The Burning Wire
Lincoln Rhyme Book 9
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4.3 • 151 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver's chilling series featuring much-loved protagonists Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs.
Lincoln Rhyme must contend with a new killer and an old nemesis.
New York City is being held to ransom. Manhattan's electricity grid is being used to murder people... and more attacks are planned.
While the FBI and Homeland Security struggle to determine who's behind the carnage, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs race to decode the forensics in order to prevent the next assault.
But all is not what it seems. Lincoln Rhyme soon finds he's up against a merciless killer with a unique weapon - one that can be found in everyone's home and office.
What's more, one of the few criminals to have ever slipped Rhyme's net is back in operation. Working in Mexico, the deadly assassin known as the Watchmaker has set his murderous sights on more innocent victims, whose identities are as yet unknown . . .
Lincoln Rhyme must race against the clock, juggling the two investigations, as they hurtle headlong toward their deadly outcomes.
'The best psychological thriller writer around' The Times
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An explosion at a Manhattan electrical power substation that destroys a bus followed by threats of much worse violence unless Algonquin Consolidated Power and Light meets virtually impossible demands sparks Deaver's sterling ninth Lincoln Rhyme novel (after The Broken Window). Forensic expert Rhyme takes charge of looking into the fatal blast, aided by his partner and sometime lover, field agent Amelia Sachs, among others. Rhyme is able to glean many clues from the scant trace evidence left by the elusive killer at the crime scene. Meanwhile, Rhyme is also staying in close touch with Mexican army and police commander Rodolfo Luna, who's tracking dangerous assassin Richard Logan (aka the Watchmaker) in Mexico City. The twin investigations take an increasingly dangerous toll on quadriplegic Rhyme's precarious physical health. Not even the brilliant Rhyme can foresee the shocking twists the case will take in this electrically charged thriller.
Customer Reviews
From run of the mill to compelling
To be honest a good way through this book I was wondering if Mr Deaver was just going through the motions with this story. The various plot strands seem to going absolutely nowhere! I should have known better from his previous books as he turns things on their heads in dramatic fashion. As usual some of the turnaround is little too convenient but I still enjoyed thrill of the plot change.
Very good
The Burning Wire
Superb as ever Mr Deaver
Another brilliant read
Have waited for the next Lincoln Rhyme instalment and this does not disappoint. Brilliant writing as always! Cannot wait for the next book - Lincoln must have more surprises in store, there seems to be so much more to share with us on endless levels.