I had forgotten how engrossing this series is. This book expanded and furthered the conspiracy begun in the previous novel. Despite occasionally slipping into some melodramatic descriptions, the overall plot development and action sequences were satisfying.

Loved the idea of Jane Hawk, but didn’t love the book. I’m always frustrated when a book leaves you high and dry waiting for the sequel..

It is action filled, just have the next one ready to read.

Wow! What a fascinating look at what our future might hold! From nanotechnology used for mind control to a total lack of anonymity and complete knowledge of our every move, this book was slightly terrifying and definitely thought provoking.

Jane Hawk is looking to revenge her husband, protect her son, and expose the monsters behind the plot to mind control the masses. Try doing all this while staying completely off the grid is nearly impossible. The action was nonstop, and I loved how Jane's humanity comes to the surface even when doing the right thing distracts her from her mission. The other characters in the book are well-written and serve a purpose other than just a foil for her heroics.

I can't wait to read more in this series.

Review: THE WHISPERING ROOM by Dean Koontz
(Jane Hawk #2)

This utterly gripping series continues, winding ever more deeply into a concealed world that seems ever more bizarre and surreal as to become an alternate universe of its own. I started this series immediately after reading Terry Goodkind' s novel NEST, which postulates a similar Zeitgeist and similar cynicism about the current state of society. Indeed, the Jane Hawk Series, set in contemporary America, describes a Dystopia, showcased in black light by the proposed "Utopia" designed by a confederation of elitists who will use every bit of wealth and power at their disposal (immense) to scientifically create a massive slave class of total obedience, and to cause the deaths of any considered potential change agents.

Once a reader starts this series, there'll be no turning back. There'll be no forgetting. The Jane Hawk Series will stay in your mind. Like the author's ASHLEY BELL and THE TAKING, this series is set to stay, provoking pondering.

4.5 stars.

Great sequel to The Silent Corner. The story is highly complex, complicated, detailed, well-thought out, and twisty and turny and all of that good stuff. The first third dragged, though, because it was full of endless passages like this (non-spoiler):

Truck stops, museums, all the works of humankind were but fields and forests of another wilderness, where beasts on two feet stalked their own kind, each crime a symbolic act of cannibalism that spoke to a deeply entombed - but not dead - savage aspect of the human character corrupted in some time before mere history and ever since passed from generation to generation. The two women and two girls unknowingly cast behind them the spoor of prey, and the men in the Cherokee laid down the spoor of blood-seeking beasts, and though Jane knew them both by their trace, only the predators knew her. (Part 3, Chapter 7)

Sorry but my brain had to work way too hard to figure out what the author was actually saying. Like, the ENTIRE first third of the book. The rest had passages like this, too, but not as many, so it flew by much quicker and was much more of a thrill. I thoroughly enjoyed this installment and will start on the third book asap! Also, I LOVE GRANDPA BERNIE!

I read a physical copy of this book, but I also received a free digital ARC from the publisher via Netgalley. Thank you to Random House for a digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

The Whispering Room is the second installment of Dean Koontz’s Jane Hawk novels. This review may contain spoilers for those who have not read The Silent Corner.

The Whispering Room picks up exactly where The Silent Corner left off. Jane is still on the run, but with more information about the conspiracy she has uncovered. With one of the key players out of the way, Jane sets her eyes on getting David James Michael.

I liked this book a lot more than the first. The Silent Corner was slow, agonizingly slow. The chapters are only a few pages long and span across several POVs. The Whispering Room is formatted the same, but I did find it more interesting.

Jane is a badass, I want to be her or at least her best friend. But Koontz paints her as almost too badass. Incredibly beautiful, ridiculous instincts, best at everything – I’m expecting her to turn into Wonder Woman at any moment. But the character works for the conspiracy that has webbed its way around the world.

I see some of Koontz’s beloved prose come out more in this novel than the first. It was greatly missed and I’m glad it made its appearance again.

