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sailor_senshi's review against another edition
3.0
⭐⭐⭐,5/5
Molto bella e coinvolgente la prima parte, ma dalla seconda in poi diventa abbastanza noioso, come se avessero voluto allungare il brodo. Nonostante ciò, voglio leggere altri libri di questa serie perché promette tutto sommato bene
Molto bella e coinvolgente la prima parte, ma dalla seconda in poi diventa abbastanza noioso, come se avessero voluto allungare il brodo. Nonostante ciò, voglio leggere altri libri di questa serie perché promette tutto sommato bene
merrysociopath's review against another edition
2.0
Quindici anni fa mi era piaciuto, ma adesso big yikes.
Questo romanzo è talmente impegnato a cercare di essere più intelligente di chi lo sta leggendo che non si rende conto che un colpo di scena ben escogitato è infinitamente meglio di 360 colpi di scena senza senso e uno più prevedibile dell'altro.
Questo romanzo è talmente impegnato a cercare di essere più intelligente di chi lo sta leggendo che non si rende conto che un colpo di scena ben escogitato è infinitamente meglio di 360 colpi di scena senza senso e uno più prevedibile dell'altro.
noajasmine's review against another edition
4.0
I definitely learned so much about magic and the circus world from this book. It was an interesting aspect I had never read about before. Because the perp is trained in the art of illusion, he is impossible to catch and it made it so much more exciting to read about.
smilesgiggle's review against another edition
4.0
Very fun read - an illusionist murders seemingly random people. Rhyme and Sachs race to find the culprit before his final act.
skyring's review against another edition
3.0
My first Lincoln Rhyme. I think.
Incredible. Unbelievable. Fabulous. Ridiculous.
OK, blockbusters should have characters larger than life, able to do impossible things, plots that are extraordinary, but this just went far too far. Twists on twists on twists.
How is the reader supposed to believe a quarter of all this? Bodies pile up over a day and a half, the cops are racing around doing more cop stuff than any cop would do in a year, the mastermind solves it all from his automated wheelchair, and the magician has prepared more tricks and costumes than you'd see in a season of David Copperfield. Un-be-liev-able.
But the story was well-written and exciting enough. I found it hard to put down and read it far too quickly. I've got some more Deavers on Mount Toberead - let's hope that they are better than this one. And please - no more serial murderers!
Incredible. Unbelievable. Fabulous. Ridiculous.
OK, blockbusters should have characters larger than life, able to do impossible things, plots that are extraordinary, but this just went far too far. Twists on twists on twists.
How is the reader supposed to believe a quarter of all this? Bodies pile up over a day and a half, the cops are racing around doing more cop stuff than any cop would do in a year, the mastermind solves it all from his automated wheelchair, and the magician has prepared more tricks and costumes than you'd see in a season of David Copperfield. Un-be-liev-able.
But the story was well-written and exciting enough. I found it hard to put down and read it far too quickly. I've got some more Deavers on Mount Toberead - let's hope that they are better than this one. And please - no more serial murderers!
michelleroberts's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
rakeshpoluri's review against another edition
5.0
This book, will be extremely hard to put down, for anyone who starts reading this. Deaver is a master of, someone in this book will say, "misdirection".
max_solo's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
chri5ti's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the first half of the book and the last part. However, there is a scene that was just completely unbelievable to me. When the suspect escapes from capture, he does so by pretending to be dead. There isn't a police station in this country that wouldn't check for a pulse of a prisoner down. It was totally ridiculous that they would just accept that he was dead, seal the hall, and wait for Sachs to come run the scene. It would never happen. So even though I enjoyed the book before and after this chapter, it just left a bad taste in my mouth. I will read the next book in the series, but I hope it doesn't have completely unbelievable incidents like this one.