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The Vanished Man (Lincoln Rhyme #5)

by Jeffery Deaver (Goodreads Author), George Guidall (Reading)

4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 · rating details · 7,067 ratings · 298 reviews

From Jeffery Deaver’s “simply outstanding” (San Jose Mercury News) Lincoln Rhyme series comes this acclaimed New York Times bestseller! Forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme is called in to work the high-profile investigation of a killer who seemingly disappeared into thin air just as the NYPD closed in. As the homicidal illusionist baits him with grisly murders that grow more di...more

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Feb 02, 2009 Christy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A music school student is murdered and the killer flees into a locked classroom with no way out. When the police break down the door, the killer has vanished. Criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs are called in to investigate. It doesn’t take them long to figure out the police were duped by the killer, whom they name “the conjurer” due to his magical feats in escaping. The conjurer leads the police on a meandering investigation as he continues on his killing spree, leaving behin...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Harry rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: great-antagonists, detective-mystery

By far, Jeffery Deaver is the one author with that uncanny ability to develop plot twists and very complex characters that leave you stunned to the end. If you've seen the movie, trust me, the books are far more ingenious and developed as compared to what we were presented with on the silver screen. The Bone Collector is a series novel starring Lincoln Rhyme, our famous forensics expert bound to his bed and mobile wheelchair.

Reading this novel I am reminded to never commit a crime. The art of fo...more

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Jun 11, 2011 Manugw rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

VANISHING QUALITY

The plot is long, convoluted and enthralling, however having read most of Jeffrey Deaver's work and realizing that he really entertains in all his stories as a master of the "wild twist", I can see that in this book he has abused too much of this resource, losing "the magic" that makes readers gasp.

Particularly I agree with another reader (Mr Gavin H from Sidney, Australia) below that the way "Malerick", the bad guy of this story, fakes his dead and makes his way out of tight p...more

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Jul 04, 2010 Jerry rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Our first Lincoln Rhyme -- interesting look at magicians !

We've read only one other Deaver novel ("The Blue Nowhere") so had not previously met Rhyme, the author's quadriplegic forensic expert from four prior books, and featuring his sidekick Amelia Sachs and a few other regular supporting characters from the NYPD and FBI. What captured our attention almost immediately was the subject matter -- magic and magicians! -- and the similarity to Rex Stout's long-running Nero Wolfe series. Indeed, Rhym...more Our first Lincoln Rhyme -- interesting look at magicians !

We've read only one other Deaver novel ("The Blue Nowhere") so had not previously met Rhyme, the author's quadriplegic forensic expert from four prior books, and featuring his sidekick Amelia Sachs and a few other regular supporting characters from the NYPD and FBI. What captured our attention almost immediately was the subject matter -- magic and magicians! -- and the similarity to Rex Stout's long-running Nero Wolfe series. Indeed, Rhyme reminds us a lot of Wolfe -- both somewhat irascible home-bound geniuses that sift through at times very few shards of clues to arrive at brilliant solutions that elude both mere mortal detectives as well as we readers. Meanwhile, like Wolfe's Archie, who's the leg man of the duo and a likable guy himself, Sachs is the foil who does all the physical investigative work, often connected to her boss via headset and phone link, as she provides the eyes and legs for the bed- or special wheel-chair-bound expert.

The storyline starts with a murder where the cops trap the killer into a locked room. When they finally force their way in, the perp has disappeared into thin air! Shortly thereafter, two more what now appear to be serial killings, with equally amazing feats of magic that extricate the bad guy from the scene, have everybody stumped. An amateur magician "Kara" is recruited to provide technical advice, and she's such a knowledgeable and appealing character she nearly steals the limelight from the leading protagonists. Her educating Sachs and Rhyme provides us the fruit of a lot of Deaver research and some very illuminating insights into the world of magic and illusion; much of the storyline is really carried by the magic descriptions as well as being in the killer's head as he plots his next schemes. Nobody can figure the true motive for all this, and in the end, it takes several plot twists to get us to the ultimate truth.

