Finished: The Silent Corner (Koontz) Not as big of a page-turner as other Dean Koontz books I've read, but still good, and it comes with a sequel. It's the story of Jane Hawk, a grieving FBI agent whose husband has uncharacteristically committed suicide. Jane refuses to believe that Nick would have killed himself, but when she starts exploring they "whys", her life is threatened by very powerful people, as well as the life of her precious five year old son, Travis. Jane quickly sells her house, quits the FBI, stashes her son, not with known family, but with obscure friends, and goes about investigating further what caused not only her own husband to take his life, but several other people as well. Jane Hawk is tough, smart, wary and ruthless when it comes to finding her answers, and makes some unlikely allies along the way who are instrumental in helping her. She uncovers a corrupt group comprised of rich men, many high level, some even in her own department, who are using a super secret prostitute compound where the beautiful women have actually had something inserted into their brains to make them forget about their past, and be completely docile and compliant. Even the security guards have been treated as well, and don't ever "see" the members as they come and go. They are programmed only to respond to what names they hear called out by the computer announcing members. It goes even deeper as Jane discovers the creator of the implant is a scientist who also designed an algorithm on a computer to identify people who are a possible danger to their program, and to mark them for elimination by receiving the implants programmed to commit suicide. It's a bit of a convoluted plot, and just not quite as compelling as other Koontz books I've read. I was not tempted to sit there and read until I was finished while on vacation, or even when I got home. The book ends with Jane and her main ally breaking into the compound of the scientist and forcing him to give them all of his data AND his serums he has already created. Meanwhile, Jane's old FBI boss and mentor, who she was very close to in the past, is implanted and instructed to find Jane and kill her!! Sadly, Jane is forced to kill him first, recognizing he's been injected and knowing there is no cure for his deteriorating condition. So, at the end of the book, Jane has defeated the scientist, but has just scraped the surface of going after all the rich and powerful men in the group. She manages a quick visit to her son while he's sleeping, so he doesn't get his hopes up that she's home for good, and the book ends. I believe Jane Hawk's story continues in the sequel The Whispering Room.