bTHE FIRST NOVEL IN THE iNEW YORK TIMES /iBESTSELLING JANE HAWK SERIES/bbr  br bMeet Jane Hawk a remarkable new heroine certain to become an icon of suspense. This gripping thriller grabs readers from the first few pages and sweeps them along to the rousing finale. iBooklist/i/bbrbr bi I very much need to be dead. /i/bbrbrThese are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the aftermath, his widow, Jane Hawk, does what all her grief, fear, and fury demand: find the truth, no matter what.brbr People of talent and accomplishment, people admired and happy and sound of mind, have been committing suicide in surprising numbers. When Jane seeks to learn iwhy/i, she becomes the most-wanted fugitive in America. Her powerful enemies are protecting a secret so important so terrifying that they will exterminate anyone in their way.brbr But all their power and viciousness may not be enough to stop a woman as clever as they are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless and who is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.brbrbDon t miss any of Dean Koontz s gripping Jane Hawk thrillers:/bbrbTHE SILENT CORNER THE WHISPERING ROOM THE CROOKED STAIRCASE  THE FORBIDDEN DOOR b THE NIGHT WINDOW/b/bbrbrbPraise for iThe Silent Corner/i/bbrbr Gripping . . . The paranoia and mystery increase as the story unfolds. . . . Koontz has created [a] wonderful character in Jane Hawk. . . . Koontz rocks it again. b Associated Press/bbr  br In this era of stingy text-message prose, Mr. Koontz is practically Shakespeare. . . . iThe Silent Corner/i brims with both action and emotion. b iPittsburgh Post-Gazette/i/bbr  br iThe Silent Corner /iis vintage Dean Koontz: paranoia-fueled suspense . . . sleek and highly realized action, developed characters, and more twists and turns than any two ordinary novels combined. . . . As relevant to current events as it is audacious . . . amongst Dean Koontz s finest contemporary work. b iMystery Scene/i/bbr  br A proven specialist in action scenes, Koontz pulls off some doozies here. . . . The book is full of neat touches. . . . And the prose, as always in a Koontz novel, is first-rate. Perhaps Koontz s leanest, meanest thriller, this initial entry in a new series introduces a smart, appealing heroine who can outthink as well as outshoot the baddest of bad dudes. b iKirkus Reviews/i (starred review)/b