The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme Novels)
by Jeffery Deaver
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Author: Jeffery DeaverEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-28
ISBN: 1416549986
Number of pages: 624
Publisher: Pocket Star
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- ISBN13: 9781416549987
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme Novels)
Book Review: Tech portions not believable
Summary: 3 Stars
This is another book I snagged from the shelves of the Wal-Mart during a fit of boredom. Deaver is the same guy who wrote "The Bone Collector" which was made into a movie with Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. Having read this book, it's fairly clear to me that Lincoln Rhyme is a white guy, which seems odd with a name like Lincoln who has a cousin named Arthur. I suppose it could just be my prejudice coming through, but it seemed odd to me that the movie character is of a different race than the character in the novel. I don't know why I even had to bring it up, but it nagged at me as I read the book.
Also, nagging at me as I read the book, was the ridiculous portrayal of computer technology. Deaver couldn't write a "Hello World" program in TRS-80 BASIC. He just hasn't the slightest clue how computer systems work. I suppose reading this book for me would be a similar experience to the way actual crime scene investigators feel when they watch CSI on TV.
I suppose the story was readable and engaging enough once you get past the terrible misunderstanding and misrepresentation of technology. I think I'd rather just read Neal Stephenson if I want believable technology in my stories.
Summary of The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme Novels)
Bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver is back with a brand-new Lincoln Rhyme thriller.
Lincoln Rhyme and partner/paramour Amelia Sachs return to face a criminal whose ingenious staging of crimes is enabled by a terrifying access to information....
When Lincoln's estranged cousin Arthur Rhyme is arrested on murder charges, the case is perfect -- too perfect. Forensic evidence from Arthur's home is found all over the scene of the crime, and it looks like the fate of Lincoln's relative is sealed.
At the behest of Arthur's wife, Judy, Lincoln grudgingly agrees to investigate the case. Soon Lincoln and Amelia uncover a string of similar murders and rapes with perpetrators claiming innocence and ignorance -- despite ironclad evidence at the scenes of the crime. Rhyme's team realizes this "perfect" evidence may actually be the result of masterful identity theft and manipulation.
An information service company -- the huge data miner Strategic Systems Datacorp -- seems to have all the answers but is reluctant to help the police. Still, Rhyme and Sachs and their assembled team begin uncovering a chilling pattern of vicious crimes and coverups, and their investigation points to one master criminal, whom they dub "522."
When "522" learns the identities of the crime-fighting team, the hunters become the hunted. Full of Deaver's trademark plot twists, The Broken Window will put the partnership of Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs to the ultimate test.
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