Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner

This is the first in Dean Koontz's five-book Jane Hawk series. Jane is an FBI agent who takes a leave of absence to investigate her husband's mysterious suicide.

Turns out, he's not the only seemingly non-suicidal person to take his own life of late. Jane quickly finds herself up against nefarious evildoers who are bent on recasting the world for their own purposes.

I like Jane as a heroine. She's smart and resourceful on the run, a recipe for a good thriller.

This one's a bit unusual in that the writing veers to poetic at times. Koontz also uses a surprising number of “big words.” At least, I had to look things up more than usual while reading.

A winning book. I'll probably read the next in the series soon.