While we would agree with other reviewers that these characters are not fleshed out particularly well, the Sachs/Rhyme relationship is rather interesting, especially when it takes an amorous turn. Meanwhile, Deaver shows he is more than capable of creating a suspenseful story, and then perpetuating it through an almost overwhelming set of false endings before the grand finale sets the record straight. We were almost tired by the end, but the otherwise fine plot and magical sub-plots provided plenty of entertainment along the way. We plan to seek out the earlier entries in this series and see what other trouble Rhyme and Sachs can "conjure" up!
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Nov 30, 2009 Alex rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So having gone on vacation again it was time for me to pick another thriller to read. Now, in rating said thriller, The Vanished Man, I realized that at Goodreads 5 stars means you found a book to be "amazing". While this book pales in comparison to my last vacation thriller, staring the super genius albino plays by his own rules detective of The Cabinet of Curiosities, obviously the most amazing book possibly ever, this one stars a quadriplegic super genius cranky forensic scientist and his ex-...more

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Nov 28, 2009 Tony rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jeffery Deaver- The Vanished Man (Pocket Books 2004) 4.25 Stars

Police consultant Lincoln Rhyme and his police contact Amelia Sachs are called in to assist in the investigation of an illusionist who is committing murders and vanishing before the eyes of witnesses. Each victim is posed in a different illusionist’s trick. Just when they think they have the killer figured out, everything changes. The pair must unravel the illusionist’s tricks in order to find out the true meaning behind each piece o...more

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Sep 22, 2011 Terri Lynn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, mystery-suspense-thrillers

How different this one was! I am a Jeffery Deaver fan and especially of the novels involving Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs though I do love the Kathryn Dance ones as well.

Usually Lincoln Rhyme is the expert who can figure out the physical evidence but in this case, he and Amelia need the help of a young woman Kara who is a budding magician who works in a magic shop because the killer- the Conjurer- is a professional magician who leaves plenty of dead bodies but no evidence and uses famous and...more

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Jun 07, 2009 Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: crime-thrillers, re-reads

This was my very first Jeffery Deaver book (out of the order, I know, but I didn't at the time!) and I absolutely adored every word of it. It is quite possibly the cleverest and most suspenseful book I have ever read, usually in mystery/crime thriller books it is possible to work out who the perp is and what they are upto, if you work at it. With this book, I had absolutely no idea whatsoever what was going on, and it was astonishingly well written.

The entire story captivated me, it was one of t...more

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May 29, 2012 Arjun rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 3-and-a-half-stars

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Sep 14, 2010 Skyring rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My first Lincoln Rhyme. I think.

Incredible. Unbelievable. Fabulous. Ridiculous.

OK, blockbusters should have characters larger than life, able to do impossible things, plots that are extraordinary, but this just went far too far. Twists on twists on twists.

How is the reader supposed to believe a quarter of all this? Bodies pile up over a day and a half, the cops are racing around doing more cop stuff than any cop would do in a year, the mastermind solves it all from his automated wheelchair, and...more

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Jan 14, 2013 Patrick Ellard rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This 5th entry into the Lincoln Rhyme series is a huge step up from the somewhat disappointing The Stone Monkey. The main plot element in this entry is magic and illusion as Rhyme, Sachs and the team are pitted against a serial killer adept at all forms of magical performance.

I have to say that this was an excellent plot device to use as misdirection features heavily allowing for all sorts of twists and turns, the majority of which are completely surprising. Yet again Deaver has created a book f...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Yara Hatem rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012

I want to write " disappointed " but I can't seem to bring myself to, as the book wasn't really disappointing as much as it was disappointing in comparison to the rest of the books in the series. I believe that so far this is the least strong book of the series. It didn't have that spark that I found in all of the prior books in Lincoln Rhyme series but it did have the same knowledge and research of the topic that Jeffery Deaver puts into his work which I admire.

