Dean Koontz's latest Jane Hawk story is The Forbidden Door. Lots of edge of your seat while holding your breath moments in this book. This is the fourth Hawks novel (which I had mistakenly thought was only going to be three) and as much as I've enjoyed them I am anxious for them to come to an end and know there is at least one more. I was given an early copy to review.

Dean Koontz has done it again! I love Jane Hawk and with every book I find myself cheering for her even more. I love the new character and hope to see him in the next book. I loved seeing his relationship with Travis and the dogs. I'm glad to see more Arcadians get what they deserve. I'm trying not to reveal any spoilers so just read the book!

I have enjoyed the previous titles in the Jane Hawk series and this one did not disappoint Quick pace with a good ending. !

Jane Hawk assembles a team to rescue her son, Travis, hidden in an underground bunker in the desert with Cornell Jasperson. Meanwhile, a manhunt for Jane’s in-laws, Ancel and Clare Hawk, fill out the rest of the story while more innocent civilians are injected with nano implants, get crazy and violent while assisting in the search for Jane and her son.

I liked this book a lot better than the last installment, The Crooked Staircase. The pacing was more even and the story flowed. Jane is back in rare bad ass form as she outmaneuvers her enemies and keeps one step ahead. In an enjoyable sequence, Laurie Longrin, a young 12-year-old member of the family who helped the Hawks escape, is a young Jane-in-training. She outwits a crazed Arcadian FBI agent and brings the wrath of friendly local enforcement support team to oust the enemy from her home. In a lighter scene, Jane’s discussion with vehicle provider, Tio, when she picks up a motor home to provide cover for the rescue operation, provides a little humor to cut the tension. And one of my favorite characters, Bernie Riggowitz, is on hand to provide Kosher chicken soup for the soul.

While there appears to be no end in sight for this series from Koontz, it’s become a serial with long-range possibilities. I do hope he has a planned end game because watching Jane’s trials and tribulations is getting exhausting. Jane cannot possibly continue to function, in such a state of high octane stress, indefinitely. I hope Koontz plans a solution and ending sooner rather than later.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me the ARC.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

Dean Koontz certainly can write. His tale of FBI agent Jane Hawk is now continued in the fourth book of the series, The Forbidden Door. This book, however, has Jane more in the background as her morally vacuous pursuers are the major presence. What's amazing here is that readers see the pervasive evil of the non-injected who are in the employ of the Arcadians. Their sociopathic personalities have found a home within the structure of the Arcadians.

Despite the overwhelming force, ordinary, quiet individuals find the courage and grit to go up against the oppressive and terrifying men and women who operate under the guise of the FBI and other governmental agencies. Characters like Cornell are far from the typical selfless hero. Koontz portrays him with his quirks and eccentricities in such a manner that readers will root for his survival and continued presence in the series. Travis, Jane's little boy, is also fleshed out quite a bit in this book. His little boyness comes across in the way he just accepts Cornell's idiosyncratic personality.

The title The Forbidden Door is not explained until well into this novel, Apparently, the injected nanotechnology is far from foolproof and some of its victims turn into creatures that terrify even the heartless pursuers. It was great to see them frightened!

My biggest issue with this book is that there is some repetition with others in the series. Jane confronts more enemies, gets more cars off the grid, stays in more sleazy motels, and changes her appearance with contacts and wigs; more innocent people are injected and turn into brainless, vicious murderers; and more unexpected heroes emerge. Although not much chronological time has passed in this series, it's time for a real conclusion. Despite my complaint, I am invested in Jane and her story.

Fierce Jane Hawk continues her hunger for justice in this page turner. She is my favorite character Amin’s Koontz novels.

This series gets more and more intense! This is the fourth book in the Jane Hawk series and they are all good. Jane is a hero - a character to love and respect and root for. In this episode her son is in grave danger and she must rescue him before the Techno-Arcadians get him. This is no easy task and she has to make quick decisions, obtain assistance from people she trusts, and hope for the best. The tension builds edge-of-your-seat style. There is quite a bit of violence in this book so if you are squeamish you might not enjoy it. Anxiously awaiting the next book in this series.

Thanks to Dean Koontz and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine through Netgalley for an advance copy.

The Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz is another book about Jane Hawk and her search destroy the monsters that are responsible
for the death of her husband. The story line in this book is mainly about her adventures to find and save her son. She placed him with close friends so that he would be safe while searches for those responsible for the terror and destruction that is now taking over the country. She learns that the close friends with whom he was living have been killed and she begins a trip to rescue him.
There was more violence in this book then all the previous ones in the series. I would have enjoyed the book more if the focus was on Jane, her friendships with others she met on the road and her plans for the future.

The 4th book in the Jane Hawk series might be read as a stand-alone, but I cannot imagine trying to understand all the things that happen in this novel without the backstory from the first 3 novels. The pace is fast and the twists and turns of the plot will keep you enthralled. This story seemed slightly more hopeful than number 3. It seems like the “good guys” win a little more often throughout this novel. Still, I think I am ready for a conclusion—tie up the loose ends and let us know what happens. Hoping for that in #5.

