Dean Koontz

In ELSEWHERE, master storyteller Dean Koontz, has created a brilliant and terrifying speculative thriller with hat-tips to George Orwell, Ray Bradbury and HG Wells.

One boy with the power to save the world. One man with the will to destroy it. The chilling, unputdownable new standalone thriller from Dean Koontz, the master of suspense. â?? The master of our darkest dreamsâ?? The Times

An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller. From Dean Koontz, the master of suspense, comes an epic thriller about a terrifying killer and the singular compassion it will take to defeat him." Canine or human, it is hard to find a more lovable character in fiction than Kipp. Devoted has every mark of a classic." --Associated PressWoody Bookman hasn't spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother, Megan, tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil was behind his father's death and now threatens him and his mother. And he's not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is listening. A uniquely gifted dog with a heart as golden as his breed, Kipp is devoted beyond reason to people. When he hears the boy who communicates like he does, without speaking, Kipp knows he needs to find him before it's too late. Woody's fearful suspicions are taking shape. A man driven by a malicious evil has set a depraved plan into motion. And he's coming after Woody and his mother. The reasons are primal. His powers are growing. And he's not alone. Only a force greater than evil can stop what's coming next.

A mother, a boy, and a desperate battle against the night. Woody Bookman hasn't spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother Megan tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil is behind his father's death and now threatens him and his mother. And he's not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is listening. Woody's fearful suspicions are taking shape. A malicious man driven by evil has set a depraved plan into motion. And he's coming after Woody and his mother. The reasons are primal. His powers are growing. And he's not alone.

Du kan kan inte vänta. Befäst ditt ditt öde. Din belöning blir berömmelse. Orden upprepas gång på gång i den vänliga och älskade läraren Cora Gundersuns huvud medan hon spränger sig själv och sin bil på öppen gata. Offren för det kallblodiga dådet är många. Dagboksanteckningar som hittas i utredningen tyder på att Cora måste ha varit galen, men FBI-agenten Jane Hawk vet bättre. Hennes utredning leder henne till en hemlig sammanslutning, som konspirerar att ta makten över USA med ny skrämmande teknik. USA:s framtid står och faller med Jane Hawk. Jane Hawk, FBI-agenten som blivit en ostoppbar jägare efter att ha förlorat sin man och tvingats förtränga minnet av sin son, fortsätter sin kamp mot ondskan i uppföljaren till Tystnaden. Del tre, Hotet, utkommer 2020. DEAN KOONTZ född 9 juli 1945 i Everett, Pennsylvania, sen länge bosatt i Kalifornien, är en amerikansk storsäljande författare. Han har haft fler än 20 titlar på New York Times bästsäljarlista och hans böcker, som översatts till närmare 40 språk, har sålt i mer än 500 miljoner exemplar runt om i världen. Hans spänningsromaner handlar ofta om den lilla människan som tvingas kämpa mot maktfullkomliga storföretag eller hemliga statliga organisationer.

An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller. From Dean Koontz, the master of suspense, comes an epic thriller about a terrifying killer and the singular compassion it will take to defeat him." Canine or human, it is hard to find a more lovable character in fiction than Kipp. Devoted has every mark of a classic." --Associated PressWoody Bookman hasn't spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother, Megan, tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil was behind his father's death and now threatens him and his mother. And he's not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is listening. A uniquely gifted dog with a heart as golden as his breed, Kipp is devoted beyond reason to people. When he hears the boy who communicates like he does, without speaking, Kipp knows he needs to find him before it's too late. Woody's fearful suspicions are taking shape. A man driven by a malicious evil has set a depraved plan into motion. And he's coming after Woody and his mother. The reasons are primal. His powers are growing. And he's not alone. Only a force greater than evil can stop what's coming next.