It could have been better, I thin...more

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Aug 27, 2012 Dani Noviandi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Buku kedua Jeffrey deaver yang saya baca. Tetapi ini buku seri Lincoln Rhyme pertama yang saya baca. Sempat bingung juga siapa sih si Rhyme ini, ternyata beliau adalah mantan polisi yang masih mempunyai pengaruh yang besar di kepolisian. Sebab dia keluar dari kepolisian adalah karena cacat yang ia peroleh ketika bertugas. Cacat yang dimaksud adalah tidak bisa berjalan. Bagian bawah tubuhnya lumpuh, tak bisa digerakkan, tetapi tidak dengan otaknya, dia tetap merupakan seorang yang brilian. Tangan...more Buku kedua Jeffrey deaver yang saya baca. Tetapi ini buku seri Lincoln Rhyme pertama yang saya baca. Sempat bingung juga siapa sih si Rhyme ini, ternyata beliau adalah mantan polisi yang masih mempunyai pengaruh yang besar di kepolisian. Sebab dia keluar dari kepolisian adalah karena cacat yang ia peroleh ketika bertugas. Cacat yang dimaksud adalah tidak bisa berjalan. Bagian bawah tubuhnya lumpuh, tak bisa digerakkan, tetapi tidak dengan otaknya, dia tetap merupakan seorang yang brilian. Tangan kanan Rhyme adalah Amelia Sachs, dia masih seorang polisi, dan bantuan-bantuan serta kerjasama dengan Rhyme sangat ia butuhkan dalam mengungkap kasus-kasus yang terjadi, terutama kasus aneh-bin-misterius yang diceritakan di buku ini.

The Vanished Man, judul asli buku ini, artinya dalam bahasa Indonesia ialah “Orang yang Menghilang”. Si Vanished Man ini ialah sesorang yang menyebut dirinya Malerick, ya, itu adalah nama julukan yang ia pakai dalam melakukan aksinya. Kenapa disebut Orang yang Menghilang? Bayangkan, si Malerick ini berhasil membunuh seorang gadis di sekolah musik, sempat terkepung oleh polisi, dan voila... secepat kilat dia dapat melarikan diri, menghilang di hadapan para polisi yang mengepungnya. Wah, sebenarnya siapa sih Malerick itu? Hm, judul Indonesia dari buku ini ialah “Si Perapal”, menurut KBBI, rapal atau merapal itu artinya mengucap atau membaca. Rancu juga sih, soalnya gak ada tuh Malerick merapalkan kata-kata sakti sehingga dia bisa menghilang begitu cepat. Yang lebih tepat ialah, Malerick merupakan seorang magician handal. Hampir segala jenis keahlian sulap dia kuasai. Mulai dari berganti pakaian dengan cepat, ahli binatang, ahli membuka kunci, hingga bahasa perut sebagai ventriloquist. Terjawablah mengapa dia berhasil kabur dari polisi yang mengepungnya di sekolah musik, dia menggunakan trik berganti pakaian dengan cepat, dan menyamar menjadi seseorang yang sangat berbeda, sehingga mengalihkan perhatian para polisi itu.

Aksi Malerick tidak berhenti sampai disitu. Ada korban berikutnya yang ia bunuh, kali ini selain menggunakan trik berganti pakaian dengan cepat, ia juga menggunakan keahliannya dalam membuka kunci. Bayangkan saja, pintu yang terkunci bisa ia buka hanya dalam beberapa detik saja! Korban ketiga hampir saja muncul lagi, untungnya polisi yang mulai mengendus kasus ini berhasil mencegahnya, sehingga pembunuhan ini hanya nyaris terjadi. Ada keunikan lain dalam pembunuhan-pembunuhan yang Malerick lakukan, dia menggunakan hal-hal yang lazim ditemui dalam dunia sulap/sirkus dalam membunuh korbannya.

Berawal dari kasus pertamalah akhirnya Rhyme mulai membantu Sachs dalam mengurai kasus ini. Kasus yang rumit, melibatkan berbagai penyesatan dalam kejadian-kejadiannya, bahkan sampai Malerick tertangkap oleh polisi pun, ternyata itu merupakan salah satu penyesatan yang Malerick gunakan! Ia sengaja membuat dirinya ditangkap untuk merencanakan aksi-aksi lainnya. Pada akhirnya, hanya satu hal yang dapat melawan penyesatan yang berkali-kali Malerick gunakan, hal itu ialah penyesatan juga. Inilah yang dilakukan Rhyme dalam mengungkap kasus ini, kasus yang terjadi yang sebenarnya didasari oleh balas dendam, dan rasa cinta yang begitu mendalam.

