Cold Moon - Jeffery Deaver

I first came across Jeffery Deaver whilst browsing my local library and looking for something to pique my interest. I picked up 'The Vanished Man' by this Deaver bloke, someone I'd never read before, and, having relocated to my front room with a hot drink and something to snack away on, proceeded to lose myself in a tale of murder and misdirection. It really drew me in and put the authors name on my short list of those to 'keep an eye on'. 'The Cold Moon' is Jeffery Deavers seventh thriller featuring the quadriplegic forensics expert Lincolm Rhyme and focuses on the 'Watchmaker' - a serial killer stalking the good folk of New York and depositing clocks ...

Just when you thought you had perhaps read all that Lincoln Rhyme had to offer, along comes Deaver with another novel about the paralysed forensic scientist that seemingly breathes a breath of fresh air into what was rapidly in danger of becoming a rather stale concept. For those not-in-the-know, Rhyme is an emminent forensic scientist, the best in his field, who was irreparably paralysed in an accident and now continues to lend his expertise to crime scenes using his dear friend and colleague, Amelia Sachs as his eyes and ears in the field. This time around, Lincoln is in danger of losing Sachs as his right-hand when she begins to pursue a possible alternate ...

The Cold Moon by Jeffrey Deaver has been out for a couple of years now so you can pick it up quite cheaply. Jeffrey Deaver is famous for his quadriplegic detective character Lincoln Rhyme and he stars in this sequel to books including 'The Bone Collector' and 'The Twelfth Card'. Lincoln Rhyme is able to utilise his skills and knowledge by working alongside able bodied colleague Amelia Sachs in most of escapades including in Cold Moon. Amelia Sachs ventures off to persue another career in this book though she's still on hand infrequently throughout. Kathryn Dance is introduced to take her place a little bit but she's nowhere near the interesting ...