{"product_id":"9780525483694","title":"The Crooked Staircase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Hawk—who dazzled readers in \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Corner \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Whispering Room\u003c\/i\u003e—faces the fight of her life, against the threat of a lifetime in this electrifying new thriller by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling suspense master Dean Koontz.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I could be dead tomorrow. Or something worse than dead.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Jane Hawk knows she may be living on borrowed time. But as long as she’s breathing, she’ll never cease her one-woman war against the terrifying conspiracy that threatens the freedom—and free will—of millions. Battling the strange epidemic of murder-suicides that claimed Jane’s husband, and is escalating across the country, has made the rogue FBI agent a wanted fugitive, relentlessly hunted not only by the government but by the secret cabal behind the plot. Deploying every resource their malign nexus of power and technology commands, Jane’s enemies are determined to see her dead . . . or make her wish she was.\u003cbr\u003e                   \u003cbr\u003e Jane’s ruthless pursuers can’t stop her from drawing a bead on her prey: a cunning man with connections in high places, a twisted soul of unspeakable depths with an army of professional killers on call. Propelled by her righteous fury and implacable insistence on justice, Jane will make her way from southern California to the snow-swept slopes of Lake Tahoe to confront head-on the lethal forces arrayed against her. But nothing can prepare her for the chilling truth that awaits when she descends the crooked staircase to the dark and dreadful place where her long nightmare was born.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR DEAN KOONTZ’S JANE HAWK NOVELS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Gripping . . . The paranoia and mystery increase as the story unfolds. . . . Koontz has created such a wonderful character in Jane Hawk that . . . readers will clamor for more. . . . Koontz rocks it again.”\u003cb\u003e—Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Vintage Dean Koontz: paranoia-fueled suspense . . . sleek and highly realized action, developed characters, and more twists and turns than any two ordinary novels combined . . . as relevant to current events as it is audacious . . . amongst Dean Koontz’s finest contemporary work.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Perhaps Koontz’s leanest, meanest thriller, [\u003ci\u003eThe Silent Corner\u003c\/i\u003e] introduces a smart, appealing heroine who can outthink as well as outshoot the baddest of bad dudes.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026204770544,"sku":"9780525483694","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780525483694_p0.jpg?v=1763710722","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780525483694","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}