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A review by nancyflanagan
The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
5.0
Haven't read a Lincoln Rhyme book in some time. Like many series, the books seem to settle into a pattern (Deaver's pattern being twist after twist after twist--about twice as many suspenseful, oh-my-gosh-but-then-it's-OK twists as he needs to sustain a quick-flowing plot). I've been borderline disenchanted with Lincoln and Amelia since #5...
What pushed me over to five stars on this one was the subtext--human judgment vs. understanding behavior through the study of data. There were some totally--utterly--chilling aspects to the use of electronically collected data to solve crimes. We're not talking dust or soil or the random hair--the data available to be collected on humans, which runs to hundreds of pages per citizen.
Deaver writes guy-books--the tough, beautiful detective, the man so brilliant that his physical handicaps don't matter, the cast of cops, the clever crooks. This one was way above the norm, and left me with something to think about.
What pushed me over to five stars on this one was the subtext--human judgment vs. understanding behavior through the study of data. There were some totally--utterly--chilling aspects to the use of electronically collected data to solve crimes. We're not talking dust or soil or the random hair--the data available to be collected on humans, which runs to hundreds of pages per citizen.
Deaver writes guy-books--the tough, beautiful detective, the man so brilliant that his physical handicaps don't matter, the cast of cops, the clever crooks. This one was way above the norm, and left me with something to think about.