Bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver is back with a brand-new Lincoln Rhyme thriller.
Lincoln Rhyme and partner/paramour Amelia Sachs re... read full description
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Jan 29, 2012
Xirxe
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Nur noch bar bezahlen...
Nachdem die 450-Minuten-Lesung dieses Buches vorüber war, überlegte ich mir ernsthaft, ob ich meine Kunden- und Kreditkarten sowie mein Handy abschaffen soll, vom Navi ganz zu schweigen. Denn das Szenario, das Jeffrey Deaver in seinem achten Fall für Lincoln Rhyme und Amelia Sachs entwirft, wirkt so nah an der Realität, dass man sich zwangsläufig fragt, wieviel davon schon Realität IST.
Durch Zufall kommt Lincoln Rhyme mit seinem Team einem Serienkiller auf di More...
Nachdem die 450-Minuten-Lesung dieses Buches vorüber war, überlegte ich mir ernsthaft, ob ich meine Kunden- und Kreditkarten sowie mein Handy abschaffen soll, vom Navi ganz zu schweigen. Denn das Szenario, das Jeffrey Deaver in seinem achten Fall für Lincoln Rhyme und Amelia Sachs entwirft, wirkt so nah an der Realität, dass man sich zwangsläufig fragt, wieviel davon schon Realität IST.
Durch Zufall kommt Lincoln Rhyme mit seinem Team einem Serienkiller auf di More...
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Nov 06, 2011
Terri
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I gave this 3 stars. Mostly because I have big issues with an author using lazy words (or technically fake words) like 'people've' and 'might'v've'. I don't care who you are, putting 'v've at the end of a word is simply not acceptable.
There was a lot of this book that I thoroughly enjoyed and couldn't wait to read in bed at night, but as the book went on, something didn't feel right. The writing was not so great in parts, only it wasn't that. I think I can only do a spoiler and all tho More...
There was a lot of this book that I thoroughly enjoyed and couldn't wait to read in bed at night, but as the book went on, something didn't feel right. The writing was not so great in parts, only it wasn't that. I think I can only do a spoiler and all tho More...
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Jan 29, 2012
Kathy
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"You often hear the old legend that our body is worth $4.50 for parts. Our digital identity is worth far more."
Awesome and frightening! Story of a perpetrator's use of data mining techniques to set up perfect crimes and frame perfect strangers for the crimes. If even half of the plot of this book is a possible reality, we must all "be afraid; be very, very afraid"!
While there is violence in this book related to the crimes committed, the graphic descripti More...
Awesome and frightening! Story of a perpetrator's use of data mining techniques to set up perfect crimes and frame perfect strangers for the crimes. If even half of the plot of this book is a possible reality, we must all "be afraid; be very, very afraid"!
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Jun 19, 2008
Mary
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Another crime solved by the great criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs. This one was a creepy story about identity theft at its very worst - the big problem for me is that I can totally see this happening in the world today - makes me want to throw away all my store club cards and credit cards and live "off the grid." We also get some interesting family history for Lincoln this time.
Highly recommended for fans of the series and those who enjoy criminal mysterie
Highly recommended for fans of the series and those who enjoy criminal mysterie
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Jan 25, 2012
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Lincoln Rhyme and partner/paramour Amelia Sachs return to face a criminal whose ingenious staging of crimes is enabled by a terrifying access to information....
When Lincoln's estranged cousin Arthur Rhyme is arrested on murder charges, the case is perfect — too perfect. Forensic evidence from Arthur's home is found all over the scene of the crime, and it looks like the fate of Lincoln's relative is sealed.
At the behest of Arthur's wife, Judy, Linc More...
Lincoln Rhyme and partner/paramour Amelia Sachs return to face a criminal whose ingenious staging of crimes is enabled by a terrifying access to information....
When Lincoln's estranged cousin Arthur Rhyme is arrested on murder charges, the case is perfect — too perfect. Forensic evidence from Arthur's home is found all over the scene of the crime, and it looks like the fate of Lincoln's relative is sealed.
At the behest of Arthur's wife, Judy, Linc More...
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Jul 31, 2008
Cameron
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This is the latest Lincoln Rhyme novel from Jeffrey Deaver
Rhyme, a forensic consultant for the NYPD, and his detective partner, Amelia Sachs, take on a psychotic mastermind who uses data mining—the business of the twenty-first century, not only to select and hunt down his victims but also to frame the crimes on complete innocents. Rhyme is reluctantly drawn into a case involving his estranged cousin, Arthur, who's been charged with first-degree murder. But when Rhyme and his crew look into More...
