Jane Hawk is back with a vengeance in the 4th book in the series. Things are still very bad for Jane, but in this story she focuses on getting to and rescuing her son Travis. Many obstacles are in her path, but, as usual, she doesn't let anything get in her way. It's hard to believe that Jane is only 28 years old, as she feels like an old soul. New characters are introduced here, the best of which is Cornell, a socially-inept man-child who is protecting Travis until his mother arrives. I was rooting for Cornell to stay alive and to continue into future books, and I wasn't disappointed. The story line remains quite disturbing, and the writing is always first-rate with Mr. Koontz. I still enjoy spending time with Jane, although sooner or later, her saga must end.

As usual, Mr. Koontz is very wordy! It took me around 50 pages or so to get over my exasperation with him. But, I ended up truly loving this book. The characters are all indeed characters. Lovable, funny, intelligent and caring. I even enjoyed the bad guys, mostly. The nihilist was an odd duck. Very odd. The Princeton hillbilly is definitely one of my favorite bad guys ever. I was never rooting for him, but he sure made me laugh! This book didn't advance the storyline much, but I think it may be my favorite out of the 4 books. My thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for the e-arc. Recommended.

ulse-pounding excitement continues in the next installment of the Jane Hawk series! While I started with the second book, and didn’t feel that I was at all in the dark, I recommend that you start at the beginning with book 1. So much has happened that you won’t want to miss a thing.

The characters are so carefully described that I feel as if I know them. I can’t say that I like them all, but that is what makes a good book. There is the good side, that I hope will eventually triumph, along with the bad guys that I hope will fail. At times, it seems as if there are so many people who have been “taken over” that the world will become a really bad dictatorship with no one left to fight against the powers that be. Children’s cartoons are full of people who want to take over the world—and that’s what you have here—except the story is made for adults. The plot is so carefully crafted that I could actually see something like this happening in real life, and that makes it even more frightening.

People I have come to care about in this book have been killed along the way, so have some of the bad guys. This is a book that will keep the reader on their seat, as they hope nothing like it ever comes to pass, and that Jane will save the day.

Review by 2shay..........

Holy Cow! This is the best book of a great series. I’ve been a Dean Koontz fan for a long time, and I am convinced that Jane Hawk is his best character so far. Okay, I know that arguments could be made, but that’s my opinion at the moment.

I have fallen helplessly in love with these characters. Luther, the former sheriff and one of Jane’s most trusted allies, is back. Once again, he is ready to help her any way he can. Eighty-one-year-old Bernie Riggowitz is back as well, the same Bernie that Jane carjacked in a previous book, then bonded with. These men believe Jane. More importantly, they believe in her and her mission.

Travis, Jane’s son, is safely ensconced with Cornell Jasperson for the moment with the two German Shepards that had belonged to Jane’s friends. Cornell is someone very special, a brilliant man with serious social anxiety and a mild case of autism, he feels safest alone and doesn’t like being touched. His connection with Travis and the dogs grows as the story progresses, a story in a story that is worth reading by itself.

I can’t fail to mention that, in this book, Mr Koontz takes us deeper into the strange minds of the Techno Arcadians, those followers and believers who carry out the orders of their cell leaders. Two of those men, Carter Jergen and Radley Dubose, are smart, well-educated and stone cold killers. They’ve been after Jane through a couple of books now. Egon Gottfrey is another. He’s new in this book and he may be the strangest of the Arcadian killers. In fact, he’s plain nuts, but interesting to read.

I have just a couple of more points to make. First, Jane is amassing a following that she knows little about. More and more people are beginning to doubt the news broadcasts. I think she may eventually find that she has more allies than she knows. Among those is the Longrin family who are attacked and held hostage by a whole cadre of Arcadians.

This is, in my opinion, this author’s best work. It’s intense. It’s scary. It’s just barely the other side of possible. This book is not a standalone. This is a series, and every book leads seamlessly into the next. The reading order is listed in the blurb. If you are a fan of beautifully crafted, non-stop action with characters you can believe in, you should start this series and...

Enjoy! Arc graciously provided by Random House and NetGalley for an honest and voluntary review.

I feel like Dean Koontz is one of the most reliable authors I know. He consistently writes quality novels and I go in knowing I'm going to enjoy the story! To be honest, I hadn't realized this was part of a series but nevertheless I thoroughly enjoyed it and want to read the rest of the series now. Koontz knows exactly how to write interesting and real characters and keep the plot driven forward each page. Definitely recommend this one and anything else by him!

