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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
My least favourite of the series so far, not helped by the awful Chinese accent of the audiobook narrator. That aside, you know what you're getting with this series and it delivered that.
slow-paced
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is the 4th book in the Lincoln Rhyme series. I have vague memories of having read this quite a few years ago but I couldn't remember the ending (which was good as the ending is great!). A 'snakehead' (people smuggler) from China sinks the ship he was sailing on with the intention of killing everyone on board rather than getting caught. Unlucky for him though, some of the refugees are saved. Now that they are in America though, the snakehead (known as 'the Ghost') must track them down and kill them so that they don't give away his identity. Rhyme and Sachs are called in to work on the case. In one terrifying scene, Sachs has to dive into the wreck of the ship to search that crime scene. It's actually quite interesting reading this book now, with some basic knowledge of Mandarin. The Mandarin for America translates as "beautiful country" and the author makes a really big deal of this, mentioning it several times throughout the book. My understanding though, is that this translation is simply because 'mei' (beautiful) sounds like 'America'.
I like this one, it dealt with illegal immigration. So it was spooky, and exciting like all of Mr. Deaver's other books.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is a Chinese story, and as a Chinese I am grateful that Jeffery Deaver had created those lovely Chinese characters (though sometimes they can still be stereotyped). It’s very interesting to see a foreign writer trying to explain the concepts in Chinese culture and Jeffery definitely did very good research.
But having read four of his books, I do find that his writing can be “homiletic” and unnecessarily informative.
But having read four of his books, I do find that his writing can be “homiletic” and unnecessarily informative.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