Rhyme, a forensic consultant for the NYPD, and his detective partner, Amelia Sachs, take on a psychotic mastermind who uses data mining—the business of the twenty-first century, not only to select and hunt down his victims but also to frame the crimes on complete innocents. Rhyme is reluctantly drawn into a case involving his estranged cousin, Arthur, who's been charged with first-degree murder. But when Rhyme and his crew look into More...
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Aug 08, 2008
stephanie
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oh my lord. i haven't been this creeped out by a book in like, forever. and now i'm totally bothered by the fact that there is all this information that *I'VE* put on the internet about myself and my book tastes and now there's all this CRAZY ASS INFORMATION that EVERYONE can find out about me.
i love ron pulaski, almost more than amelia. i love watching him grow over the series - i love lincoln, i love lon, and mel, and the crazy computer techs.
this writing is tight and plo More...
i love ron pulaski, almost more than amelia. i love watching him grow over the series - i love lincoln, i love lon, and mel, and the crazy computer techs.
this writing is tight and plo More...
Aug 14, 2009
Melanie
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Scared me spitless, yet here I sit sharing information about my reading preferences on the web.
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Oct 20, 2011
Roberta
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Tenete d'occhio la vostra identità
La "finestra rotta" che dà il titolo al romanzo di Deaver è un concetto della filosofia sociale. Il senso è nel concentrarsi sulle piccole cose in modo da causare grandi cambiamenti. Una delle politiche di New York per il recupero dei quartieri più degradati della metropoli consiste proprio nel ridipingere le facciate dei palazzi, pulire gli androni e riparare le finestre rotte. Sembra un'operazione di cosmesi ma in realtà stimola l'orgoglio More...
La "finestra rotta" che dà il titolo al romanzo di Deaver è un concetto della filosofia sociale. Il senso è nel concentrarsi sulle piccole cose in modo da causare grandi cambiamenti. Una delle politiche di New York per il recupero dei quartieri più degradati della metropoli consiste proprio nel ridipingere le facciate dei palazzi, pulire gli androni e riparare le finestre rotte. Sembra un'operazione di cosmesi ma in realtà stimola l'orgoglio More...
Oct 12, 2011
Tony
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Jeffery Deaver- The Broken Window (Pocket Star Books 2009) 3.25 Stars
Rhyme is still hunting down the killer from The Cold Moon, working alongside British Inspectors. Meanwhile his cousin has just been put in jail for murder. The case seems open and shut, with a lot of evidence pointing at him, but the evidence is just too perfect for Rhyme and Sachs. Their investigation will reveal several other frame-ups and lead them into the cyber world of stolen identities.
The introd More...
Rhyme is still hunting down the killer from The Cold Moon, working alongside British Inspectors. Meanwhile his cousin has just been put in jail for murder. The case seems open and shut, with a lot of evidence pointing at him, but the evidence is just too perfect for Rhyme and Sachs. Their investigation will reveal several other frame-ups and lead them into the cyber world of stolen identities.
The introd More...
Aug 31, 2011
Pikachu
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The brilliant Lincoln Rhyme is back for another creepy caper—and this time it's personal. Really personal. The UNSUB is a cyber-stalker who seems to enjoy playing god. With books that come out in serial installments, it's hard not to repeat facts, so if you want to know all about the awesomeness that is Lincoln Rhyme in general, you're more than welcome to read my first review of the series, because I think it's a pretty good summation of what I like about the premise and the characters. Otherw
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Aug 23, 2011
Christine
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What I like about Deaver is the ability to cross information throughout the series without being dull, repetitive or patronising. In this one we have plenty of familiar characters, who all have history that shapes the way they work. There’s even a glimpse of one of the criminals from a previous book, and at no step of the way was I thinking “shh, I know this, get on with it.” That could be to do with my bad memory though.
Anyway, the story itself is completely terrifying. As someone who shares pa More...
Anyway, the story itself is completely terrifying. As someone who shares pa More...
Aug 10, 2011
Really, now, was there ever any doubt I would love this book? Jeffery Deaver is my favorite author and he has never yet disappointed me. I love the fact that you're always surprised, right to the very end of the book. He's always got something new to reveal to you. Even the author's note chilled me. Lincoln Rhyme is one of my favorite fictional characters. Mr. Rhyme would probably hate me for saying this, but I really admire the way he was able to overcome his physical handicap and his dec
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Mar 15, 2011
Beth
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Not worried about identity theft? Read THE BROKEN WINDOW by Jeffrey Deaver. You will be.
A serial killer has gone undetected because he has been able to pin the crime on some innocent person each time. The killer “knows everything” about his murder victims and so is able to get close to them and then plant evidence that proves the guilt of innocent people because the killer "knows everything" about them, too.
But how does he do it? How is he able to know everythin More...
A serial killer has gone undetected because he has been able to pin the crime on some innocent person each time. The killer “knows everything” about his murder victims and so is able to get close to them and then plant evidence that proves the guilt of innocent people because the killer "knows everything" about them, too.
