E book
Fictional Thriller genre
No spoilers!
Another thriller from Jeffery Deaver with Lincoln Rhyme the quadriplegic genius the Criminalist (not criminologist!) Apparently, a criminalist analyses crime and tries to solve then while a criminologist studies the sociology of crime which according to Rhyme is boring!
Like most Rhyme novels, the start is a view point of the criminal, the title character and we are presented what is going on in his (or her!) mind! How he (or she!) is a lock picker and a good one at that! We are given insights on how he became this personality and what he gets from that! or is that the whole picture!?
Then Rhyme is shown giving witness to an important trial and how he collects and gives evidence and then something happens and you feel it is anti climax! or is it!?
Then you have the Model turned cop and Mrs Rhyme. Amelia who does her due diligence and chances upon clues and interesting people! They have introduced a new character in the novel and there is ample evidence to state how he may be repeated in the future!
A fight between Rhyme and his team and the official police business has been shown to indicate bureaucracy and politics and you realize that even if it is Rhyme or a developed country, the red tape is the same! or is it?!
You also meet a person of interest with a big company and a sudden change of heart which is responsible for the whole flow of story! or is it!?
This is probably the 14th book in the Rhyme series starting with the bone collector! A summary of bone collector is given by Rhyme in the book itself which was really good! You cam start the series anywhere because they are not in continuation but if you want the proper feel and if you want to know Rhyme and his arch nemesis the watchmaker then you must read in series! Though those characters have no bearing in this latest novel in spite of them getting mentioned several times in the novel!
The best thing which I like about Rhyme series is the ability of the genius to prevent a crime or anticipate the crime! That has been done is so many of his previous novels and it is so positive! Of course everything is not so hunky dory and there are some close calls but then it is not thriller for nothing!
The details about lock picking and the skills needed have been explained well but then in the end it is in the background! You will never guess the ending or the chief antagonist even if you get introduced to the person in the novel! Now that is a good thriller!
For those who already know Jeffery Deaver, grab it and enjoy! For others, read the better Jeffery (Deaver of course!) as soon as possible!
Lock the door of your house and read! (may not be enough though!)
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