The Silent Conspiracy: A Novel

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If you like espionage, government corruption, technological terrorism, and edge of your seat action sequences where you aren't sure how our heroine is going to succeed - this is the book for you. Even if you aren't a Koontz fan, I think you will like this.

None of thecelebrities named inthe Facebook post appear in the credits of the 2011 "Silent Children" promo videouploaded to YouTube, either. You may, on the other hand, chose to believe Mrs Scott - in which case I can only say that you need psychiatric help... Jane Hawk is obviously running from someone. When we first meet her she's making sure to avoid the usual traps that anyone on the run would. Using credit cards, navigation apps, and presenting official CIA ID's... you know the usual. We know Jane's running from someone, or something, but finding out what (or whom) is so worth the ride. Koontz doesn't lose classic features such as a protagonist that just happens to have money. Jane is frugal because she's not rich, but she does "stumble" across a few ways of getting more dough. The attention to detail is another Koontz trait that makes its way into this corner, but is not overly done so it works here. The other aspect of his writing that works here is his penchant for the battle between good and evil. Jane is good and the deaths she is representing for were lives of people who were practically saints. This is mandatory reading for any thriller aficionado." -- Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author

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One example can be found in a bucolic corner of East Sussex, where an enterprise calling itself the Hope Sussex Community Hub is trying to build what it describes as a “community of freedom-loving people”, promoting survivalism and raising funds to exist “outside of the control of the state”.

This was an interesting story but wow did it end abruptly. I cannot remember a cliffhanger quite like the one in this book, I seriously thought part of the book was missing. This is an authentic action thriller. There isn’t a great amount of character development, there aren’t a lot of twists and turns. But there was a ton of action and loads of intrigue and subterfuge. Just like the previous book this book reminded me a lot of THE DA Vinci CODE. Secret societies with some political and religious implications. The audiobook was narrated by Charlie Thurston Who really brings the perfect tone to the story. Jane is an awesome protagonist with just the right balance of ‘bad ass’ and smarts, and human compassion. Her maternal instincts coupled with her vigilante mission is a riveting juxtaposition amid Jane’s terrifying battle to stay one step ahead of the game and come out alive. Anyway, changed my view of Dean Koontz completely. AND while I continued to run on books that left me decidedly blah and a few I completely disliked on the whole things changed greatly for the better.

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I am going with 4.5 stars on this one rounding up to 5 (since GR doesn’t do the half stars). I was quite impressed with this book - it kept me interested and on the edge of my seat throughout. Also, it did a good job of both telling a whole story while also introducing what will be a new ongoing series (ARC has the into for the next book already). The premise is a good one, the tension is high, and the characters are well developed." — New York Journal of Books I also want to forbid Koontz from writing about nano-technology anymore. Get a new plot dude. I just cannot take this seriously anymore. At this point I actually think having a damn dog in every book was better than reading about nanos and how they can affect people and totally change their brain chemistry, etc. I have never been a big Dean Koontz fan. I loved The Darkest Evening of the Year but started an Odd Thomas book and never finished it. But I decided to give this new series of his a shot. Still, overall, I am on board for this series, and hope the upcoming installments are on par with this one.

What Koontz has done well is provide an interesting premise and married it with the things I loved about his books. Much of The Silent Corner has a science fiction(y) vibe to it. How in the hell do you convince someone to kill themselves? That shit's scary that it could be done and someone would want to have it done to someone else. He keeps the suspense high using short chapters and keeping the story moving by not going on and on and on about how awesome the two German Shepard guard dogs. Those involved include former members of the British National party (BNP) and an ex-army figure who were behind a paramilitary-style anti-vax group that hit the headlines last year for running direct action training sessions in preparedness for waging “war” on the government. From then on I was looking at the data, which I was always open to, and I came to realise I was wrong to believe what I did,” added Lewis, who has asked for only his first name to be used. While Tsikurishvili says he never discussed the specifics of the film with its star, he says the last thing Avicii told him, when they met last December, was that he thought the film was great.

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With a decades-old cabal, ancient relic, conspiracy, action, and twists, THE NETWORK delivers on the goods. The result: an addicting read that keep you up long past bedtime." — Tosca Lee, New York Timesbestselling author The company behind the film, JellyBeane Productions LLC, was dissolvedon Jan. 9, 2017. This occurred before Cornell's death, another fact the claim gets wrong. Single’s husband, Matt, told the Guardian that they had been open about their past BNP associations, which he blamed on “naivety”, and they had been met with “acceptance and understanding” since their pandemic-era involvement. Needless to say, her online forays mean it's hard to miss day-to-day news - not all of which, shall we say, is positive. From that springs one of my favorite quotes in the book - one with which I wholeheartedly (or more accurately, disheartedly) concur: " If you let the news spoil your appetite, there wouldn't be a day you could eat." Of course there are also the series books he's written a few seemed never to have had a resolution and we're still waiting (like the Moonlight Bay "trilogy". was published in 1999 and we're still waiting for . My late wife passed away waiting for the completion of that trilogy. Go figure. Then there are books like that ends as if more is to come, but it never continues.

In the last few weeks you have all heard some pretty extraordinary allegations being made about one of the prettiest...about one of the most distinguished politicians ever to rise to high office in this country - or not, as you may think.Tom Mangold's description of the extraordinary biased summing-up of the judge at the Jeremy Thorpe trial [for the attempted murder of Norman Scott] makes sense of a classic piece of Peter Cook satire - a piece far closer to the truth that might be imagined by those coming across it by chance. Before I get into my review, I must say this. I would have probably enjoyed this book a lot more if I had read the first book. To me, this book should not be read as a standalone novel. So many of the issues I have in this book, stem from not knowing what happened in the first book. I love a strong female character and Koontz outdid himself with Jane. I liked her a lot. As with most of Koontz’s good guys, she does the right thing regardless of the personal cost. She’s smart, courageous, and determined. She's badass, but with a heart. She won’t hesitate to kill, but only if unavoidable and necessary.