But the book is still very long. I feel there is so much happening, but it takes forever to read through. With the density of the novel, I felt bored through a lot of it. The only thing keeping me reading was to find out what happens next.

WHY did I wait so long to read this book? I was generously given an advance reader's copy before publication, but let myself get distracted by the reading backlog on my Kindle. Oh, well it was my loss. This is a really good book.

The Whispering Room is the second installment in Dean Koontz's Jane Hawk series, following The Quiet Corner. The ongoing story details the nefarious uses to which powerful people have put the latest developments in nanotechnology. We're not just talking government conspiracy here -- we also have captains of industry and philanthropists who fund global non-profits involved in the sinister movement.

Jane Hawk stumbles onto the secret crusade in the first book, when her husband ostensibly commits suicide. She's FBI, and she recognizes when the pieces don't fit. Thus begins her counter-crusade, which reveals widespread attempts at mind control, human trafficking, and unimaginable depths of depravity.

Off the grid and on the run, Jane continues to prove herself the equal of her adversaries -- and of most fictional male action heroes. In earlier reviews, the word that kept cropping up is "plausible." Her quest is very believable indeed to this picky reader.

The pacing is masterful, the suspense is sustained, but what lingers with me is the sense of morality that echoed in every scene.

The Whispering Room is one of Koontz's best works. It starts out with a bang, and instead of ending with a whimper, it ends with unresolved conflict. While Koontz left it open for a sequel, it works as a stand-alone book and the ending is quite thought provoking.

Our rogue agent Jane Hawk is on the move again trying to stop the group of people responsible for the death of her husband. She discovered in the last book that the issue is a lot deeper than she first thought and in this one she set out to finish what she started in the first book.

Of course, she does does not completely succeed, yet, or this would be the final book and we know that it is not. I am hoping that Koontz knows when we've had enough of a good thing and does not make the story drag on too long with us going through more of the same with our poor Ms. Hawk suffering too long for our entertainment. For now, the story is still engaging, but a quick look in the future shows how this could get really good or get old fast.

This book is so violent that I almost feel bad enjoying it. You know it’s bad when the good guys can torture people and still be the good guys or when various people can do terrible things to other people, but not really be the bad guys. Unfortunately, this is the type of story that you can't go into too much detail without giving something away and that would be a shame. Suffice to say, that the writing is good and will keep you coming back for more, Jane Hawk is a character you can root for, and the bad guys are bad enough that you really want them to be taken down by any means necessary.

I will definitely be reading more in this series. I can't wait to see where it goes.

This book started out better than the first one but after about a third of the way through it I couldn't stay interested ended up skimming the last 100 or so pages.

I've been a bad blogger and this is another book from my blogger shame pile. I don't have a good excuse for being so late with this review, other than sometimes its hard reading to a calendar. When you come up to a certain book on the schedule, sometimes you just aren't in the mood for that story or genre or trope. I think that is what happened here. I'm a long time Koontz fan, and I really enjoyed the last book in this series, so it has nothing to do with the writing or author or even the book itself. It's just me being moody, and I need to get better at that.

So the Jane Hawk series started with a bang in The Silent Corner, and the writing seemed to be classic Koontz. Dynamic suspense and chock full of action and conspiracy theories - the things that I loved most about his writing style. I am happy to report that the momentum was carried through with this next installment, The Whispering Room.
Our capable and tragic heroine, Jane Hawk, is the most wanted "criminal" in America as she traverses the country taking on evil incarnate. Our villains, calling themselves the Arcadians, are playing on the theme of the Manchurian Candidate, brainwashing humans with the use of nanotechnology to make them mindless automatons willing to do whatever their programs require, to include suicide, sexual slavery, and mindless killing. It starts as a migraine, then is reported to feel after there is a spider laying eggs in your brain. (((SHUDDER)))

Jane makes for a great crusader. She is sympathetic, relatable, resourceful, intelligent and determined. She sees the bigger picture and knows how important it is to stop the Arcadians, not only as a means of her vengeance, but also to make the world safe for herself, her son and millions of innocent people. I liked that Jane wasn't blinded by the big picture though, she is still able to recognize lesser injustices and intervene when necessary. She also has the knack of picking up uber interesting partners and sidekicks, and I have liked them all immensely. I was a little sad to see that our partner from the first book didn't reappear in this installment, but I have hopes for future books.