The explosive conclusion to the Jane Hawk saga, from No. 1 New York Times bestseller Dean Koontz. She will destroy her enemies once and for all… ‘It’s over, and so is she.’ Rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk is living in a world of danger. Her battle to expose a global conspiracy risks her own life and that of her five-year-old son, whom she has sent into hiding. Jane is meticulously gathering evidence to bring a terrifying organization to justice – one that threatens humanity with technologically imposed slavery. Now she has no choice but to expose the unimaginable truth, even if it changes her life – and the lives of everybody around the world – forever… Praise for Dean Koontz ‘Humour, humanity and horror, the classic Koontz concoction’ The Times ‘A terrific pursuit story … clever, up-to-the-minute, and riveting’ Guardian ‘An incredible saga’ Washington Post ‘Psychologically complex, masterly and satisfying’ The New York Times ‘Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler’ The Times ‘There’s surprise after surprise, including a killer finale … a read-in-one-go novel’ Independent on Sunday ‘A master at the peak of his powers’ Matt Haig, author of How to Stop Time ‘A mind-bender filled with satisfying surprises’ People

Her enemies will learn the true meaning of fearâ?¦ The No.1 New York Times bestseller and master of suspense Dean Koontz returns with the fourth Jane Hawk blockbuster.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - When this relentless rogue FBI agent comes knocking, her adversaries will have to answer--with their lives--in this thrilling Jane Hawk novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Corner." Koontz continues the incredible saga of the robust character of Jane Hawk, and it's as terrific as the others in the series."--Associated Press "We're rewriting the play, and the play is this country, the world, the future. We break Jane's heart, we'll also break her will." She was one of the FBI's top agents until she became the nation's most-wanted fugitive. Now Jane Hawk may be all that stands between a free nation and its enslavement by a powerful secret society's terrifying mind-control technology. She couldn't save her husband, or the others whose lives have been destroyed, but equipped with superior tactical and survival skills--and the fury born of a broken heart and a hunger for justice--Jane has struck major blows against the insidious cabal. But Jane's enemies are about to hit back hard. If their best operatives can't outrun her, they mean to bring her running to them, using her five-year-old son as bait. Jane knows there's no underestimating their capabilities, but she must battle her way back across the country to the remote shelter where her boy is safely hidden . . . for now. As she moves resolutely forward, new threats begin to emerge: a growing number of brain-altered victims driven hopelessly, violently insane. With the madness spreading like a virus, the war between Jane and her enemies will become a fight for all their lives--against the lethal terror unleashed from behind the forbidden door. Don't miss any of Dean Koontz's gripping Jane Hawk thrillers: THE SILENT CORNER - THE WHISPERING ROOM - THE CROOKED STAIRCASE - THE FORBIDDEN DOOR - THE NIGHT WINDOW Praise for The Forbidden Door "Compelling and enthralling."--New York Journal of Books "Mind-blowing. . . a] gripping series . . . a thrill ride. Dean Koontz is] able to distract you for hours."--Bookreporter "Koontz is on another roll with a new series that boasts a juicy premise and a compelling star. . . . Pure gold."--Booklist

De som kan leva utan att lämna några digitala spår men ändå röra sig fritt och använda internet sägs befinna sig i tystnaden. "Jag måste verkligen dö nu", är de sista skälvande orden från en man som har allt men ändå tar sitt liv. I eftersvallet av hans handling står änkan, FBI-agenten Jane Hawk. Hon är fast besluten att göra det som all sorg och ilska inom henne kräver: att finna sanningen. Ett oroväckande mönster träda fram. Hennes make verkar inte vara ensam. Många framgångsrika människor, till synes lyckliga och rofyllda, har den senaste tiden begått självmord. Någon verkar försöka skydda en hemlighet så viktig eller hemsk att ett människoliv inte är värt någonting i jämförelse. Men Jane är lika skarpsinnig som hennes motståndare är grymma och hon drivs av ett raseri som de aldrig kan förstå, fött ur kärlek. Spänningsmästaren Dean Koontz gör svensk comeback med en ny, vass thrillerserie som kretsar kring FBI-agenten Jane Hawk. DEAN KOONTZ född 9 juli 1945 i Everett, Pennsylvania, sen länge bosatt i Kalifornien, är en amerikansk storsäljande författare. Han har haft fler än 20 titlar på New York Times bästsäljarlista och hans böcker, som översatts till närmare 40 språk, har sålt i mer än 500 miljoner exemplar runt om i världen. Hans spänningsromaner handlar ofta om den lilla människan som tvingas kämpa mot maktfullkomliga storföretag eller hemliga statliga organisationer." Förmodligen Koontz vassaste thriller hittills. Boken inleder en ny serie med en smart hjältinna som kan både tänka och skjuta bättre än de allra värsta skurkarna." Kirkus Reviews "Fantastiskt skriven (som alltid) Man är helt fast redan från första sidan. Fem stjärnor!" Suspense Magazine "Intensiv Paranoian och mystiken ökar obevekligt när intrigen vindlar sig framåt. Koontz har skapat en fantastisk huvudperson i Jane Hawk. Koontz rockar igen!" Associated Press

