4 Stars from me
I’ve dipped in and out of the Lincoln Rhyme series which began back in 1997 with The Bone Collector and The Midnight Lock is the latest and still somehow reads as fresh and interesting almost 20 years after the first.
As if he doesn’t already face enough challenges, in this book Lincoln Rhyme is under investigation and therefore not allowed to officially investigate the crime and so has to find a way to work to covertly.
The main crime thread in this book is super creepy and unsettling, with a criminal who can pick locks, any locks, and enters women’s apartments while they sleep – he doesn’t attack, yet, but moves things. The fear of knowing what he could have done and that he could come back anytime he wants is frankly terrifying and police are all too aware that his behaviour is escalating and he urgently needs to be caught.
This is a taught and nerve wracking tale, expertly delivered by Jeffery Deaver and I am sure Lincoln Rhyme fans, and indeed all crime thriller fans, will love it. My thanks to NetGalley, the author and Harper Collins for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Blurb:A killer without limits
He comes into your home at night. He watches you as you sleep. He waits.
A city in turmoil
He calls himself ‘The Locksmith’. No door can keep him out. No security system can catch him. And now he’s about to kill.
A race against time to stop him
Nobody in New York is safe. Now it’s up to Lincoln Rhyme to untangle the web of evidence and catch him.
But with Lincoln under investigation himself, and tension in the city at boiling point, time is running out…
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