I enjoyed the story and the pacing was such that I didn't want to put it down. The only drawback came with the conflict resolution toward the end, which felt weak and rushed. I was left feeling unsatisfied with how things panned out, even though I would have never predicted the outcome. But it wasn't a HUGE letdown, I would have just liked something a little more explosive. The story was great otherwise. I will be jumping right into the next installment, The Crooked Staircase, so stay tuned for that review.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received from the publisher, Bantam.

Ahhhh, I just love a Dean Koontz read. Edge of your seat suspense, thoughtful writing, and just a good escape. Book 2 picks up right where the first book ended, and though you probably could read it as a standalone, it is best to read this as a series and in order to get the full effect. Jane Hawk is one bad-ass woman! She is on the run after discovering a plot to use a horrifying technological mind-altering tool that turns previously well-thought of, highly intelligent people into ruthless assassins, and she is hunting down the people behind this diabolical scheme. Oh, and they will rue the day that they cross Jane Hawk's path

This is a fantastic book with a scary as hell plot. It's the continuation of the series and it will make you think. With so much at stake Jane has got to uncover the participants in this project and prove her innocence and her that her husband's death was not a suicide.

Be ready this book and series will leave you wondering.

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Dean Koonts is a master at writing and can write some of the best books I have ever read. But this series has definitely become one of my absolute favorites! I am very excited to see what else has in store for this series

As always, Dean Koontz did not disappoint. Fantastic book that grabbed me from the first word.

The Whispering Room picks back up where The Silent Corner left off. Heroine Jane Hawk is hot on the trail of those responsible for the rash of “suicides”, including that of her husband. As riveting as it was, I did find the first quarter or so of the story to be a little slow going. However, once things started moving at a quicker pace they didn’t slow down. Action packed, scary, and even laugh out loud funny at times, this was a great sequel novel. I absolutely adored the snarky banter between Jane, Bernie, and Enrique. Too fun! Koontz has done an excellent job of drawing together books one and two, but while readers get to see an advancement in this thrilling series they are left waiting yet for a final conclusion. Thankfully, the wait won’t be long. Book three, The Crooked Staircase, is expected to hit shelves this coming May 2018.

Thanks so much to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this review opportunity. It’s been a real delight!

Great book! I highly recommend it. Hoping for a follow up to keep the story going.

Excellent second book in the Jane Hawk series!

"The Whispering room" eBook was published in 2017 and was written by Dean Koontz (http://www.deankoontz.com). Mr. Koontz has published well over 100 novels. This is the second of his "Jane Hawk" series.

I categorize this novel as ‘R’ because it contains scenes of Violence and Mature Situations. The story is set in the contemporary US, perhaps a little in the future. The primary character is former FBI agent Jane Hawk.

Hawk continues her pursuit of those who are infecting people with nano-bots, then controlling them. Young women are being made in to subservient sex dolls. Key political and business people are just being controlled, guided in their actions. Others, deemed a threat to the overall plan are ordered to commit suicide or go on a killing mission.

Hawk's husband was one of those who was deemed a threat and then ordered to commit suicide. Now, even with threats to her son's life, she has committed herself to exposing and stopping the threat of this new world order. In this story she finds a few new allies in the fight, but now she is the most wanted fugitive in the US and her path is hazardous.

I really enjoyed the 12+ hours I spent reading this 530 page suspenseful science fiction thriller. I have ben a big fan of Koontz and have read many of his novels, including the first in this series "The Silent Corner". I have always liked the way Koontz creates his characters and plots. The cover art is OK, though something more in line with the plot would have been better in my opinion. I give this novel a 5 out of 5.

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This was definitely a fun, exciting read. If you like Dean Koontz, you will love the newest addition to the collection.