About The Burning Wire
Lincoln Rhyme is back, on the trail of a killer whose weapon of choice cripples New York City with fear.
The weapon is invisible and omnipresent. Without it, modern society grinds to a halt. It is electricity. The killer harnesses and steers huge arc flashes with voltage so high and heat so searing that steel melts and his victims are set afire.
When the first explosion occurs in broad daylight, reducing a city bus to a pile of molten, shrapnel-riddled metal, officials fear terrorism. Rhyme, a world-class forensic criminologist known for his successful apprehension of the most devious criminals, is immediately tapped for the investigation. Long a quadriplegic, he assembles NYPD detective Amelia Sachs and officer Ron Pulaski as his eyes, ears and legs on crime sites, and FBI agent Fred Dellray as his undercover man on the street. As the attacks continue across the city at a sickening pace, and terrifying demand letters begin appearing, the team works desperately against time and with maddeningly little forensic evidence to try to find the killer. Or is it killers…?
Meanwhile, Rhyme is consulting on another high-profile investigation in Mexico with a most coveted quarry in his crosshairs: the hired killer known as the Watchmaker, one of the few criminals to have eluded Rhyme’s net.
Juggling two massive investigations against a cruel ticking clock takes a toll on Rhyme’s health. Soon Rhyme is fighting on yet another front – and his determination to work despite his physical limitations threatens to drive away his closest allies when he needs them most…
Detail
Complete Title: The Burning Wire (Lincoln Rhyme, #9)
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 414
Publication Time: June 1, 2010
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1439156336
ISBN13: 9781439156339
About Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver
#1 international bestselling author of over thirty novels and three collections of short stories. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into 25 languages. His first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. He’s received or been shortlisted for a number of awards around the world.
Reviews The Burning Wire
Es ist leider schon ein paar Jahre her, dass ich ein Buch von Jeffery Deaver gelesen habe. Daher habe ich mich sehr gefreut, als ich diesen Kurzkrimi entdeckte und er mich sozusagen an Deaver erinnert…
⊱ Sonja ⊰
Yawn. I have been a fan of Deaver’s for years. His “The Blue Nowhere” might be one of the best mystery stories that I have ever read. And more recently, I’ve looked forward to his newest e-books, whic…
Wanda
I would rather give this 3.5 stars, but Goodreads doesn’t allow 1/2 stars. This was a standard Lincoln Rhyme story. The main problem was that I figured out who was the bad guy way early and the story…
Jeff Dickison
Jeffery Deaver once again brings back his tag-team Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs, who return to face their deadliest adversary yet, who just may prove to be unstoppable!When a deadly explosion rocks…
Corey
A new way to murder humans using electricity…Deaver always manage to create mysteries with unexpected twists…
Ardent Reader
Loved this story from the start. I don’t particularly consider myself very technically minded, but I loved all the descriptions of how the crimes were carried out.Personally this was probably one of t…
Alan Cotterell
Un libro ad alta tensione, di quelli non a corrente alternata, ma a corrente continua, è proprio il caso di dirlo.E con tutti i tempi giusti… preciso come un… orologio!Bravo Lincoln (cioè, bravo…
Antonella Imperiali
A few suspenseful moments, but otherwise this was very much more of the same. My memory’s not that great, but I certainly did feel like this was “The Bone Collector”, but with electricity. I think Dea…
Thomas Stroemquist
I’ve been a Jeffrey Deaver fan for years; I particularly like the Lincoln Rhyme series. The idea of a paralysed man solving murders for his bedroom is far fetched. However Deaver’s novels are written…