Hm. What to write here.. I finished this last month, but I haven't been able to stomach a review until now. I have really enjoyed this series, and perhaps that is why I'm struggling with this last review. Yup, this is the last book. Even at 90%, I didn't know it was the last book so of course my brain was jumping to the next possible storyline. Then.. it ended. What..? Five books worth of Jane Hawk running from the bad guys and it's all resolved in the last 10% of this book? I'm disappointed. I expected more from you Dean Koontz! So, I'm giving the first 90% of this book a 5 and the last 10% a 1. I'm not satisfied at all with the way it ended or how quickly it ended. It just seemed like Dean all of a sudden wiped his hands of Jane or he needed to reach a publishing deadline. Sigh. This could have easily gone into another book with all the new resources Jane gets.

The Night Window by Dean Koontz – 5-Stars
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine Bantam
ISBN: 9780525484707

Jane Hawk is inspiring. We all have too much government or individuals/groups infiltrating our space. If you read the first 4 books in the series, you are quite aware that a corrupt cabal of individuals has decided to impose havoc on the world by controlling the minds of high-level individuals to satisfy their desires. Four long books led us to book five, the climax. I’d like to say I read every word from this masterful author, but I’d be lying since a lot of this novel is material repeated from the previous books. This is necessary to guarantee it can stand alone. But, the extra words certainly adds page after page of repetitious text. I appreciate an author who can utilize words, analogies, descriptions, etc. to clearly express an environment or situation. However, I would be remiss not to point out that this can sometimes be overdone. My advice: just skim over the repetitions and enjoy the book.

All my expectations for this last book in the series were met: exciting, suspenseful, twists, just the right amount of combative actions, characters that are memorable. I’ll always remember Jane for her perseverance despite the numbers and the power of her adversaries. Her lessons to us are to never-give-up and to always think and plan as best you can! Then there was Cornell with his quirkiness, who struggled, but conquered his personality faults to reach out and contribute to a cause. A third, Vikram, is new to us in this book and shows us guys how to treat a off-limit lady despite absolutely adoring her. Well, Vikram, is a computer hacker, who gives far more than he receives to assure the cabal is defeated. A clever last-step plan when Jane and Vikram are up against insurmountable odds saves the team. But, will everybody live happily ever after?

Reviewer: Rich

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think this is the best Jane Hawk book in the series so far!!!!!!! There's not alot I can say in my review so as not to have spoilers. Jane has a ton of problems and troubles in this one but she is just as smart and resilient as ever. Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing for my honest review.

I looked forward to this book as soon as I had completed the previous book in the series. I looked up the title of the upcoming book and put it on my TBR pile. When I was chosen to read an ARC, I was doing a happy dance for days! I cannot say enough about how fantastic the whole series is, and this final book brings everything and everyone together in one final explosive finale. I love the strong female character that is Jane Hawk, and I was delighted to find new characters who joined her as allies in this final installment. Vikram was hilarious in his assumptions that all he had to do was work on technology and he would be able to save Jane and defeat the evil Techno Arcadians. The villains were really wicked and determined in their quest to control the world. They were bad guys that you loved to hate. Travis, Jane’s innocent five year old son, is in danger again, and Bernie and Cornell play large roles once again in his life. Since elderly Bernie and OCD Cornell are such unlikely heroes, I loved them the more. There is just so much action happening in each chapter that it’s difficult to write a review that doesn’t give anything away and yet lets all of the readers know that this is one book that you will not want to miss! There are references to the previous books, so you could read this book as a stand alone, but you will not want to. Readers will want to start with Book One and end up with this one. I need to go back and read all of them again...I loved this series so much! I seriously doubt that author Dean Koontz will ever be able to write another series to enthrall and entertain me as this one did, but I look forward to his next book just because Jane Hawk was so absorbing and magnetic to me. An absolute must-read for fans of sci-fi, fantasy and excellent fiction!

