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Root of Deception
Root of Deception is the latest in an exciting series packed with gritty realism and unrelenting suspense, featuring a seasoned homicide detective and a brilliant forensic dentist who combine forces to catch the most brutal and brazen kind of those who leave their deadly mark behind.
A Mafia don is gunned down in a Philadelphia suburb. An arrest is made. But what seems like a clear-cut case of mob violence will draw ex-Lieutenant Seymour Pinchus, the brilliant "Fox" of homicide legend, out of retirement to team up with his son, Detective Daniel Pinchus--and plunge them both into a labyrinth of rape, murder, and sabotage. Once again Seymour calls on Dr. Peter Roberts, an expert in dental forensics, for help in solving a series of sadistic crimes with one gruesome common denominator. Together they hunt a maniac who leaves a telltale bite mark on human skin, whose motive twists far into the past, and whose reign of terror has barely begun. For this killer with the signature smile is out to exact payback from everyone who made him what he is...especially the Fox.
A Mafia don is gunned down in a Philadelphia suburb. An arrest is made. But what seems like a clear-cut case of mob violence will draw ex-Lieutenant Seymour Pinchus, the brilliant "Fox" of homicide legend, out of retirement to team up with his son, Detective Daniel Pinchus--and plunge them both into a labyrinth of rape, murder, and sabotage. Once again Seymour calls on Dr. Peter Roberts, an expert in dental forensics, for help in solving a series of sadistic crimes with one gruesome common denominator. Together they hunt a maniac who leaves a telltale bite mark on human skin, whose motive twists far into the past, and whose reign of terror has barely begun. For this killer with the signature smile is out to exact payback from everyone who made him what he is...especially the Fox.
- GenresMystery
480 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 3, 1998
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February 12, 2022
Rating: 2/10
Pages: 465
This is one in series, and I can say it was enough. Bite mark analysis has been widely discredited, but luckily this story also involved identification from a plane crash, pedophile serial killer bent on weirdly killing the dentist. Plots involving identity switches, government personnel cover up, a fight on the train tracks and duly noted hot people. Hot mess. hot. mess. i dragged on because i just kept yelping in disbelief, and things explained over and over. Save yourself some time and aggravation and just do very laborious, icky chore.
Happily handing back from where I borrowed this sucker.
Pages: 465
This is one in series, and I can say it was enough. Bite mark analysis has been widely discredited, but luckily this story also involved identification from a plane crash, pedophile serial killer bent on weirdly killing the dentist. Plots involving identity switches, government personnel cover up, a fight on the train tracks and duly noted hot people. Hot mess. hot. mess. i dragged on because i just kept yelping in disbelief, and things explained over and over. Save yourself some time and aggravation and just do very laborious, icky chore.
Happily handing back from where I borrowed this sucker.
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