Dean Koontz continues Jane Hawk's search for the masterminds behind the program that killed her husband in "The Crooked Staircase". It's hard to say too much without spoiling the story, but there were some sad deaths and I'm worried about Jane's little boy, Travis. I feel for the poor woman, she must be exhausted, being on the run, never having a moment to feel safe. And based on how the book ended (the next one is expected out in October) Jane still has many dangers ahead.
Brandreth has known the Prince and Queen for awhile, although he's "closer" to Prince Philip (he's adamant that he's not really a friend), so the book really did feel like it was more about Philip than Elizabeth, but it was still very good. I think the writers of "The Crown" took careful notes when reading this, I felt like we've seen much of what he wrote about in the first two series. He touched on both their backgrounds, their courtship (such as it was), engagement, wedding, and early life together. Once Elizabeth became Queen things naturally changed, but Brandreth is firm in his belief that they have a good, loving marriage. It certainly does seem that way. It makes me sad how frail and old Prince Philip looked at Harry's wedding a few weeks ago, he is 96 after all, and I'm afraid he won't be around much longer.
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