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She was one of the FBI’s top agents until she became the nation’s most-wanted fugitive, a happily married woman before becoming a devastated widow. Now Jane Hawk may be all that stands between a free nation and its enslavement by a powerful secret society’s terrifying mind-control technology. She couldn’t save her husband, or the others whose lives have been destroyed, but equipped with superior tactical and survival skills - and the fury born of a broken heart and a hunger for justice - Jane has struck major blows against the insidious cabal. But Jane’s enemies are about to hit back hard.
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5 out of 5 stars
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awesome!
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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5 out of 5 stars
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Odd start but well worth the listen
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Since his wife, Michelle, left seven years ago, Jeffy Coltrane has worked to maintain a normal life for himself and his 11-year-old daughter, Amity, in Suavidad Beach. It’s a quiet life, until a local eccentric known as Spooky Ed shows up on their doorstep. Ed entrusts Jeffy with hiding a strange and dangerous object - something he calls “the key to everything” - and tells Jeffy that he must never use the device. But after a visit from a group of ominous men, Jeffy and Amity find themselves accidentally activating the key and discovering an extraordinary truth.
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Devoted
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
Woody Bookman hasn’t spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother, Megan, tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil was behind his father’s death and now threatens him and his mother. And he’s not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is listening.
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5 out of 5 stars
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He’s done it again.
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Strangers
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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A handful of people. From different backgrounds, living in different towns and cities across America, they had nothing in common - except fear. Deep in the heart of a sprawling desert, a dark memory called out to them, drawing them to the Tranquility Motel - where the terrifying truth was waiting.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too long
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Intensity
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 94
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intense
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Ashley Bell
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Who is Ashley Bell? From number-one New York Times best-selling author Dean Koontz comes the must-listen thriller of the year, perfect for listeners of dark psychological suspense and modern classics of mystery and adventure. Brilliantly paced, with an exhilarating heroine and a twisting, ingenious storyline, Ashley Bell is a new milestone in literary suspense from the long-acclaimed master.
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5 out of 5 stars
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the narrator is perfect for this story
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From the Corner of His Eye
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful.
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Lightning
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A storm struck on the night Laura Shane was born, and there was a strangeness about the weather that people would remember for years. But even more mysterious was the blond-haired stranger who appeared out of nowhere - the man who saved Laura from a fatal delivery. Years later - after another bolt of lightning - the stranger returned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A story that also has time travel in it
- By Jayson on 2018-09-16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 506
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It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Then the shooters arrived. The chaos and carnage lasted only eight minutes before the killers were taken down. But one person wasn't satisfied with the shockingly high death toll at the DownEast Mall. And as the survivors slowly heal, find shelter, and rebuild, they will discover that another conspirator is lying in wait - and this time, there might be nowhere safe to hide.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Utterly incredible
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Do No Harm
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4 out of 5 stars 35
Someone is stalking the UCLA Medical Center - a depraved madman who is preying upon the staff, particularly those who are young and female. No stranger to the terrible ravages of senseless violence, E.R. Chief Dr. David Spier must keep the emergency room running smoothly and efficiently, even as his terrified co-workers wonder who will be the next victim. But when the monster himself is dragged into the E.R. in handcuffs - hideously burned, suffering, and begging for mercy - the nightmare is far from over. It has only just begun.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nail biting suspence, nonstop action
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Odd Thomas
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story5 out of 5 stars 53
"The dead don't talk. I don't know why." But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, Stormy Llewellyn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved every second of this
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Memories of Tomorrow
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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What strange science made Nameless who he is? What catastrophes have been erased from his memories? In the stunning conclusion of this series, the dark past comes flooding back, and Nameless must decide how much he really wants to know. In Indiana, a murderous psycho has kidnapped his own six-year-old stepson, Jamie, and secreted him away in a subterranean cave. It’s become their bunker. For Nameless, the case is breaking down his defenses, and it may force him to face his memories.
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Frankenstein: Prodigal Son
- Written by: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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He is Deucalion, a tattooed man of mysterious origin, a sleight-of-reality artist who has traveled the centuries with a secret worse than death. He arrives in New Orleans as a serial killer stalks the streets, a killer who carefully selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself. Deucalion's path will lead him to cool, tough police detective Carson O'Connor and her devoted partner, Michael Maddison, who are tracking the slayer but will soon discover signs of something far more terrifying: an entire race of killers who are much more - and less - than human.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this series
- By Anonymous User on 2020-08-21
Publisher's Summary
A dazzling new series debuts with a remarkable heroine certain to become a new icon of suspense, propelled by the singular narrative genius of New York Times best-selling author Dean Koontz.
