This is the 12th book starring characters Lincoln Rhyme and
Amelia Sachs and is a thriller in the general fiction category.
Amelia is on the trail of a vicious killer when she stumbles
into a situation which has a man slowly being crushed to death while trapped in
an escalator shaft. Cue Lincoln and his new intern who are roped in to help on the
civil case that will open regarding the escalator. More bodies start piling up
and it seems as though somebody is remotely activating smartware in electric devices
in order to cause death and destruction. Add to this the reintroduction of Nick
Carelli (Amelia's ex) who is out of prison and asking Amelia to help her clear
his name, and Ron Pulaski who is doing a little bit of unofficial investigating
on his own. Will they be able to gather enough evidence to stop the killer
before the pile of bodies gets higher and will the feelings Amelia had for Nick
come back into play and interfere with her relationship with Lincoln?
As usual a fast-paced thriller by Jeffery Deaver. A lot of
people find that some of the conclusions and the wrapping up of issues in his
stories are too neat and a stretch of the imagination. I enjoy them; it takes a
very interesting mind to think of so many different angles to come from and to
be able to package everything up so neatly. Sure Lincoln has managed to get out
of crazy situations many times in ways which might make you raise an eyebrow or
both, but they add to the excitement of it all. I enjoyed how some questions were
answered in this book. Whether or not they were the answers hoped for might not
be the case. A fantastic read which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to review the book.
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