Lincoln Rhyme is back, on the trail of a killer whose weapon of choice cripples New York City with fear. The weapon is invisible and omnipresent. Without it, modern society grinds to a halt. It is electricity. The killer harnesses and steers huge arc flashes with voltage so high and heat so searing that steel melts and his victims are set afire. When the first explosion occurs in broad daylight, reducing a city bus to a pile of molten, shrapnel-riddled metal, officials fear terrorism. Rhyme, a world-class forensic criminologist known for his successful apprehension of the most devious criminals, is immediately tapped for the investigation. Long a quadriplegic, he assembles NYPD detective Amelia Sachs and officer Ron Pulaski as his eyes, ears and legs on crime sites, and FBI agent Fred Dellray as his undercover man on the street. As the attacks continue across the city at a sickening pace,...
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2012-11-10
Betyg 
Påhittig och intressant intrig med elektricitet som mordvapen. Men boken är pratig, språket är ganska torftigt och alla tekniska eldetaljer tråkar ut en läsare som inte är specialintresserad. Nej, den här gången lyckas inte Jefferey Deaver.
2011-08-14
Betyg 
Trög inledning och jag måste säga även om handling blev bättre så är detta inte en av Deavers starkaste verk.
