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The Broken Window (Lincoln Rhyme #8)

by Jeffery Deaver (Goodreads Author)

3.96 · rating details · 3,499 ratings · 486 reviews

<big><p align="center"> Bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver is back with a brand-new Lincoln Rhyme thriller.

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 mur

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Published April 28th 2009 by Pocket Star (first published 2008)

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Dec 26, 2010

Xirxe rated it

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Shelves: hörbücher, thriller, verschenkte-bücher

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...moreNur 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 die Spur, der eine offenbar perfekte Methode entdeckt hat, die Verantwortung für seine Bluttaten anderen Menschen in die Schuhe zu schieben. Unter Zuhilfenahme eines immensen Datenpools manipuliert er das Leben Anderer auf derart perfide Art und Weise, dass diese am Ende ihrer vollständigen Identität beraubt sind oder wegen Verbrechen verurteilt werden, die sie nicht begangen haben. Als er feststellt, dass man ihm immer näher kommt, beginnt er seine Täuschungen auch auf Rhyme und sein Team auszudehnen...
Willkommen zurück, 1984! Bei George Orwell sah die Zukunft zwar etwas anders aus, aber letzten Endes kam sie zum gleichen Ergebnis: vollständige Überwachung. Deaver zeigt in seinem Thriller mustergültig auf, was geschehen kann, wenn all die Informationen, die jede/r von uns tagtäglich mehr oder weniger unbewusst versendet, zentral gespeichert und ausgewertet werden. Neben dieser beklemmend wirkenden Fiktion, die durchaus ausreichend genug gewesen wäre für eine spannende Story, wartet Jeffrey Deaver noch mit einem Psychothriller in gewohnt dramatisch-spannender Art auf, der auf kongeniale Weise von Dietmar Wunder (Synchronsprecher von u.a. Daniel Craig, Robert Downey Jr.) vorgetragen wird.
Weshalb dann nicht die volle Punktzahl? Ein paar kleine Unplausibilitäten störten mich doch: Weshalb kann ein Mann, der seit längerem auf der Strasse lebt (und auch so aussieht), sich völlig unverdächtig als Nachbar ausgeben? Oder die finale Rettungsaktion - vielleicht doch etwas zu viel des Guten.
Aber ansonsten: hörens- und sicherlich auch lesenswert! Und das mit den Kunden- und Kreditkarten werde ich wirklich noch einmal überdenken.(less)

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Nov 06, 2011

Terri rated it

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Shelves: own, crime-thriller

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

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Aug 07, 2008

Kathy rated it

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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

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Jun 19, 2008

Mary rated it

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Recommends it for: mystery fans

Shelves: mystery-crime-fiction

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...more

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Jan 25, 2012

Bookworm *aka Cobra* rated it

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Book Description:
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 rated it

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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

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Aug 08, 2008

stephanie rated it

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Shelves: 2008, trashythrillers, mystery, would-rec

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

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Aug 14, 2009

Melanie Cattanach rated it

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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 rated it

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Shelves: 2008

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

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Oct 12, 2011

Tony rated it

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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

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Aug 31, 2011

Pikachu rated it

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Shelves: series-bk-8, _whodunnit, 2008s, _reviewed

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...moreThe 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. Otherwise I might be here all day singing its praises.

Regarding THE BROKEN WINDOW, my God. A lot of mystery books find a formula they like and stick with it, like the Kay Scarpetta series. The only problem is, they have difficulty transcending the time periods in question. The first Scarpetta book was written in the early, early 90s, back when computers were huge, heavy, and super expensive. Since the Lincoln Rhyme series relies more on brilliant deduction, rather like Sherlock Holmes, it holds up much better. And what better way to showcase that logic than to go head-to-head with the grand poohbah of logic: computers. This book was pretty damn scary. Reminded me a lot of Dan Brown's DIGITAL FORTRESS. We're so dependent on computers, we don't really think about how much potential they have to screw us over.

I'm not sure if Deaver made up ALL the technologies in this book—I'm pretty sure he did, but not 100%: some of them, I'm sure, are based off of real things going by different names—but they really make out the present day to be the kind of dystopia more suited to Orwellian or Huxley novels of the past. The SSD is like the mother lode of Big Brotherliness. Have you seen that movie EAGLE EYE, that movie with the super secret computer that can spy on you from traffic lights and have drugs delivered to your front door in order to eff up your life? That's the kind of information these guys have. Scary, right? Right. And now I'm going to microwave all my books, don that tinfoil hat, and throw my computer in my neighbor's trashcan.(less)

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Aug 23, 2011

Christine Blachford rated it

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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

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Aug 10, 2011

Jill added it · review of another edition

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...more

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Mar 15, 2011

Beth rated it

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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

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Dec 05, 2010

Nicolette rated it

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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