Membaca buku ini laiknya menelusuri dunia magic secara mendalam. Meskipun tidak ada trik-trik sulpa yang dibongkar secara vulgar, tetapi setidaknya dapat memberi kita pengetahuan tentang ilmu-ilmu apa saja yang terdapat dalam dunia magic ini. Belum lagi kerumitan-kerumitan tentang penyesatan-penyesatan yang dilakukan, sungguh sangat membuat geleng-geleng kepala. Dari satu pembunuhan ke pembunuhan lain, pindah topik gara-gara disesatkan oleh kasus lain, hingga kejadian-kejadian yang mencengangkan yang terjadi pada tokoh utama buku ini yaitu Rhyme. Bisa dibilang buku ini sangat brilian dalam menyesatkan para pembacanya, tidak heran sih, sebabnya si penulis melakukan riset yang sangat mendalam dalam penulisannya. Belum lagi teknologi-teknologi yang digunakan oleh Rhyme, membuat kita geleng-geleng kepala sendiri ketika membacanya. Coba bayangkan, sebuah alat yang bisa bekerja hanya dengan komando suara, luar biasa.

Overall, alur yang jelas dari buku ini membuat betah membacanya, dan saya sangat merekomendasikan bagi penggemar thriller dan cerita detektif untuk membaca buku ini. Oh ya, ini bukan sembarang buku detektif, karena buku detektif biasanya si penjahat tidak ketahuan identitasnya, sedangkan di buku ini, jelas sekali identitas si pelaku. Hanya, pengungkapan oleh polisinya itu yang membuat menarik. Well, i give 5 rates for this book :)
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Apr 27, 2013 Martip rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm going with three and a half stars. Why can't that be an option here??

Engrossing. Full of interesting details. I actually pursued Jeffery Deaver works because I liked the first Deaver I read. This one, I'm not in love. I like the relationship between the quadriplegic genius and the speed addict red beauty, but the well told tale was generally forgettable. As I reread parts--it's a book of solid size. There are good characters in it, the mystery is intriguing, and there's a "red herring" or a...more

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Jul 14, 2009 Stephanie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Deaver comes back for #5 of the Lincoln Rhyme series with everything you love about him--the ability to drop fully into a world that you (probably) know nothing about and make it seem like your new environment. In this case it is magic, from illusionists to quick change artists and everything in between. As always, Deaver does a great job wrapping you up in the story and making it feel authentic. Maybe the only two negatives I had for this one were (a) just a few too many twists and turns, espec...more

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Jul 24, 2011 Jeff rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My first experience with Deaver's master criminalist, if you don't count watching the movie The Bone Collector. The premise of this book was a good one. A serial killer takes out his victims by using inspiration from famous stage magician acts. The plot twists and misdirections are plentiful along the way. Three subplots happen also. Lincoln Rhyme's protege Amelia Sachs is taking a series of tests to get promoted within the polic force. There is also a pending trial for a militia man for committ...more

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Jul 11, 2012 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is an over-the-top mystery that has more twits and turns than probably necessary, but every one was exciting. I never quite got a handle on what the killer was up to and I was surprised right up to the end. Note that I did mention is was over-the-top. Many of the twist stretched the limits of believability, but that’s what made this fun for me.

I loved the insights into the world of illusion. The killer also uses mentalism. So, if you like the television show The Mentalist you will appreciat...more

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Jun 27, 2009 Regan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Brilliant is probably the best word to describe this thriller. Overall this is a very enjoyable read indeed that was nearly impossible to put down due to the highly suspense-filled plot keeps coming the whole way through, right until the last few pages.

Twists and turns and turns and twists Jeffrey Deaver keeps you guessing and more importantly page turning up to the very end. Forensic Science meets the world of Magic, Illusion and sleight of Hand. Earlier Deaver books are somewhat darker so if y...more

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Mar 24, 2011 David rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the fifth book I have read by Deaver and the one I have enjoyed the most since The Coffin Dancer. I did not particularly like The Empty Chair and was interested in The Stone Monkey more for its content about Chinese culture than for the plot. So The Vanished Man was a nice surprise. The theme is illusion, and Deaver joins right in with his characters in tricking and misleading the reader in a way that is a lot of fun. This is not the sort of book where you will be able to "figure out" th...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library-borrowed

I really enjoyed this book. It isn't the best of the series but still a good read. This novel is a bit of a departure from the series as it relies more upon the use of magician's tricks than science. I won't mention those tricks so as to not spoil any of the surprises.