This is the final in the Jane Hawk series.
The Silent Corner
The Whispering Room
The Crooked Staircase
The Forbidden Door
The Night Window
I definitely recommend reading the books in order. Each book references someone or something from previous books.
Jane Hawk is going to keep her son safe at any cost. To succeed, she needs to hide him with trusted friends while she 'saves the world' from a very powerful and very evil group. She's mostly on her own, although she has a few allies along the way.
This is a very powerful series with well defined characters. I highly recommend it.

Wainwright Hollister is a man who always gets what he wants by whatever means he has to employ. Now he is the ringmaster of sorts for the adjusted people rightly named the Techno Arcadians. After an injection that alters their brains, Hollister can control their actions. They are puppets playing to his grand plan of taking over the United States – then most likely the world.

Jane Hawk has been on his trail since the senseless suicide of her husband at Hollister’s hand. But the stakes are high. She no longer works within the law enforcement community. She had to go rogue since Arcadians have infiltrated all forms of government from local cops to the highest political offices. She is relentlessly searching for a way to stop them before they ruin the country and closer to home, the rest of her family. Jane will do anything to save her son.

In this fifth book of the Jane Hawk series, she teams up with an unlikely ally, computer geek Vikram Rangnekar. She doesn’t ask for or want his help, but she needs him. Rangnekar has been working in the background for some time unbeknownst to Jane setting up what could be the only way to infiltrate Hollister’s army from within. With grave reservations, she puts her trust in Rangnekar and the two of them begin what will either be the end of the Techno Arcadians or the end of Jane and possibly the world as we know it.

The Night Window is the fifth book in the Jane Hawk series. I have read two of the previous books, and have always felt I knew enough of the background provided in each of them to understand exactly what was going on. Koontz is one of my favorite authors, his characters and plots have a depth that most authors only aspire to. But that being said, his books read like the page-turning thrillers that they are. Sometimes I need to slow myself down to appreciate his beautiful analogies and turns of phrase. He is the Michelangelo of prose, painting masterpieces with his words. For example, here is how he creates the vision of snow in the reader’s mind: “Snow raveled now in countless skeins through the loom of the day and formed a pristine fabric”. So be sure to take your time, even though the pace is fast, enjoy the sheer beauty of the writing.

DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: I have a material connection because I received a review copy for free from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Copyright © 2019 Laura Hartman

Another great novel by Dean Koontz! The Night Window wraps up the Jane Hawk series in a fitting way but also makes me feel it could continue, I look forward to the next adventure with Mr. Koontz - thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy.

This is the 5th book in the Jane Hawke series. I really enjoyed this series and the character. Jane is a smart tough woman. The ending ties up all the loose ends and brings the series to a close. I don't think I could stand being left hanging one more time.

As the final book in the series it did not disappoint in the least. It was just as exciting, intriguing and suspenseful as the first two books were.
The technology discussed in the book is very thought-provoking as it quite possibly is already in existence.
It was great to see a strong female lead will they take charge attitude the main character of a book.

Review by 2shay……….

Jane Hawk is an amazing character, crazy smart, beautiful, determined and skilled. She’s also heart broken from the death of her husband, Nick, and committed to protecting her son at any cost. I have loved this series from page one of book one and still say that Jane Hawk is the best character Dean Koontz has ever created. But…I had some issues with the ending. You probably shouldn’t read past this point if you haven’t finished this book.

——SPOILER ALERT!!——

WTF? The ending was spectacularly predictable all the way back to book two! How many lives could have been saved if she had just told a few “adjusted” people to “play Manchurian with me”? Plus, she had the means to talk directly in the whispering room for a while. And what happened to all the people in book four who were surrounded by law enforcement? They were just dropped from the story completely.

Dean Koontz is a talented author, but I think he dropped the ball on this one. Maybe he just got tired and decided to wrap it up. It was disappointing. For me.

***ARC graciously provided by Random House and NetGalley for an honest and voluntary review.

Review: THE NIGHT WINDOW by Dean Koontz. The fifth and final book of the Jane Hawk series. I have been reading Mr. Koontz' books for many years now and always enjoy them .I have now read this entire series and it definitely deserves 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars That being said, I do wish he would get back to doing more stand alone books again especially ones similar to his novel Intensity. I'm hoping to continue reading him for many more years to come.

