The Midnight Lock: A riveting new Lincoln Rhyme thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man

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This is the 15th book in the Lincoln Rhyme series by author Jeffery Deaver. I have loyally followed this series from the very start and in most cases thoroughly entertained. Lincoln Rhymes is a great character and very different from other literacy sleuths. Lincoln Rhyme is a former NYPD Homicide Detective who is now a Forensic Consultant since he became a quadriplegic. He is partnered with Amelia Sachs who is now his wife and acts as his eyes as she walks crime scenes. Having never read Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme series but watched a couple of films, I was looking forward to this. Rhymes is a wheelchair bound quadraplegic consulting criminalist to NYPD with his own forensic lab in his home, which he shares with his wife, NYPD Detective Amelia Sachs. They and their close knit team of young Ron Pulaski, Lon Sellitto, Detective Mel Cooper, and Lincoln's aide, Thom, work well together here, despite the obstacles they face. There are a number of threads in this thriller, Rhyme is a forensic expert testifying at the trial of mobster Victor Buryak, charged with the murder of Leon Murphy. However, with Rhyme's forensics integrity being questioned, Buryak walks free to the dismay of NYPD, and with the upcoming mayoral elections, politics means that Rhyme finds himself dropped as a police consultant.

Lincoln Rhyme, for the uninitiated, was first introduced in 1997 when Jeffery Deaver released The Bone Collector. At that point Lincoln Rhyme was ex-head of NYPD forensics after an accident on the job left him a quadriplegic. Angry and frustrated, a case involving a highly intelligent killer, brought Rhyme out of retirement. With his extraordinary mind, and with Amelia Sachs as his arms and legs, a partnership was born. Now twenty-three years later and Lincoln Rhyme is in court with a testimony that is being ripped apart by the defence. His ability comes into question, resulting in the NYPD wiping their hands of him as a consultant. He and his team are immediately removed from any active NYPD cases. The message filtered down the ranks of the NYPD is that no member of the force is to interact with Rhyme in any way or to pass on any information. There will be stiff penalties for any one caught in a compromising situation. Quadriplegic ex-cop criminalist Lincoln Rhyme’s latest larger-than-life quarry is a man who invades the apartments of sleeping women and ignores their bodies, preferring to mess with their heads. I think the story flowed very well and the 'surprises' were cleverly found and added to the plot. The only thing I just failed to understand was the political twist, but as a European, it's still very hard to understand US politics. There is even a new character introduced which I hope we will read more about in the next Lincoln Rhyme adventure. Mladá žena se probudí a uvědomí si, že zatímco spala, byl někdo u ní v bytě, hrabal se jí ve věcech, nechal jí podivný vzkaz a následně beze stopy zmizel, protože dveře jsou pořád zamčené bezpečnostním zámkem a alarm zapnutý. K podivnému případu je přivolaný věhlasný kriminalista Lincoln Rhyme společně se svojí partnerkou, inspektorkou Amélií Sachsovou.It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly four years since Jeffery Deaver has graced us with Lincoln Rhyme’s presence. Rhyme is a brilliant and tortured genius whose career with the NYPD ended in a tragic accident that has him permanently confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life as a full quadriplegic. He is now married to Amelia Sachs, the officer with whom he was paired in the opening installment of the series, THE BONE COLLECTOR. They make a formidable team, and the NYPD counts on them to solve difficult cases and bring the most evil individuals to justice. The latest novel from the master of misdirection and multiple twists features his most enduring protagonist, quadriplegic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme.

Criminalist Lincoln Rhyme is testifying in a trial in his role as consultant to the NYPD. He is providing evidence against a mob figure. The guy gets off due to a minor mistake Lincoln made and NYPD fires him - the best person they ever had helping the force, how dumb. But you know Lincoln is not going to let his cases go. Il ritorno a uno dei miei primi amori del genere, il maestro del thriller americano, Jeffery Deaver. Era da parecchio che non leggevo nulla di lui e ho deciso di riprenderlo in mano con questo suo ultimo romanzo, la cui trama si preannunciava interessante. Deaver has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, the Strand Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Raymond Chandler Lifetime Achievement Award in Italy. Books starring Lincoln Rhyme are always very enjoyable, and this one is no exception. The story is well thought out, the plots are multiple and well intertwined, the protagonists are well defined and the writing style is fluid and suitable for the context. Well worth the wait, the latest Lincoln Rhyme novel has all the trademark elements. Generous dollops of science, a fascinating touch of genius, and a twisty tale fit to boggle the mind! The best part about this series is that the science is so inevitable that apprehending the perpetrator seems only a matter of time because try as they might, they cannot leave a crime scene without some tell-tale evidence of their having been there. And with a genius like Lincoln Rhyme analyzing their traces, connections to their hideouts or their future plans become easily evident. The science is there for all to see, but only Rhyme connects the dots and draws the conclusions lesser investigators struggle to even imagine.It's been a while since I read a Lincoln Rhyme story (so many books, too little time) so I was very happy to read this one and - again - feel how much I like reading about this great character. And of course, his wife and friends. Both plots become very twisted. At the conclusion you end up someplace you never you would go. The ending is such a surprise, I am usually able to come up with a prediction that’s at least close. I was no where near the mark on this one. I've read and loved every single book featuring criminalist Lincoln Rhyme (this is the 15th), and I'm pretty sure of one thing: I probably wouldn't like him a lot - he's more than a little bit on the arrogant side. That said, there's no one I'd rather have investigating a case in which I'm an innocent suspect than the master of evidence. This book did nothing to change that opinion and maybe enhanced it given the restraints that are placed on him and his team of experts. Not really a fan to the plot perhaps due to the entangled cases. The execution feels a bit off to me with its switching POVs, changing plot in mid-sentence and cramping storyline to cater all the cases-- thrilling yet too messy and sometimes it feels like the narrative was fully hard to grab.