But how does he do it? How is he able to know everythin More...
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Dec 05, 2010
Nicolette
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THE BROKEN WINDOW
By Jeffery Deaver
(Hodder & Stoughton)
AFTER reading this book you’ll think twice before casually tossing those old bank statements in the bin or sending an e-mail to your friends.
Jeffery Deaver takes identity theft to a whole new level in The Broken Window.
In the book Lincoln Rhyme’s cousin is arrested for first degree murder. All the evidence says he did it, but he keeps protesting innocence. Rhyme decides to look into the case and soon di More...
By Jeffery Deaver
(Hodder & Stoughton)
AFTER reading this book you’ll think twice before casually tossing those old bank statements in the bin or sending an e-mail to your friends.
Jeffery Deaver takes identity theft to a whole new level in The Broken Window.
In the book Lincoln Rhyme’s cousin is arrested for first degree murder. All the evidence says he did it, but he keeps protesting innocence. Rhyme decides to look into the case and soon di More...
Oct 20, 2010
Mitchell
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The Broken Window is a crime thriller novel, the eighth in Jeffery Deaver’s popular Lincoln Rhyme series. Rhyme, the protagonist, is a forensic genius. He has an insatiable appetite for solving crimes. The scientific approach he takes to all of his work gives him the ability to solve almost anything. Rhyme has a forensics lab installed directly in his home. He became paralyzed after a support beam fell onto him while he was at a crime scene, confining him to a wheelchair for the rest of his
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Jun 10, 2010
D.m.
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Having read quite a few crime/thrillers lately that I've consumed like so much fast-food (we eat it because we like the taste, right?) I decided that if I wanted to read a novel in this genre that was going to be better 'nutritional' value I'd select a Deaver from the library's shelf.
And I wasn't disappointed. This is my third Lincoln Rhyme novel and the best so far. It was brilliant - flawlessly plotted and researched, even scary in its fictional premise - that there could be a man More...
And I wasn't disappointed. This is my third Lincoln Rhyme novel and the best so far. It was brilliant - flawlessly plotted and researched, even scary in its fictional premise - that there could be a man More...
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Jun 09, 2010
Denise
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4.0 out of 5 stars Rhyme is back and Deaver has his head in the game!, August 13, 2008
This review is from: The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Hardcover)
So glad to read this novel! Once again, Deaver has brought us a thriller worthy of the characters he created. Very interesting story that included a lot of information about identity theft and data mining and gives a person a lot to think about in regard to how much information someone could possibly have on you More...
This review is from: The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Hardcover)
So glad to read this novel! Once again, Deaver has brought us a thriller worthy of the characters he created. Very interesting story that included a lot of information about identity theft and data mining and gives a person a lot to think about in regard to how much information someone could possibly have on you More...
Apr 10, 2010
Linda
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Good mystery, but the best part of the book was the focus of the mystery which was data mining (gone bad, ofcourse), raising questions about privacy & safety concerns regarding the storing of our personal information. Made me realize how much personal data can be collected, stored, & sold just from answering an innocent poll, joining Facebook, Goodreads, using your credit card, registering your car, visiting a website, etc. Your information can be shared, used, & sold to various marketing comp
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Jun 23, 2009
Dlora
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When Lincoln Rhyme's cousin is arrested for the murder of a woman he doesn't even know, he insists there has been some mistake, but all the physical evidence points to him. And so starts a really fascinating, and a bit scary, story about identity theft and the use of computers to analyze the vast amounts of data on people.
Basically, in the 1970s, computer database software gave people an analysis of what happened in the past. In the 90s, the data showed what people were doing at any More...
Basically, in the 1970s, computer database software gave people an analysis of what happened in the past. In the 90s, the data showed what people were doing at any More...
May 02, 2009
Christy
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Criminologist, quadriplegic Lincoln Rhymes has been estranged from his cousin Arthur for years. When Arthur is arrested for the murder of a young woman, Arthur’s wife implores Lincoln to help. The forensic evidence against Arthur strongly links him to the murder, but Lincoln’s paramour Amelia Sachs is suspicious that everything is so clear-cut and suspects Arthur has been set up. She and Lincoln, with the aid of NYPD, learn Arthur isn’t the first person who has been framed for a murder he didn’t
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Dec 16, 2009
Laurie
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Excellent tension, good novel on the facts and perils of "information mining", tracking spending and identity manipulation.
When the quadriplegic detective's cousin is arrested for murder, it seems to be an open-and-shut case, as plenty of forensic evidence links him to the crime. But Lincoln discovers that the real killer is framing others for his killings by manipulating intimate computer information. A deadly game of cat and mouse pits Lincoln; his partner, Amanda Sachs; More...
