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title: "The Crooked Staircase: A Jane Hawk Novel Hardcover – May 8, 2018"
brand: "dean koontz"
price: "R651"
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reviews_count: 11
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# The Crooked Staircase: A Jane Hawk Novel Hardcover – May 8, 2018

**Brand:** dean koontz
**Price:** R651
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- **What is this?** The Crooked Staircase: A Jane Hawk Novel Hardcover – May 8, 2018 by dean koontz
- **How much does it cost?** R651 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    Koontz’s books in this series and really enjoyed them, primarily owing to his return to the ...
  

*by C***M on Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2018*

“The Crooked Staircase” reminded me of why, for several years, I quit reading Mr. Koontz.  I was an avid reader of Dean Koontz’s thriller books many years ago, but then his writing changed with an emphasis less on plot and character and more on how many metaphors and similes he could pack into a paragraph.  Also, his books became overly long with far too much description of people, places, and things that one would quickly forget because these elements weren’t applicable to the narrative — they didn’t move the story forward.  These negative (in my view) elements of Mr. Koontz’s writing style are all readily apparent in this tome.I read the first and second of Mr. Koontz’s books in this series and really enjoyed them, primarily owing to his return to the writing style that harvested his notoriety.  I had read a review in which the reviewer commented that the first book in the series gratefully saw Dean Koontz return to the mannerisms and style of his early prose.  And, indeed, with the first two books that was very much the case and I thoroughly enjoyed them.But “The Crooked Staircase” did not continue that return-style of writing.  The book is of a protracted length and the story just meandered along with not much happening.  And the ending . . . well, there wasn’t one.  In fact, the whole series needs to be brought to a denouement with the next offering or certainly with the 5th book, if one is planned.I shall definitely read the 4th book in the series, “The Forbidden Door,” when it comes out in early October of this year with the hope that Mr. Koontz leaves behind his over-focus on depiction, similes, and metaphors.  3-stars for “The Crooked Staircase.”

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    Disappointing! Hard to read. Not near his quality from past writings.
  

*by C***T on Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2018*

After reading several chapters I went back to see if this was authored by a lesser writer by the same name. It wasn’t. Not His best, sad to say! The constant jumping between characters through very short chapter was enough to cause vertigo. Overly describing everything down to a leaf seemed to be only to lengthen the book and was annoying, distracting from the story line. I love Dean Koontz and buy all his books. This unfortunately was a great disappointment. Even if purchased from a 10 cent bin at a thrift store,  it still would be hard to get through. Dean either go back to how you used to write or retire! You are not endearing your fans with this kind of writing.

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    More Cliffhangers
  

*by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2018*

I’ve loved reading Dean Koontz since the beginning. Up till now. This book 3 of (who knows) at least 4 was hard for me to finish. Pointless twins story. Dead hero’s. Jane in a hotel drinking. Yawn. I wish there had been less pointless narrative and more winding up the story.

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