Jeffrey Deaver could offer a master class in pacing and plotting for criminal procedure novels. He's that good. This book keeps up the pace as compared to the first several in the series following his character Lincoln Rhyme. I did...more

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Apr 30, 2012 LookPla rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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อ่านจบก็ไม่เคยผิดหวังกับผลงานของนักเขียนคนนี้จริงๆ ค่ะ
การชิงไหว ชิงพริบกันระหว่างฆาตกร กะ พระเอกของเรา
และนี่ก็เป็นอีกตอนที่พระเอก ลินคอล์น ไรห์ม เกือบเอาชีวิตไม่รอด
เมื่อฆาตกรบุกเข้าไปได้ถึงห้องนอนของเค้า โดยที่ไม่มีเจ้าหน้าที่คนไหนรู้

ชื่อเรื่องบ่งบอกชัดเจนว่าเกี่ยวกับมายากล
ฉะนั้นจึงหนีไม่พ้นที่ในเรื่องจะมีเนื้อหาเกี่ยวกับกลต่างๆ ที่ใช้ในการแสดง
หลายๆ กลในหนังสือเล่มนี้ ยอมรับตามตรงว่าไม่เคยเห็นค่ะ
อ่านไปก็รู้สึกตื่นตาตื่นใจกับกลเด็ดๆ เหล่านี้ไม่ได้
แล้วก็คงจะดีไม่น้อย ถ้าได้เห็นกลเหล่านี้ด้วยต...more อ่านจบก็ไม่เคยผิดหวังกับผลงานของนักเขียนคนนี้จริงๆ ค่ะ
การชิงไหว ชิงพริบกันระหว่างฆาตกร กะ พระเอกของเรา
และนี่ก็เป็นอีกตอนที่พระเอก ลินคอล์น ไรห์ม เกือบเอาชีวิตไม่รอด
เมื่อฆาตกรบุกเข้าไปได้ถึงห้องนอนของเค้า โดยที่ไม่มีเจ้าหน้าที่คนไหนรู้

ชื่อเรื่องบ่งบอกชัดเจนว่าเกี่ยวกับมายากล
ฉะนั้นจึงหนีไม่พ้นที่ในเรื่องจะมีเนื้อหาเกี่ยวกับกลต่างๆ ที่ใช้ในการแสดง
หลายๆ กลในหนังสือเล่มนี้ ยอมรับตามตรงว่าไม่เคยเห็นค่ะ
อ่านไปก็รู้สึกตื่นตาตื่นใจกับกลเด็ดๆ เหล่านี้ไม่ได้
แล้วก็คงจะดีไม่น้อย ถ้าได้เห็นกลเหล่านี้ด้วยตาของตัวเองจริงๆ
แต่ขอเป็นแค่การแสดงกลอย่างเดียวนะ ...ไม่เอาแบบมีนัยยะแอบแฝงอ่ะ

เจฟฟรีย์ เขียนหนังสือได้ตื่นเต้น เร้าใจ
สามารถเขียนให้เราจินตนาการตามได้ไม่ยากนัก
การหักมุมของเรื่องมีมาให้เห็นเป็นระยะๆ
ไม่เว้นแม้แต่นาทีสุดท้าย มุขสุดท้ายของเรื่อง..
ที่ทำให้เราต้องร้อง เฮ้ยยยย..ไม่น่ะ

แอบรู้สึกลึกๆ ...
นักมายากล เป็นอีกอาชีพนึงที่น่ากลัว ถ้าหากเค้าจะกลายเป็นฆาตกร(less)

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Feb 02, 2013 Wench rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: police, mystery, contemporary, 2013

Starts slow, and with a lot of science info-dumping. Most of it's right, but it falls under the same rules as use of computer jargon: don't. I'm sure some of my annoyance - in both cases - comes from my background, but still. Stop trying to impress us like that, authors.

