Book Review: The Night Window by Dean Koontz

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  To say that I have enjoyed the Jane Hawk series is an understatement. Every book has left me exhilarated and with such excitement that I immediately went to the next book to see what would happen. Dean Koontz has taken the crime thriller and turned it upside down. Espionage, secret societies, rogue FBI agents, and adrenaline-fired action have left me breathless. I have recommended every book to my readers and to friends and family. Now the series wraps up on May 14, 2019. I was fortunate enough to receive an early copy thanks to Dean Koontz, Netgalley, and Penguin Random House. After all this time I was treated to a finale unlike any that I could have ever expected. 

  The Night Window is written by Dean Koontz, and it is published by Bantam Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. In this final installment of the widely popular thriller series, Jane Hawk is closer to her goal and ready to strike. After narrowly escaping the cabal known as the Techno Arcadians with her five year old son, Travis, Jane is visited by a hacker friend from the FBI. He has managed to gain access of all of the government's websites via back doors into their systems, and has managed to uncover enough damaging information to deal a considerable hit to the Arcadians' plans. This information, with Jane's accrued evidence, will sink the Arcadians' plan to twist America into their macabre Utopian image. With Travis safe with friends, she embarks on a journey to destroy the secret society once and for all. But agents are tracking them in a game of cat and mouse with devastating casualties. Meanwhile outside of the home that her son now resides a small-time criminal with big connections watches. And he knows that Travis is Jane Hawk's son.

  Miles away in Colorado, film director Thomas Buckle has been chosen by the Techno Arcadians for execution. His ideals and positive messages do not belong in the Arcadian's new societal design. Millionaire and murderer, Wainwright Hollister, has been given the chore of disposing with Buckle. On his vast estate Hollister hunts Buckle during the last blizzard of the season. But even if the director escapes, can he navigate through the surrounding towns that are also controlled by Techno Arcadians? Three desperate situations. One society of horrific villains. And one woman who has journeyed thousands of miles to stop the collapse of our nation as we know it. 
 
  The Night Window was an explosive juggernaut of adrenaline-fired excitement. The action, adventure, and stakes were the highest this series has seen. Jane was rocket-fueled by her husband's death and the love of her child to such a degree that I beginning to fear for whomever she crossed paths with. The character development was top-notch; as I saw beloved players step up and become their best selves. Jane never grew bigger than herself. She never wanted to be a savior or martyr, she only wanted her son and a normal life. I loved that about her, that ego never got in her way. She saw evil and knew what she needed to do to balance the scales. Koontz even paid tribute to those lost in the first four books, of which I was appreciative. There were several characters that I had grown attached to, making their deaths hard to read in book three.

  After four books I began to feel that the dire situation that Jane was in would never be truly reconciled. With each novel Jane was hunted by seditious villains whose only plan in life was the suppression of others. With cutting-edge technology and an army of controlled individuals, the Techno Arcadians had what looked to be a fool-proof plan. They had tortured and killed so many to track the illusive Hawk across the country, only to fall short of their goal of capturing their prey. It was in Night Window that Jane's plan, albeit a last resort, led to a finale that was explosive, thrilling, and in the end the best of the series. I closed the book and was left extremely satisfied that I had devoted my time to this series.

  The Night Window was a five star event that was a shocking and fantastic end to this series. I hope that Koontz will write more Jane Hawk novels in the future, even if they take place before this series like he did with the Bone Farm. She is a magnificent heroine that stays true to herself. I love her determinations and her knack for survival. I look forward to reading this series again soon. Dean Koontz has given us a thought-provoking series with a thinking protagonist. Extraordinary!      


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