"I very much need to be dead."
These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for - but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, Jane, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered...unless she does what all the grief, fear, confusion, and fury inside of her demand: find the truth, no matter what.
There is no one else to speak for Jane's husband - or the others who have followed him into death at their own hands. Although people of talent and accomplishment, people admired and happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers, no one else is willing to give up everything just to seek, to find, to know. No one except Jane. But ahead lies only risk. Because those arrayed against her are legion...and dangerously devoted to protecting something profoundly important - or terrifying - enough to exterminate any and all in their way.
Too many have already died, and those responsible will learn that all their malevolent power 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.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Meredith
- 2018-01-11
Narrator has very irritating speech pattern.
The narrator has a very irritating speech habit of pronouncing about every 35th word with an improper emphasis. I also did not like her voice when she spoke the male parts. Dean Koontz is my favorite author. this reader ruined this book for me.
7 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Diana Elaine Chow
- 2018-08-17
Ok
Recommend to readers who enjoy crime stories with a strong female lead. The performance was good, but her child’s voice made me grit my teeth. This was not a page turner for me but I had to finish it. It left me unsatisfied but I like the main character and believe the next books in the series will be better.
2 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 2019-08-30
Jane Hawk keeps you riveted.
I enjoy Dean Koonz. Loved the Brother Odd series. Hopefully the Jane Hawk series lives up to the same standards. Koonz writes just on the edge of believability. With technology advancing so quickly could it be corrupted in this way. Or not? I’m looking forward to book 2. If you are sci-fi conspiracy fan then I think you will enjoy this novel.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- RAS
- 2019-07-16
Intrigued, yet...
Let me start by stating: I am a Dean Koontz fan. I have loved much of his work, many of his novels and found myself compelled by several series. I enjoyed his Frankenstein series and loved Odd Thomas. Though I was looking forward to digging into a new series, I'm left with a feeling of mild disappointment. I will read the next one because I'm intrigued with the story, and I hope I begin to love Jane Hawk the way I have loved his other characters. I had my biggest issue with the narration. I found the performance lacking; the voice portrayals poor and distracting.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kolton Wiggins
- 2018-08-31
A Fantastic Start
Loved the narrator and the story. Dean Koontz is my favorite author and this is one of his best. I am loving the first of this Jane Hawk series. Looking forward to the rest of the series!
3 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- David Olmstead
- 2018-06-19
Eerily parallels the current events!
Classic Koontz, with his prose filled descriptions and picture perfect settings....action gallore with a heroine that manages to feel real in spite of the events happening in the book...with the suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain paralleling the story, it made for an interesting read. I would totally recommend this to anyone wanting a fast paced, well written story.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Michelle
- 2018-04-10
Engaging!
I thought this book was great, I loved the main character, Jane and am looking forward to reading the next two books with her. She has guts and a heart. The bad guys and the technology they use is terrifying and makes you wonder if it is even possible in the real world, and of it is, then well, even more terrifying! Dean Koontz is so good as bringing a scene alive, you almost feel like you are there. I liked the narration as well.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Edward Jackowiak
- 2020-10-07
The Silent Corner
It was a very intriguing mystery that I found fastenating. I found that I could not stop listening to it.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Darlene
- 2020-03-11
Great
I laughed, cried and was horrified in some places, great suspense. Loved this book. Very well written.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Townsend
- 2017-10-19
Suspense, well-written
Having been a Dean Koontz fan for over twenty years, I’m always glad to see him start a new series. And, yes, this is definitely Book 1 with more to come. Some issues are resolved, others are left hanging. The main character, an FBI agent on leave, is out to solve the mystery of her happy, well-adjusted husband’s suicide. It quickly becomes obvious that some sort of “mind control” is at work. Game on. The resulting search for answers is part suspense/thriller, part sci-fi. Lots of action, lots to think about.