Anyway, once you get a hundred or so pages in, the pace picks up, the mystery has more turns than a really twisty thing, and while I guessed a decent number of them, there were plenty of surprises. There were plenty of satisfied...more

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Jun 08, 2011 Debbie Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Started May 21, 2011. I really enjoyed the movie 'The Bone Collector' and this is by the same author and includes the same paraplegic forensic scientest (played by Denzel Washington). This was a very interesting way to learn about "illusionists" and magicians, and how easily and quickly we can be deceived. The author clearly did a significant amount of research about these talents. I especially like the quote in the book which says, "yesterday is only a memory and tomorrow is only imagined there...more

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Jul 04, 2010 Debra rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was completely out of my comfort zone with this book. Normally, I like to read books written by people like Nicholas Sparks and Jodi Picoult but this one my partner's mum was reading and I had a sneeky read of the back cover and immediatley knew that I had to read this book. It is a bit like a cat and mouse game with detective Lincoln Rhyme (paralysed and bedbound) with the help of his assistant, tracks down a murder who seems to escape from locked rooms... Absolutely brilliant but I have to a...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Felicia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

One of the best books I have ever read and one of the books that got me more interested in reading crime/thriller novels.Jeffrey Deaver is a great writer and Lincoln Rhyme is a great character who despite being paralegic,is very intelligent and it is interesting reading about the strategies he uses to catch a killer.I also like that this book in the series involves magicians and circuses, as the antagonist once worked in a circus.I read this book before I read the first one,The Bone Collector.Re...more

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Feb 08, 2011 Metta D. Evandari rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: rental

Entah kenapa saat membaca buku ini saya merasa bosan. Berulang kali saya skip2 halamannya. Walaupun di buku ini banyak dijelaskan trik2 sulap dan metode forensik yang menarik serta ending cerita dengan si pelaku yang tidak disangka-sangka, tetap saja semua itu tidak bisa menimbulkan rasa ketegangan atau ketertarikan saat saya membacanya.
Mungkin kalau buku ini dibuat filmnya seperti The Bone Collector, ceritanya bisa lebih menarik dan menegangkan. Apalagi kalau masih Denzel Wahington yang memera...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Trisha added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2005-and-before-read, thriller

Inhoud:
In een muziekschool in New York wordt een studente vermoord. De dader verschanst zich in een lokaal. Als er een schreeuw klinkt, gevolgd door een schot, trapt de politie de deur in: het lokaal is leeg en de moordenaar lijkt in rook te zijn opgegaan.
Lincoln Rhyme en Amelia Sachs worden te hulp geroepen bij het grootscheepse onderzoek dat volgt. Het oplossen van de zaak zou voor de ambitieuze Sachs een promotie kunnen betekenen. De gehandicapte Rhyme moet zich op zijn beschermelinge verlate...more

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Mar 17, 2012 Ben Keneally-Smith rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: serial-killers, detective

The one problem I found with this book was that when I got to the end I was left believing that everything that happened before was utterly pointless. However this is the first book I've read of the Lincoln Rhyme series, which probably isn't the best place to start but it was still a very well written book and I do want to read the books before this (probably starting with 1) and then maybe I'll change my opinions but as a stand-alone novel, which I understand it isn't, the plot left a fair bit...more

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Aug 21, 2010 Sandy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I am not a fan of magic shows, magic tricks or anything having to do with magic with the exception of my two favorite Harry's (Potter and Dresden) but both of them are wizards. There is a difference.

That said, I loved this book! The element of magic in this book: the slight of hand, the misdirection, protean (my absolute favorite but now I'm extremely nervous of people- wondering if they really are who they appear to be), mentalism and ventriloquism were excellent. I thought it was finished, st...more

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Aug 21, 2011 Mohnish Lad rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This Deaver book is unputdownable. The reason that it becomes interesting is the way Deaver explains the various nuances used in the world of magic ans the way he inculcates those tricks in actual plot of the story is what makes this novel a mandatory reading! And what a great protagonist! Lincoln Rhyme is undoubtedly the finest creation of all time according to me. I may call him a paraplegic Sherlock Holmes. And obviously as in every Deaver book the final twist is a masterful one. Great series...more

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Jeffery Deaver was born outside of Chicago in 1950. His father was an advertising copywriter and his mother was a homemaker. Deaver worked as a magazine writer, then, to gain the background needed to become a legal correspondent for The New York Times or Wall Street Journal, he enrolled at Fordham Law School. In 1990 he started to write full time. Deaver has been nominated for six Edgar Awards fro...more

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