by Dean Koontz
Part of Jane Hawk
First published 2017
Jane Hawk watches the carnage unfold. Cora Gundersun, a mild-mannered schoolteacher beloved by her community, has taken her own life along with many others in an act of shocking violence. The words that drove her echo in Jane's mind: "No time to delay. Do what you were born to do. Fame will be yours when you do this." While authorities dismiss Cora's secret journal as the ramblings of a madwoman, Jane recognizes the pattern. Her own husband's suicide followed the same inexplicable trajectory, as did the deaths of dozens of other exemplary citizens. Jane traces these deaths to a secret cabal of powerful conspirators who believe themselves untouchable. They plan to seize absolute control through a terrifying technological breakthrough. But they underestimated a highly trained FBI agent willing to abandon everything. Jane has gone rogue, becoming America's most wanted fugitive to stop their plans. Love for her dead husband and fear for her five-year-old son, now hidden away for his safety, fuel her relentless pursuit.
Genres: suspense, crime, adult, adult-fiction, thriller, mystery-thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, high-stakes, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: conspiracy-uncovered, mother-protecting-child, revenge-driven, rogue-protagonist
Setting: America
517 pages · Hardcover · Bantam
Content warnings: murder, suicide, violence