Jane Hawk faces the fight of her life The No.1 New York Times bestseller and master of suspense Dean Koontz returns with a blockbuster thriller featuring rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk. ‘I could be dead tomorrow. Or something worse than dead’ Rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk will never cease her one-woman war against the terrifying conspiracy that threatens the freedom – and free will – of millions. Battling the mysterious epidemic of murder-suicides that claimed her husband has made Jane a wanted fugitive, hunted relentlessly by the secret cabal behind the plot. Jane will confront head-on the lethal forces arrayed against her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits when she descends the crooked staircase to the dark and dreadful place where her long nightmare was born.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Jane Hawk--who dazzled readers in The Silent Corner and The Whispering Room--faces the fight of her life, against the threat of a lifetime, in this electrifying thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling suspense master Dean Koontz. "I could be dead tomorrow. Or something worse than dead." Jane Hawk knows she may be living on borrowed time. But as long as she's breathing, she'll never cease her one-woman war against the terrifying conspiracy that threatens the freedom--and free will--of millions. Battling the strange epidemic of murder-suicides that claimed Jane's husband, and is escalating across the country, has made the rogue FBI agent a wanted fugitive, relentlessly hunted not only by the government but by the secret cabal behind the plot. Deploying every resource their malign nexus of power and technology commands, Jane's enemies are determined to see her dead . . . or make her wish she was. Jane's ruthless pursuers can't stop her from drawing a bead on her prey: a cunning man with connections in high places, a twisted soul of unspeakable depths with an army of professional killers on call. Propelled by her righteous fury and implacable insistence on justice, Jane will make her way from southern Southern California to the snow-swept slopes of Lake Tahoe to confront head-on the lethal forces arrayed against her. But nothing can prepare her for the chilling truth that awaits when she descends the crooked staircase to the dark and dreadful place where her long nightmare was born. Don't miss any of Dean Koontz's gripping Jane Hawk thrillers: THE SILENT CORNER - THE WHISPERING ROOM - THE CROOKED STAIRCASE - THE FORBIDDEN DOOR - THE NIGHT WINDOW Praise for The Crooked Staircase "An absorbing thriller full of fresh touches . . . Writing his unusual heroine, Koontz keeps the pages alive with attitude as well as action. . . . For Hawk, who is as fearless as she is beautiful, no obstacle is too great, especially with the well-being of her hidden-away five-year-old son on her mind."--Kirkus Reviews "Spellbinding . . . Beautifully plotted and written with notable care and flare . . . The Hawk series . . . is among Koontz's] best work."--Booklist (starred review) "Unrelenting . . . Jane] rivets readers' attention. . . . Michael Crichton fans and thriller aficionados who appreciate a fierce female protagonist . . . should be urged to meet Jane Hawk."--Library Journal

It�s either fight, or die� The second gripping thriller in an exciting series featuring rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk, from the master of suspense and New York Times No.1 bestselling author.