Another great installment in the Jane Hawk series by Dean Koontz. I am thoroughly enjoying this series—it is fast-paced and engaging—once you start, you won't want to put the book down. You find yourself caught up in the story to the point of feeling anxious about how Jane and others will survive the latest crisis they must face—and in my opinion that is a good book! This story of Jane trying to get to her son, was well written, and suspenseful. Dean Koontz has a wonderful style of writing that holds your attention from the first page to the last. I was given a copy of this book for my honest review; however, I would have gladly paid to read this book...it is outstanding, as our the others in this series.

This is my first book by this author. I really liked most of the characters and it was easy to dislike a lot of the others. I want to know more about Jane Hawk and so I will have to go back and read the previous books in this series. Jane needs to save her son. She has to get to him before the Arcadians get to him. Her in laws are also in jeopardy. They have no problem with using anyone else to further their agenda so they put a family in Texas and a whole town in California in jeopardy to get to Jane. Jane really doesn't like what she has to do, but to save her child, she would do anything. Along the way, she has made some good friends who are willing to help her even if it could cost them their lives.

Love Jane Hawk!!!!!!! This is a woman who will do ANYTHING to protect her own and is badass at it!!!!! This third installment in the Jane Hawk series might just be the best one yet!!!!! Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for my oppurtunity to read this amazing novel.

This is a Jane Hawk book. In this book of the series Jane is trying to get to her son. Just like in the other books there is lots twists and turns. The bad guys from the other books are still trying to find Jane, her son or her in-laws.
I found this book extremely good.

Having read the first 3 books in the Jane Hawk series, I discerned a very troubling, seemingly hopeless viewpoint from the narrator, one that I have not read in other Dean Koontz novels. Evil was having its day and then some, and there seemed to be no hope, no justice for the heroine and her compatriots. She kept striving to save her son and avenge her husband’s death, while the carnage piled higher and higher with each chapter, with the cruelest group of criminals ever assembled responsible, the Arcadians, having their demented fantasies fulfilled at an enormous expense of (relatively) innocent people. It was rather desolate, and as I have said in previous reviews/analyses, I think that was the intention in its anagogical meaning--the dark night of the soul many go through who profess a belief in Christ. Anagogically, Travis is Christ, and therefore, our only hope.

I saw several glimmers of light in THE FORBIDDEN DOOR, that settled some of the unresolved story-lines from the first 3 books. The pace was thrilling and hopeful as questions I had were answered. One particular conclusion caused me to jump for joy through the house. With much anticipation, there is one more book to go, THE NIGHT WINDOW, to see how the Arcadian arc resolves completely. Once again, there were some allusions to Chris Snow--will they meet up in RIDE THE STORM? I can hope!

(I received this book through the generosity of Mr. Koontz via Random House/Bantam.)

Book 4 of The Jane Hawk series absolutely cements you into Hawk's boots. They are kick-ass boots worn by a quick-witted, intelligent ex-FBI agent gone rogue. She's also tough, intuitive, and on an urgent mission when book 3 ended with a call from her 5-year old son, Travis, that his guardians are missing. The architects of the nano-technology conspiracy permeate society. They turned Jane Hawk into America's most wanted, recognizable fugitive, a canker on the back end of society, and a deadly renegade to be hunted down and eliminated.

Prominent prose paired with poetic prophecy can get damned scary in a Koontz thriller suspense. No, you don't really have to read books 1-3 to enjoy book 4. Most reprised characters are given sufficient backstory that this could function as a standalone book. But why would you want to do that? You'd miss those pseudo-academicians (**drum roll**) from Princeton and Harvard, who never lack in one-upmanship. The characters are well developed and beyond conscionable engagement, the good guys being very, very good and the bad guys horrible; the historic tug of good vs evil.

While Jane makes the trip to Borrego Springs to rescue her child, we sink deeper into the support characters that round out this narrative with such power. I love that Koontz winning formulaic...his prose, the bits of information he drops as an aside, revelations about all manner of men and materiel and his $300 words, including his brand of Koontz philosophy.

THE FORBIDDEN DOOR has become a crusade to save her son from the techno-Arcadians against whom she launched a campaign to combat the heinous conspiracy to "adjust" the entire population of the world. Of Homeland Security, the FBI, or law enforcement, "They possess no warrants, but a lie is not a lie when there's no such thing as truth."

I was given this uncorrected proof download by Bantam Books-Random House LLC and NetGalley (thank you!). I greatly appreciate the opportunity to read and review and heartily recommend it to Koontz fans, those who don’t know they are Koontz fans (you will be), and anyone who enjoys a serious thriller, suspense, mystery, sci-fi-horror.

Jane Hawk battles the Arcadians to rescue her son after his caretakers are murdered. The excitement remains at fever pitch, and this book features some of the weirdest and most interesting characters to date. The menagerie includes individuals on both side of the fight, but the Arcadians definitely have the edge. The characters are explored in enough depth to keep the book very entertaining as the story plays out. After each book in this series I wonder how the story could get better. It definitely does in this book.