4.5 stars!
The Night Window is the fifth and final installment of the Jane Hawk series by Dean Koontz, and it feels as if I’m saying goodbye to an old friend. The only thing I don’t know is how her story will conclude. Will our badass Mama Bear come out of the fight in one piece? Or will I be left hurling abuse at my Kindle, and maybe Mr. Koontz himself?

I had a bit of a wait to find out.

Jane’s story continued at breakneck speed, and once again, there were several inter-connected subplots with various timelines told in the different voices of old friends and new, potentially terrifying, characters.

In The Night Window, Jane has her son, Travis, safely stashed away (or so she thinks), and she has a new and unexpected addition to her oddball cast of collaborators. That addition, however, comes with some challenges, and Jane finds some bridges burned and former allies turned against her. She knows that she needs to end her fight against the Arcadians who are always hot on her trail, and while you suspect you know what her plan is, it’s not obvious until the very last.

With plenty of tension, suspense, drama, some pretty thrilling twists and a scarily realistic conspiracy (seriously - too realistic), Mr. Koontz has once again exceeded my expectations. With a sometimes unreliable and wildly different cast of characters, I am still very much in awe of his ability to slip in and out of each subplot and each character’s mind with such ease, you have to wonder how much therapy the man needs (or how much he drinks after each chapter!).

Once again, if you’re into strong female leads and plenty of action, look at the Jane Hawk series. Since this one isn’t due for release until mid-May, you have plenty of time to catch up on all of Jane’s adventures.

As for me - I'm still digging that bunker. Hey, I live in the desert ... that caliche is tough!

Absolutely stunning finish to one of the best series I've read in years. I couldn't put it down, and I've gotten everyone i know eager to read it. I really hope the Jane Hawk novels get turned into a movie or tv series.

I am a big Dean Koontz fan. I've always found his psychological novels thrilling and disturbing. Unfortunately, I couldn't say the same about this book. I felt like the author gave it all away in the beginning. Too much explanation on why they were eliminating citizens, none of the suspense build up Koontz is famous for. I didn't particularly care for any of the characters and although the plot would have been a great Sci fi story the execution was lacking.
Thank you Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Although I had not read the other books in this series (I didn’t know it even was a series until I finished), I enjoyed this book. The main character, Jane Hawk, is on the run for her life. Koontz makes you want her to succeed and reunite with her son. I like books that jump around from different characters perspectives, and this one does a lot. It is a little wordy at times, but an enjoyable story.

Finally Jane Hawk is not alone. Her incredible fight with the Arcadians is in full throttle but she has someone fighting beside her. For far too long, Jane has been on the run. For her it started when her husband, the love of her life, died. Jane knew that his death was the result of something terrible. She just had to prove it. During the process she became a fugitive, a disgraced ex-FBI agent, and a mother who had to hide her young child in order to protect his life.

Who are the Arcadians? They are a horrid, nefarious group of people who developed a despicable form of mind control, affecting hundreds, if not thousands. These conspirators have reached the deepest levels of society, leaving Jane with no one she can trust. This makes her run faster. Run harder. But she needs to stop them. How will she be able to?

Enter Vikram Rangnekar, someone Jane used to work with. I questioned myself more than once whether or not stating his name in this review is a spoiler. The fact is that the story wouldn't exist without this pivotal character. Enough said.

The Arcadians have developed a method to control minds, turning ordinary or even very successful individuals into robots. Complete mind control. What some of the victims do in this state has a very direct impact as to why Jane is so determined to expose them once and for all. She will not have a future if she doesn't succeed. The country, the world will not have a future.

What a riveting story! The action picks up from the very beginning and never lets up for one second. I rooted for Jane the entire time, not just in this book, but during the entire series. I wanted so much for her to meet her objective, which was clearing her husband's name. But it was her ultimate goal, that of caring for the rest of the world that made her such a remarkable heroine.

I don't know if Dean Koontz will write another book or series like this one, but, if he does, I will be first in line. In the meantime, this series needs to be put in some type of video format. I just know it would work.