I received a complimentary copy of this book through Random House Publishing – Ballantine and NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I had never read anything from this author and this book is (I think) the fourth in this series. I think this could be read as a stand alone but there are lots of references to past incidents and characters so it’s probably better read as a series. Also, the book ended with a definite “to be continued “ vibe. The story is thrilling and interesting, however, I often wished that the work had had a more strict editor. The editing is not for grammatical or spelling mistakes but because the author is so verbose at times it’s just too much. We don’t need to know each brand of clothing a character wears or the make and model of each car a person drives, SUV will suffice. We also don’t need to know the types of bugs chirping or that spiders are fighting. There are intricate personal relationships with long drawn out explanations that someone might have with others when suddenly in the next scene that person is killed. None of the characters were very likable; all were a little strange. I didn’t really care about any of them except Travis and Cornell. Overall, I liked the story but the writing style was too detached, the story had too many superfluous details and the portrayal of humanity was too bleak. I don’t think I’ll read the rest of the series.
I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I thought this one would end the series, how wrong I was, and how much I look forward to the next book in the series! Seems most of us just can't get enough of this series and Mr. Koontz!
Action packed, sit on the edge of your seat, real page turner and highly recommended!

Dean Koontz writes with humor, intrigue and great characters development. His Jane Hawk series is my favorite. This book continues Jane's saga and the dystopian-like Arcadians who are mentally entrapping people and enlisting them in their mission to eliminate Jane and her son. Highly recommended

OMG!!! I was hooked from the first chapter to the very end!! This is a first time I have readed Dean Koontz but will not be the last. Easy to read action drama you name it.

This series keeps getting better and better!! I can't wait for the next book. I loved the characters in this one.,

This is the fourth book in the series and while I thoroughly enjoyed the others, this one was by far the best! It had action non-stop, plenty of terrorising moments, true friendship, loyalty and an amazing, feisty female main character. Jane’s small son is in hiding after his caretakers were killed by the conspirators. So this story is largely about how Jane plans to travel to her son, rescue him and find another safe hiding place for him while she continues her plan to find those who masterminded the plot to kill her husband. The conspiracy is to plant tiny nanomachines in the brains of people so that they could be controlled to do the bidding of those who intend to control the country. The plot is truly scary but thoroughly entertaining. I cannot wait for the next one!

I must admit it has been years since I have read a book by Dean Koontz. I used to read him all of the time and for some reason stopped. I am ready to begin again. Although The Forbidden Door is book 4 of the Jane Hawk series, I was able to read it with no problem. Koontz is such a descriptive writer which I love. I loved all of the subplots and storylines of the other characters. Knowing what was going on with the other characters was necessary for a complete book. The women and children in this story are just as tough as the guys which was really refreshing. Cornell and Travis were so sweet and touching together. I appreciated the extra insight into the minds of the bad guys and the adjusted minds.
I am voluntarily leaving this review after receiving a free ARC of the book via Netgalley.

Dean Koontz has always been an author who brings something different. The Forbidden Door continues the Jane Hawk story. She is still on the run from the Techno Arcadians who engineered the suicide of her husband. Jane knows about their plan to inject people with nano bots that settle in the brain and makes the recipient obedient to the Arcadian's will.

The basic premise is still good. I found the prose in this book overshadowed the action. There were too many descriptions that felt overblown. The preoccupation about the vehicles used by the Arcadian teams that were searching for Jane and her son Travis was annoying. How many times does a car need describing? I hope the final edit will cut out some of the overdone wording and bring this book to the tight thriller it could be.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for supplying an Advanced Reader's Copy. My review is voluntarily given. #TheForbiddenDoor #NetGalley

Sometime very soon I plan to go back over the previous three novels in this series, mainly to find out how much fictional time has elapsed with Jane Hawk on the run from the powerful conspirators who are infecting humans with nano-technology that uses artificial intelligence to control their victims. If you're not a sci-fi buff, don't worry -- neither am I. But I really appreciate stories in all genres where a lone, clear-headed individual susses out what's going on behind the drone of social media and the 24-hour news cycle.

Jane Hawk is such a character, and so are her in-laws, and the members of a scattered community of independent thinkers and self-reliant souls who come to her aid. Other reviewers say they appreciate the "kick-ass" action of these stories, but I am struck by the thoughtfulness, which was more evident in this book than the earlier installments. Jane and her posse are people who think things through, who act with precision when confronted with the evil that is spreading through society.

About that timeline: These four books will have been published over a 10-month period, but they cover only a 4-month narrative line. So much has happened to Jane Hawk in such a short interval! (Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for the advance reader's copy).

I always love reading Dean Koontz and this story did not disappoint. This was the first in the series for me as I did not know this was a part of a series but I thought I got the main parts of the story and it was an easy read. Great book and I would recommend to a friend.

I loved the Dean Koontz books featuring Jane Hawk when they first came out. Jane is a strong female protagonist who wants to do what is right for the world, even if it means battling high placed government officials to bring justice to the world. As in the previous novels, Jane is up against the TechnoArcadians who have harnessed nano-technology for nefarious purposes of power and control over the masses. This books demonstrates, as only Dean Koontz can, how nano-technology inappropriately used can run amok. I really like the way Koontz can describe a scene and make you see and feel it with all five senses. The Forbidden Door finds Jane desperately trying to track down and keep her son, Travis, safe, while she is the most-wanted criminal in the country. Jane has a cadre of very good friends who don't believe the propaganda spread about her and come to her aid in trying to keep her and her son safe. I loved the detailed secondary characters that come to Jane's aid. Unfortunately, the book is mostly one giant chase scene as the Arcadians are on the hunt for Jane and for anyone who might know her whereabouts. At first it was exciting to read about the prey and the hunters, but as the story wound on, with the nano-technology going haywire, the chase became somewhat tedious and I wanted something else to happen beyond traveling from town to town, implanting nano-devices and trying to handle the fallout from them going awry. The end of the book was exciting and enjoyable, but the middle was too long. I do like Koontz' writing and look forward to how he brings this series to a close.