The Burning Wire

Lincoln Rhyme Book 9

By: Jeffery Deaver

Narrated by: Kerry Shale

New York is being held to ransom. Manhattan's electricity grid has been the victim of a horrific attack . . . and more are planned.

While the FBI and Homeland Security try 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. Electricity can be as lethal as it is vital, and 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.

And in the meantime, one of the few criminals to have ever slipped Rhyme's net is under surveillance in Mexico. The deadly assassin known as the Watchmaker has set his murderous sights on innocent victims, whose identity is as yet unknown . . .

Lincoln Rhyme must race against the clock, juggling the two investigations, as they hurtle headlong toward their deadly outcomes.

(P)2010 Hodder & Stoughton©2010 Gunner Publications LLC

Critic reviews

another corker... precision-engineered to keep the reader turning the pages without a hitch

One of the great detective teams of contemporary crime fiction come storming back...Deaver never disappoints, and this novel shines

spellbinding complexity

The best psychological thriller writer around

The most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world . . . [Deaver] has produced a stunning series of bestsellers with unique characterisation, intelligent characters, beguiling plots and double-barrelled and sometimes triple-barrelled solutions.

gripping

gripping story as usual. I always listen more than once. Defintely good stuff. Looking forward to the next one.

Disappointed

abridged. should have known better. Did not enjoy narrator. note to self. remember never to listen to abridged