“””it’s an historic moment”””
“””a shitstorm isn’t my idea of an historic moment”””

The forth Jane Hawk novel, bad ass widowed FBI agent turned America’s most wanted on the run and out to save her five year old son. Along the way, her enemies are using nanotechnology to inject their victims with a brain implant, turning them into marionette puppets. Far fetched, but as always an “holy crap” “what if” kind of read. Fast paced read, kept me turning the pages to see “what next”.
***somewhat a spoiler - I especially fell in love with Cornell, a high functioning mildly autistic man and his relationship with Jane’s son.

Third in the Jane Hawk series, this book doesn't disappoint. Jane needs to rescue her son and nothing will stop her.
Some of the challenges that she needs to overcome are a bit heavy on the detail, but maybe that's just me. I like to get to the main story. We learn what motivates the people that chase her, both individually and as a group. More than I needed to know, too. Again, that's my preference.
The book is well written and stays with the main storyline. It doesn't drag. I'm looking forward to reading the fourth book in this series.

This amazing series just keeps improving, Jane has gathered an extraordinary family of supporting characters. Every chapter brings action and suspense. The brain altered population is increasing and the corrupt power mad organization hunting Jane will stop at nothing to capture her. Attempting to kidnap her son to lure her in for capture, inspires Jane and her allies to adopt extreme measures to insure his safety. Every step is fraught with fear and the possibility of capture is not an option.

When I was growing up, a dear aunt of mine had a room in her home with wall-to-wall mahogany bookshelves—a dream—and I distinctly remember multiple shelves being dedicated to Dean Koontz. If I close my eyes, I can still see the rows and rows of bold, colorful spines, as if shouting, “DEAN KOONTZ.” I wish I would’ve listened sooner!

The Forbidden Door is The 4th book in the Jane Hawk series and my very first Dean Koontz. I was originally unsure what to make of “Techno Arcadians” and “nanotechnology”, but it didn’t take long to figure out this was a book involving conspiracy: Crooked government and mind control.

Jane Hawk is a hunted, rogue FBI agent on a mission to rescue her kid. I was sold by description alone. The bonus was that I didn’t need to read the other books in the series to get completely sucked in and catch up to what was happening. The Forbidden Door is a crime thriller that reads like an action movie: Unrelenting and heart stopping. It took some unexpected turns and is loaded with detail, so while it is fast-paced, it’s also one you need to be on alert for. I’m ready for the next, but I think I’ll start from the beginning. | 4.5/5

The Forbidden Door is an awesome suspense-filled thriller. The main character, Jane is an ex-FBI agent on a mission to destroy the men who are installing mind-control technology in people in order to gain dominion over all of society. She is also on the run trying to not get herself caught and killed. She avoids all kinds of tight situations. She is being chased by the best of the best bad guys. They are right behind her each step of the way. She is a marvelous character. She's surrounded by a team of equally great characters. Dean Koontz is one of my favorite authors. This novel ranks among his best in my opinion.
I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

Non stop action and scenes that had me closing my eyes as the vivid images brought to mind were just too macabre. The pacing is intense. Jane and Travis are still heart warming characters. Also loved, loved, loved Cornell and his quirky behaviors. I am predicting he will allow touching in the next book. The nanotechnology and the Arcadians just seem so far fetched to me...thank goodness! Four stars for the pacing, but 3 stars for the gruesome visions...3.5 stars. Thanks to Dean Koontz, Bantam, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this soon to be published book.

A must read series and book! The latest installation in the gripping Jane Hawk series about Jane, a former FBI star against a vicious and dangerous cabal of heavy handed people in all walks of government and the higher echelon of society trying to get away with mass mind control using nanotechnology mind control. As the former books, this too is a fast paced thriller where you never know what is going to happen or who is going to die. While Koontz [or anyone else for that matter] is as heavy handed in snuffing yor favorite characters as George RR Martin, you never know in the surprising twists who will end up where. Highly recommend this series and want to add, the most terrifying part of it is how easily something like this could happen. People of this country and world have already proven how susceptible they are to being led and level of accepted propaganda though ludicrous, as well as going full bandwagon being herd creatures in groups, spouting their rhetoric regardless of how ridiculous.. The US, Israel, Russia, UK have always had shadow groups experimenting on people and the attempt of mind control of the masses. Nano tech is such that this wouldn't be that far fetched but think the sound experiments have probably been pretty scary too.

Knuckle whitening thriller. Jane Hawke is on the run-from the government,- FBI, NSA you name the homeland security agency and they want Jane. And want her now.! This book is great fun if you can dispel your disbelief. of the deep state' government inside government bad guys Jane is up against.