the Techno-Arcadians have turned her into via the corrupt media.<br />Jane is joined by a former co-worker from the FBI, Vikram Rangnekar, a computer genius who is willing to aid Jane, along with the surprising help of his family. <br /> Travis, Jane’s five year old son is still under the protection of a man in his eighties and a younger man who is severely on the spectrum. At one point they encounter a woman with a secret basement who spent most of WWII hiding in a comparable basement. This is a true moment of grace and remembrance in this book, of what can really happen with an out of control government.<br />I love this series for the excitement, for the thought-provoking moments, for Koontz’s masterful storytelling.<br />The ending of<i>The Night Window</i> caught me totally by surprise. So shocking, yet made so much sense. Did I mention shocking?<br />I’m really not sure what to write now. This is Dean Koontz, the master, the original; the Dean Koontz who writes books that readers still talk about twenty years after reading them So I will just sadly say good bye to Jane, Travis, Vikram, and all of the brave souls who helped Jane. I’ll miss y’all.<br />Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.