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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
The first part of the book spends a lot of time in the mind of the bad guys. It was creepy; I just wasn't in the mood.
I do like Jeffrey Deaver, but this book was exhausting - so many twists and turns. I kinda just wanted it to end. I think the watchmaker is going to reappear in a future novel. I hope they catch him.
Overall, I liked it but it wasn't my fav
I do like Jeffrey Deaver, but this book was exhausting - so many twists and turns. I kinda just wanted it to end. I think the watchmaker is going to reappear in a future novel. I hope they catch him.
Overall, I liked it but it wasn't my fav
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Introducing Kathryn Dance, kinesics expert and human lie detector!
Jeffery Deaver's seventh Lincoln Rhyme novel The Cold Moon (following The Twelfth Card) treads the path of his now well-established pattern of fiendishly intricate multiple plots, red herrings, superbly realistic dialogue, continuing focus on developing characterization and wonderful attention to the detail and minutiae of forensic investigation. This time, Lincoln Rhyme, his erstwhile lover and partner, Amelia Sachs, square off against a villain they're calling The Watchmaker.
The Cold Moon also introduces a new character to Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme universe and it looks like she's a winner. Kathryn Dance, a consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation is an expert in kinesics, reading body language; modulations in a person's speaking voice; physical, mental and emotional non-verbal communication; gestures; facial expressions and so on. In short, she's a human lie detector and she's very, very good at her work.
Suffice it to say that Sachs, Dance and Rhyme are up to their proverbial behinds with the twists and turns of tracking down this latest brutal, psychopathic killer. And Sachs' emotions are doubly twisted when she is assigned for the first time as lead investigator on a homicide and suicide investigation that seems to point at corruption within her own police force. As always, the political machinations of an internal police investigation always place the career of involved officers perilously close to the edge of disaster.
Not the best entry in the growing Lincoln Rhyme canon but, as a confirmed long time fan, I'd suggest that even a medium day with a Jeffrey Deaver thriller beats the pants off of whatever's in a distant second place. And I'm certainly looking forward to seeing much more of Kathryn Dance. Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
Jeffery Deaver's seventh Lincoln Rhyme novel The Cold Moon (following The Twelfth Card) treads the path of his now well-established pattern of fiendishly intricate multiple plots, red herrings, superbly realistic dialogue, continuing focus on developing characterization and wonderful attention to the detail and minutiae of forensic investigation. This time, Lincoln Rhyme, his erstwhile lover and partner, Amelia Sachs, square off against a villain they're calling The Watchmaker.
The Cold Moon also introduces a new character to Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme universe and it looks like she's a winner. Kathryn Dance, a consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation is an expert in kinesics, reading body language; modulations in a person's speaking voice; physical, mental and emotional non-verbal communication; gestures; facial expressions and so on. In short, she's a human lie detector and she's very, very good at her work.
Suffice it to say that Sachs, Dance and Rhyme are up to their proverbial behinds with the twists and turns of tracking down this latest brutal, psychopathic killer. And Sachs' emotions are doubly twisted when she is assigned for the first time as lead investigator on a homicide and suicide investigation that seems to point at corruption within her own police force. As always, the political machinations of an internal police investigation always place the career of involved officers perilously close to the edge of disaster.
Not the best entry in the growing Lincoln Rhyme canon but, as a confirmed long time fan, I'd suggest that even a medium day with a Jeffrey Deaver thriller beats the pants off of whatever's in a distant second place. And I'm certainly looking forward to seeing much more of Kathryn Dance. Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
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
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence
Moderate: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment
Two bodies are found with clocks next to them - the perpetrator calls him\self the Watchmaker. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are on the case. Sachs has another case too - it's been classed a suicide but the victim's wife doesn't think he would do that and the evidence seems to back her up. Then the Watchmaker fails to kill his next two victims and Rhyme and Sachs try and discover what links them all.
As always with Jeffrey Deaver there were twists and turns from beginning to end. This book continues the developing realtionship of Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sach and we are also introduced to a new character, Kathryn Dance, who has an interestingly different way of interviewing suspects. At first Lincoln is sceptical but soon comes to realise that Kathryn's methods get as good results as his own forensic work. Fast paced, this book keeps you guessing right until the last few pages and I couldn't put it down.
I've been on a Jeffery Deaver kick lately and I'm enjoying the stories. I like the character development, the suspense and the plots. The Cold Moon is a Lincoln Rhyme book and has the usual suspects as well as a new character, for me, of Kathryn Dance. (I probably should check the spelling since I listen on audio book). Dance is a kinesiology specialist - a human lie detector.
Sometimes Deaver spends a little too much time explaining the science or the technology but overall he keeps me enthralled.
Sometimes Deaver spends a little too much time explaining the science or the technology but overall he keeps me enthralled.