The Forbidden Door: A Jane Hawk Novel

Fourth book in this series and my first read. The start was slow and a little tedious. Started picking up about a third into the book and WOW, the interest caught fire. The story is almost a “big brother” scenario , with the revolutionary truly bad guys seeming to always get the upper hand. By the end of this book, all is not well with the revolution and the main character, Jane Hawk is on the move, trying to stay alive, at a high price. A good read.

I give this fourth book in the Jane Hawk series a tentative four stars. I say that because yes, it's still loaded with the suspenseful paranoia that Koontz is so good at, and there's plenty of action to keep things rolling. Except that it doesn't roll that far. We don't see nearly as much of our heroine, Jane Hawk, in this one. In fact, she almost takes a backseat to the many bad guys in this terrifying conspiracy for world domination. While I appreciate the author's ability to paint a scene, this one got a little wordy and drawn out. It takes a bit before the title is explained, but I have to say that it certainly added another chilling layer to this story. So, while this one had its ups and downs for me, I'm still intrigued by Jane's story and recommend it frequently. At this point, I'm invested in the outcome, whatever it may be, so will be checking out whatever's next for Jane and company.

I heard a hard time with this book. It was a long hard read for me, not as enjoyable at the previous three...or was it just my disappointment that I thought the series was going to come to it's triumphial conclusion? Oh well, now I get to wait till the next one comes out and see what happens then.