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Oct 20, 2010

Mitchell Lum rated it

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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...moreThe 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 life. Due to his handicap, Amelia Sachs, his lover and protégé, are his eyes and ears in the field. She represents emotion, a contrast to his science.
This particular book in the series deals with an Orwellian nightmare of a crime – a psychotic mastermind that uses the data-mining business to steal the identities of his victims and of the innocent people he frames for his crimes. He demolishes lives with impunity while concealed behind the impenetrable barriers of cyberspace. Rhyme’s cousin Arthur is arrested on murder charges, and the evidence Lincoln sees is perfect – too perfect. He and Amelia Sachs piece together a pattern of similar crimes that lead them to the unknown killer – “522”. Their research leads them to Strategic Systems Datacorp (SSD), the biggest data mining company in the world. They realize 522, having access to the normally-confidential data there, could obtain every single bit of information about anyone’s life. And when 522 figures out their identities, the hunters become the hunted: Walking straight into the killer’s lair puts Sachs and Rhyme in danger of becoming the next victims of 522 themselves.
The narration that The Broken Window contains is very unique. The point of view switches back and forth from the Rhyme to the antagonist (522). In addition, the point of view switches briefly to several other supporting characters as well (all of them assisting Rhyme in some way). What is most unique about Deaver’s writing style in this particular book is that 522’s point of view is expressed in the present tense, while the protagonists’ point of view is expressed in the past tense.
The interesting way Deaver makes use of narration and verb tense changes is really a strong point of the book. Using present tense puts the reader into the center of the action in the moment. It feels more engaging and exciting this way. Also, giving the reader a taste of both sides of the action and story elevates the suspense to a whole new level. We are able to see directly into the mind of the killer, complete with a running monologue of his thoughts and plans. Deaver apprises us of Arthur Rhyme’s dreadful experiences in jail, then switching to the protagonists’ ongoing struggles to catch the deadly killer.
Deaver takes the story to a personal level by showing us the damage that can be done by data and a person with access to it. Identity theft is on the rise, and there is little protection for the victim. In the wrong hands, the facts contained in disks and drives around the world can lead to an extreme invasion of privacy and freedom. There are data mining companies in this world today, just like Strategic Systems Datacorp (SSD) in the book, that “dig through data about customers, their purchases and houses and cars, credit histories, everything about them. They analyze and sell it." It is the business of the twenty-first century. The story warns us that our supercharged computers are not just a benefit to our supercharged economy. The same message reappears again and again, almost too many times- that we have no secrets or privacy, and all our information could be given out to others at any time. 522’s violent string of murders just goes to reinforce that point.
Data mining isn’t yet at the technological level described in the story, so we can relax for now. The key word here is ‘yet’; however, such technology could and useful for this type of business. We never know. It may not be far away. The plot of the book may not be possible yet, but definitely believable. It makes the reader realize that he or she could be a victim. It makes them realize how vulnerable someone could be in the present world. It also shows our dependence to computers nowadays, how we blindly and naively believe the data contained in them without any question of authenticity. What if you no longer have any secrets to hide? What if you knew you were being watched, tracked every day – that someone had access to every single detail of your life? This is what The Broken Window is all about.
The story contains a hefty amount of dialogue, which seems to be part of Deaver’s style, but at a hair shy of 600 pages it is somewhat overflowing with sub-plots and red herrings. Toward the end of the book, sub-stories and endless dialogue drag on until we reach the story’s otherwise attention-grabbing conclusion. Here, Deaver’s viewpoint-switching that worked so effectively before actually detracts from the overall suspense. Many times, small sections of the exciting conclusion start to unfold, but are interrupted by Rhyme’s continuous and monotonous dialogue in the preceding chapters. It gives you the sudden urge to rip out these ‘filler’ chapters because it feels so unnecessary for them to exist. It’s a wonder, and a shame, why the editors didn’t do that.
Apart from that though, this is an otherwise great book, a real page-turner. Kudos to Deaver for bringing many hidden problems of our generation to where people can relate to them on a personal level. The entire topic of the book makes the whole plot and storyline compelling to read. By far, the whole subject matter of this book is what puts it ahead of the competition, along with Deaver’s creativity and plot twists that lend an interesting perspective to the age of Information.
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Jun 10, 2010

D.m. rated it

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Shelves: thrillers

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 ...moreHaving 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 (or corporation) that "knows everything" - everytime a credit card is swiped, each time a loyalty card is used, all banking details, all transactions, where you are at every given moment - there's a complete and constantly updated dossier on YOU.

In this novel, Rhyme is up against a psycho serial killer that appears to have every piece of information on his victims; going to the point of having the same over those people who he uses to take the blame for his crimes. So when Rhyme's own cousin is accused of murder, Rhyme has to forego another investigation to pursue this killer who has covered his tracks so well.

Part of what makes this novel so good is that you have to wonder if indeed Rhyme, Amelia Sachs and the team will crack the case - you know they will - but this killer has all the information to keep steps ahead.

In previous Deaver novels, including "The Sleeping Doll" which features Katherine Dance, a body-language expert, I have found a tad on the cold side - not much feeling/emotional content to draw the reader into the lives of the characters. But in "The Broken Window" I was pleased to see that element with more inclusion within the prose.

I've got to say that Deaver, as an author, amazes me. He's the sort that other crime authors, or wannabes, appear a poor second too. This is not to say that each author has their own style, not at all. I'm saying that Deaver has the edge of the perfectionist. While many authors pad out their tales, (maybe because the publisher has required so many pages for marketing reasons) Deaver puts in only what's necessary - and there's plenty of refined dialogue to keep his readers turning pages.(less)

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Jun 09, 2010

Denise rated it

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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

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Apr 10, 2010

Linda rated it

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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...more

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Jun 23, 2009

Dlora rated it

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Shelves: suspense-thriller

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

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May 02, 2009

Christy rated it

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...more

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Dec 16, 2009

Laurie rated it

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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

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Sep 17, 2011

Intplibrarian rated it

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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...more

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May 09, 2011

Diane rated it

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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...more

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Aug 16, 2009

Nancy rated it

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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

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Feb 27, 2009

Jennifer Chase rated it

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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...more

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Apr 12, 2010

Starling rated it

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Shelves: fiction, mystery

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.

The plot is ...more

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Jul 25, 2011

Scott Rhee rated it

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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...more

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Oct 01, 2009

Diane rated it

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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

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Apr 20, 2011

Barbra rated it

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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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The Broken Window (Lincoln Rhyme #8)

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