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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
This was an excellent book. I normally have an issue with guessing the killer so early on that it ruins the rest but that did not happen here. The plot is brilliant, the writing is fantastic and the forensics, while obviously sensationalised, are realistic enough not to pull you out of the story. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
Definitivamente no es mi tipo de libro. Conocía al personaje de la película de Denzel Washington (que no me gustó) y, a partir de algo que leí en redes decidí leer este segundo libro de la serie. El problema es que, en su esfuerzo por encadenar sorprendentes giros de trama el libro construye un argumento que estudiado linealmente es absolutamente estúpido. Todos los personajes son imbeciles y hacen el idiota de maneras tan elaboradas que no hay por donde cogerlo. El duelo de genios que el libro vende a lo Holmes contra Moriarty no es más que una serie de decisiones estupidas imprudentes y totalmente criminales e irresponsables. Que pena.
Si lascia leggere, più che volentieri.
Dopotutto i gialli sono il mio debole d'evasione.
Dopotutto i gialli sono il mio debole d'evasione.
Interesting twist, but really put off by Lincoln Rhyme, I suppose I wanted someone more like the TV series. Well, my bad.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
This is the second in Deaver's 'Lincoln Rhyme' series of police procedural novels, following on from The Bone Collector. Rhyme is a forensic expert who, alas, is also a quadriplegic and mostly quite bitter about it. His genius is however that he is able to focus his mind, and his super-analytical skills on the evidence left at crime scenes. With this as a basic premise Rhyme is pitting his wits against a nasty hired hit man, nicknamed The Coffin Dancer after a tattoo he sports. Deaver has a talent for layered plots and does a fine job of getting into the heads of his characters. The character of Rhyme, far more likeable in this book than the previous one, is a wonderful creation; with enough super-cop cliche to not have to take him too seriously, yet with a well imagined mind. Deaver's real talent is, however, in the research and magnificent attention to detail he brings to the forensic side of his writing. He knows about dirt, chemistry, and the history of the locations he situates the action. And he knows about madness and the things that drive people to kill. The other thing I enjoyed about this book is you can read it in a day.
Lincoln Rhyme is back again with 2 familiar guests at his doorstep, Lon Sellito and Jerry Banks. He puts the case at hand on hiatus as he grows interested in what they tell him: "Looks like it's the Dancer, Lincoln."
Lincoln has a personnal beef with this Dancer since this latter managed to kill some of his techs years ago.
It was quite amusing that, as a reader, I got to read about Stephan Kall and his own thoughts and inner conflicts.
One thing I liked about the previous book and this one is the use of every single clue and figuring out how each is connected to the crime. Though in this one, the no-evidence-left-in-the-crime-scene stuff that was going on was intriguing, especially considering that Rhyme is guided by evidence no matter how little it could be.
One of the last plot twists(Jodie) I did not expect tbh and it was a good one. The other one (Ron Talbot) I did.
I didn't like the hints of a romantic relationship between Amelia and Lincoln in the first book and I hate, as a reader, the fact that it is actually developing into something now. I like them as colleagues. I honestly don't see them as a couple. But it's the author's story after all.
Compared to The Bone Collector, I liked the latter more.
And of course, last but not the least, we love Thom.
Lincoln has a personnal beef with this Dancer since this latter managed to kill some of his techs years ago.
It was quite amusing that, as a reader, I got to read about Stephan Kall and his own thoughts and inner conflicts.
One thing I liked about the previous book and this one is the use of every single clue and figuring out how each is connected to the crime. Though in this one, the no-evidence-left-in-the-crime-scene stuff that was going on was intriguing, especially considering that Rhyme is guided by evidence no matter how little it could be.
One of the last plot twists
I didn't like the hints of a romantic relationship between Amelia and Lincoln in the first book and I hate, as a reader, the fact that it is actually developing into something now. I like them as colleagues. I honestly don't see them as a couple. But it's the author's story after all.
Compared to The Bone Collector, I liked the latter more.
And of course, last but not the least, we love Thom.