When the quadriplegic detective's cousin is arrested for murder, it seems to be an open-and-shut case, as plenty of forensic evidence links him to the crime. But Lincoln discovers that the real killer is framing others for his killings by manipulating intimate computer information. A deadly game of cat and mouse pits Lincoln; his partner, Amanda Sachs; More...
Sep 17, 2011
Intplibrarian
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Just as good as all of Deaver's books. Really, they're all incredible. [return][return]***Possible spoiler if you're really really picky**[return][return][return][return][return][return][return][return][return][return][return][return][return][return]The *only* problem I had with this book is that it was a bit hard to believe that Lincoln had never heard of RFID. Really? It's not all that new. I understand that Deaver needed a reason to explain it to the readers, but another method should hav
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May 09, 2011
Diane
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Someone I work with gave me this book. It sounded like an interesting premise but I have to say I found it to be rather cheesy and heavy on the explanatory narrative "....if he did this then that must mean....." and four paragraphs later he's still describing it. Truthfully, it reads like an old Batman episdoe, "Well Robin,..." and batman goes on to explain what every detail means. It's as if the author has no faith that his readers possess any sense of intelligence whatsoeve
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Aug 16, 2009
Nancy
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Haven't read a Lincoln Rhyme book in some time. Like many series, the books seem to settle into a pattern (Deaver's pattern being twist after twist after twist--about twice as many suspenseful, oh-my-gosh-but-then-it's-OK twists as he needs to sustain a quick-flowing plot). I've been borderline disenchanted with Lincoln and Amelia since #5...
What pushed me over to five stars on this one was the subtext--human judgment vs. understanding behavior through the study of data. There were s More...
What pushed me over to five stars on this one was the subtext--human judgment vs. understanding behavior through the study of data. There were s More...
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Feb 27, 2009
Jennifer
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Once again, Criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and Detective Amelia Sachs work together to solve one of their most difficult cases to date – a serial killer known only as “522” who preys on victims through their own electronic footprints of day to day life by expertly framing them for his horrific murders. Everything we do and buy is recorded and scrutinized for insidious criminals to prey upon. “The Broken Window” is truly a scary look into what could happen in the electronic world as the story builds
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Apr 12, 2010
Starling
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I gave this book four stars, even though it had problems, because if I'm going to read other books in the series it deserves four stars.
The problems were minor, and I'm not sure if I'd even have seen them if this hadn't been part of a Circle of Friends read. And some of the things that bothered me at first were parts of ongoing arcs. I like mystery series books with ongoing arcs, so in the end this may be part of why I'm going to be reading more of the series.
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The problems were minor, and I'm not sure if I'd even have seen them if this hadn't been part of a Circle of Friends read. And some of the things that bothered me at first were parts of ongoing arcs. I like mystery series books with ongoing arcs, so in the end this may be part of why I'm going to be reading more of the series.
The plot is More...
Jul 25, 2011
Scott
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Identity theft is a terrifying prospect. I've never had it happen to me, but I have friends to whom it has happened, and it is, by their accounts, a harrowing and utterly horrific experience. Think about it: what if someone could gain access to your bank accounts, medical records, credit history, consumer history, etc? The truth is, someone already can, and has. They are apparently called data snatchers, and they work for major corporations to find out about consumers, namely you and me. For the
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Oct 01, 2009
Diane
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Lincoln Rhyme has his work cut out for him in this Jeffery Deaver book: The Broken Window. For readers who are not familiar with the Lincoln Rhyme character, he is a NY City forensic specialist; he is also a paraplegic. He is intelligent and testy.
The Broken Window is a story about a high tech version of identity theft taken to the extreme. It is not just someone who just steals your money, but one who assumes your identity to commit awful crimes using your name.
This mast More...
The Broken Window is a story about a high tech version of identity theft taken to the extreme. It is not just someone who just steals your money, but one who assumes your identity to commit awful crimes using your name.
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Apr 20, 2011
Barbra
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I don't think there is anyone who writes a thriller like Jeffery Deaver. This is one scary novel - it proves how vulnerable we really are.
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Lincoln Rhyme faces the terrifying dark side of the Internet age.....as a twisted techno-genius destroys lives with impunity by stealing personal information from behind the impenetrable walls of cyberspace. Rhyme's cousin Arthur has been arrested on murder charges, and the evidence against the relative Lincoln hasn't seen in y More...
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Lincoln Rhyme faces the terrifying dark side of the Internet age.....as a twisted techno-genius destroys lives with impunity by stealing personal information from behind the impenetrable walls of cyberspace. Rhyme's cousin Arthur has been arrested on murder charges, and the evidence against the relative Lincoln hasn't seen in y More...