Koontz does the lone searcher-after-truth as well as any writer on the scene today. Along the way, he introduces our heroine Jane to a steady stream of interesting (and well-written) people, some endearing, others revolting, some of whom are mere “walk-ons”, while others hang around. The main characters don’t live in a closed universe. Kind of like real life — you meet someone in a strange town, interact for a few minutes or maybe an hour, and odds are you’ll never see them again. And sometimes the odds are wrong, but usually not.
I read or listen to Koontz as much for his prose as for his plots. Lovely descriptions and an SAT vocabulary. (Who else can use the word “deliquesce” in such an unselfconscious way?) He doesn’t merely “plot” a thriller, he WRITES it.
I don’t understand the criticisms of the narrator. Dean Koontz writes the way he talks - you can find some fascinating interviews online. When I read his books I “hear” a very soft, even gentle voice, so hearing it read aloud that ways seems right. His main characters always have a quietness about them that reflects their “loner” or outsider natures, and Elizabeth Rodgers captures this in her reading. I agree with those who find the long pauses between chapters annoying, but this is the production crew”s error, not the narrator’s.
Bottom line: only four stars because it isn’t Koontz’s best work. Truth: if I were comparing The Silent Corner to the work of other writers rather than to Koontz himself, I’d probably give it five! And, yes, I’m eagerly awaiting the next book in the series.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- 4DogsInAnRV
- 2017-07-16
Need a new narrator
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
The book, definately. But read it, don't listen. Elisabeth Rodgers was quite robotic sounding. Like when I had Alexa read a book for me before I got Audible. I hoped that I had bought a kindle version as well, but hadn't so I was stuck listening to her. The story line was good, I enjoyed the book, just not the narration.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Silent Corner?
All of it.
How could the performance have been better?
Less robotic... don't pause forever between chapters (often I thought there was something wrong because the pause seemed to go on for so long!)
Was The Silent Corner worth the listening time?
The story was. I just found the narration annoying. If I could have traded for a kindle version, I would have.
Any additional comments?
I would like to be reimbursed for this book. If I see Elisabeth Rodgers again, I won't buy the book in audible form.
110 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Thomas
- 2017-07-17
good idea but pretty slow in the beginning
I generally like anything g that Dean Koontz writes, So I am aware that he sometimes goes over the top on descriptive prose, but with this book it almost felt like filler to make the book longer. I liked the premise and will probably get the next in the series when it comes out, but only because I stuck with it long enough to become vested in the heroine. the protagonist was too much a shadowy "they". and the gaps in logic towards the 3rd act were hard to understand considering this was Mr. Koontz. The heroine has to do something, make a mistake that she clearly avoids throughout the thirst two thirds of the story so we can bring everyone e to the last act.
also, it is a small thimg, but research, a helicopter pilot in the Army is never a "Sarge" several characters point out that one character was a helicopter pilot, but later everyone calls him their sergeant. sorry, 23 years as a military helicopter pilot. probably no one else was bothered by that.
hopefully the next in the series is a little faster paced.
23 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Coleen M. Weiss
- 2017-06-24
Very poor narration
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. It is a great story and moves along quickly.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Silent Corner?
When she goes to the house and meets the girl who has had her brain altered.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Elisabeth Rodgers?
Almost anyone. The narration modulated from hardly being able to hear her to her almost yelling. When wearing headphones it is a very distracting quality.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Is this the way the elite see the future?
Any additional comments?
Dean Koontz had created very memorable characters, but develops a scary story that makes one wonder if this could happen.
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- Kytrena vedder
- 2018-04-07
great story
I really love Dean Koontz ...this was a awesome listen. downloading book 2 now! can't wait!!
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- Eff Ewe Leo
- 2017-07-09
Great story let down by studio recording quality
The sound quality really ruined the story it was inconsistent volume and sounded like it was recorded while in a bathroom.
It really detracted from the story line.
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- Tammy
- 2018-04-09
Great story and reader!
It grab me in the first chapter! Hawk is a really good character. Kept me entertained the entire way through!
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- DT
- 2018-02-15
A very good listen
It's a riveting story that kept me hooked and asking questions the entire time. Rodgers' character range is a little narrow, especially when it comes to male characters, but overall she was well-suited and a good voice for the book.
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- Teri Bradley
- 2018-02-06
loved it
as always another great by Mr Koontz. good vs evil. suspense, love of family. excited for the next
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- Karen
- 2018-03-15
dean koontz does it again
this is a little different story for dean koontz but is written as dramatically as ever! I didn't even pause to download the next book in the series!
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