The Night Window is the finale of the Jane Hawk series. There is enough of a back story contained if one should choose to read this as a standalone or any of the series out of order. However, it is a long, involved story and might be better enjoyed as a whole.

Many thanks to Random House and to NetGalley for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion.

So, a book or two ago, I was mightily upset with our author. While I still loved Jane and was still very much into the series, I was…not pleased…with some decisions the author made. And I wasn’t the only one.

Well, in a case of what surely must be an author listening to his loyal readers, Mr. Koontz pulled it all together!

Now, based on this book I’m assuming we’re at the end of Jane’s Saga – and Mr. Koontz pulls this ending off in fine (and seriously exciting) style!

He pulls out all the stops and gives readers a slam bang ending that just feels right!

Should I be wrong, and there’s more Jane in our future, I’ll be happy. But if this is the end, I think that this book ends just the way it should.

Very, very happy with this read!

*ARC Provided via Net Galley

Wow... I'm not even sure where to start. I binge read this entire series in the last month. A little out of my comfort zone, though I love most of the Koontz novels I've already read. I was not disappointed to say the least.

Some background on the entire series.....

If you love characters like Beatrix Kiddo or Laura Croft, you will love Jane.

Jane is a rouge FBI agent, on the run and hellbent on proving that her beloved husband didn't commit suicide in their bathroom leaving her and their 4 year old boy behind. Along the way she uncovers horrible truths. A large group of people that deem themselves revolutionists, have orchestrated a way to basically purge society of people who are righteous and good. People who will have a large impact on their communities and all and all do good in the world. They do this by using nanotech brain implants which give them mind control over anyone that's been injected. These 'adjusted' people are either enslaved or instructed to commit suicide. This paves the way for their so called utopia filled with wealthy & pretentious people who feel they are above the masses.

My favorite thing about Mr. Koontz is how he creates characters that you want to know IRL. Like Odd Thomas, this series is also filled with characters that I wish I could call friends. I adored Grandpa Bernie and Cordell and their side stories. There were so many side stories in these novels, but they were all important to the story. I liked that we weren't only following Jane, but other characters as well, both good and bad guys. It kept the story fresh and fast paced.

This final installment was just as wonderful as the previous 4. I had no idea how Jane was going to blow the Arcadian's cover and expose them to the world and I was not disappointed.

A huge thank you to NetGalley & Random House for the ARC!

Eh. Not bad, but it basically served to reinforce what I've already concluded about Mr. Koontz's latest books: He appears to enjoy the "sound" of his own words more than he's interested in crafting a solid story. I enjoy the female protagonist in this particular series, which is why I chose the book, and wish the author would capitalize more on her personality and doggedness than waxing poetic. Still, I can't say I don't recommend the book, and I did, ultimately, enjoy it. Half-heartedly recommended.

** I thank the publisher and/or author for allowing me to read this novel as an ARC, without recompense, in exchange for my honest review. **

This was a really nail chewing tale that picked up right after the close of the last book. That being said, had I come across the series here, I could have figured out the story line. There was great subtle revisits to events to refresh the readers memories.

One thing Koontz has that in most authors can't capture for me is the ability to create separate areas of storyline and keep me engaged. There is obviously more than one story line in here as well, and they cross in their own ways brilliantly.
I'm glad some of the characters from the last novel were present here. On a lesser scale as they are not the main focus, more secondary to who is at that point driving the plot.
I have truly felt throughout this series that the main baddie had an aura of another famous literary character. Voldemort. And in the end, he was just an ordinary man no matter how much power he garnered in his vile life. It's hard to say if he was being haunted, or maybe, just maybe conscience was beginning to poke through his evil?
The maternal instinct is strong in Jane. The bond between her and her separated son is beautiful. The allies she picks up along the way, dampened the pain of trail of blood left by the Arcadians.
This was a book I could have devoured easily in an entire day on, but I tried to pace myself. Reading only nightly, and a section at a time.
What a great storyline and arc for those we get to know throughout the book. I do hope we see more of them in the future.