It starts as a kid's game to while away the long drive across country. It ends in a grotesque nightmare of death and destruction. Alex and Colin are travelling three thousand miles by car to a golden city and a golden girl. She's Colin's adored sister, Alex's ravishing new wife. But she could cost them their lives. Someone's out to get them. To destroy their dreams. To plunge them into a paranoid world where every sound could be the last thing they ever hear. Originally published under the pseudonym K. R. Dwyer

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Jane Hawk--fiction's most relentless, resourceful, stunning new heroine--continues her battle against a murderous conspiracy in the riveting sequel to The Silent Corner. "No time to delay. Do what you were born to do. Fame will be yours when you do this." These are the words that ring in the mind of mild-mannered, beloved schoolteacher Cora Gundersun--just before she takes her own life, and many others', in a shocking act of carnage. When the disturbing contents of her secret journal are discovered, it seems certain that she must have been insane. But Jane Hawk knows better. In the wake of her husband's inexplicable suicide--and the equally mysterious deaths of scores of other exemplary individuals--Jane picks up the trail of a secret cabal of powerful players who think themselves above the law and beyond punishment. But the ruthless people bent on hijacking America's future for their own monstrous ends never banked on a highly trained FBI agent willing to go rogue--and become the nation's most wanted fugitive--in order to derail their insidious plans to gain absolute power with a terrifying technological breakthrough. Driven by love for her lost husband and by fear for the five-year-old son she has sent into hiding, Jane Hawk has become an unstoppable predator. Those she is hunting will have nowhere to run when her shadow falls across them. Don't miss any of Dean Koontz's gripping Jane Hawk thrillers: THE SILENT CORNER - THE WHISPERING ROOM - THE CROOKED STAIRCASE - THE FORBIDDEN DOOR - THE NIGHT WINDOW Praise for The Whispering Room "Koontz has never exactly shied away from complex characters or situations. And this situation gets very complex indeed, as Jane pursues the people behind the conspiracy with the kind of single-minded relentlessness that makes the book absolutely spellbinding. As good as The Silent Corner was, this one's even better. . . . Koontz is on another roll with a new series that boasts a juicy premise and a compelling star. . . . Pure gold."--Booklist (starred review) "A deeply layered, satisfying thriller that is character-driven and nearly impossible to put down . . . grounded in many real-world, current issues . . . The Whispering Room] never loses sight of the classic political/sci-fi/thriller elements that make it so much fun to read."--Bookreporter

A gifted clairvoyant. A shocking vision. A deadly killer. Dean Koontz writes a spine-chilling novel in The Face of Fear - a gripping tale of predator and prey. Perfect for fans of Richard Laymon and Harlan Coben.'Real suspense... tension upon tension!' - The New York Times Graham Harris is a gifted clairvoyant, and during a television interview, he 'sees' a murder being committed. He knows that the killer is the man the police have named the Butcher - the slayer of nine young women. Learning of the psychic identification, the Butcher begins to stalk this 'witness' to his crime, and traps Harris and his girlfriend at night in a vast forty-two-storey business building, hunting them relentlessly from floor to floor... What readers are saying about The Face of Fear: 'Your breathing will not return to normal once Koontz brings you immediately into the fold and hold of this book''Wonderfully told story about undisguised, revelled-in evil''This book combines the crime and thriller genres masterfully with a good dose of occult'

The past can be a very dangerous place when it is locked into a nightmare... The Key to Midnight is a page-turning thriller from Dean Koontz that delves into the darkest of dreams. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Harlan Coben. 'Dean Koontz writes page-turners, middle-of-the-night-sneak-up-behind-you suspense thrillers. He touches our hearts and tingles our spines' - Washington Post Book WorldWho is Joanna Rand? Alex Hunter hasn't come to Japan to fall in love. But Joanna Rand is the most beautiful, exciting woman he has ever met. But Joanna is not who she thinks she is. Ten years before, and halfway across the world, a brutally bizarre experiment recreated her mind. A violation so hideous that her dreams are filled with terror and her memories are a lie. If they are ever to be free, Alex and Joanna have to reopen the dangerous door into the nightmare past. Somehow they have to find the key to midnight... What readers are saying about The Key to Midnight: 'This is a story of suspense, action and intrigue set to the backdrop of international espionage... Koontz delivers his usual blend of mystery and action that keeps those pages turning''This is an intriguing tale, a mystery and a romance but shot through with an underlying psychological horror and also a political undertone, too''As always, so, so readable, and so, so well written'