The Cold Moon

by Jeffery Deaver

Book Overview

Lincoln Rhyme, the quadriplegic detective made famous in The Bone Collector is back in a thriller from the masterful Jeffery Deaver. When a sadistic killer leaves clocks at his murder scenes, will... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743260937
• ISBN13: 9780743260930
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 401 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Very suspenseful

Jeffery Deaver's latest (and I believe seventh) Lincoln Rhyme novel, "The Cold Moon," brings in a new member of the cast--Kathryn Dance, an expert in kinesics (she studies body language) who can interview people and expertly determine when they're telling the truth and when they're lying. She joins up with Rhyme and Amelia Sachs as they attempt to stop a serial killer known as "The Watchmaker." OK. With that bare-bones outline (all I intend to supply here, because to discuss any element of the plot would be a spoiler), you might well think, "oh not again--how many serial killers must Rhyme and Sachs thwart?" And frankly, that was my first reaction. Was Deaver finally descending into self-parody? Happily, that is not the case. Deaver once again succeeds in what he's set out to accomplish. The theme of time runs through this novel, much as misdirection and sleight of hand ran through "The Vanished Man," and by using that theme skillfully the author has, once again, revealed some of the techniques he uses in creating his superior thrillers. Here, some scenes are excruciating suspenseful because of the way the time seems to slow down as we follow an intended victim as she goes about her every-day life. Other scenes fly by, compressed, as Deaver quickly reveals events that have occurred "off stage." In all, extremely clever; extremely suspenseful. And for readers who are fascinated by the techniques of Kathryn Dance, I note that an advert in the back of the book (once again slightly longer than the traditional small paperback, allowing larger type, and printed on superior paper) indicates that she is to be featured in Mr. Deaver's next novel, apparently just published.

Best Lincoln Rhymes yet

Although the plot twists in Deaver books sometimes are a bit of a stretch; they are certainly never dull. This books has more twists that a pretzel factory. I never divulge plots when reviewing. I would simply say this is a great mystery and well worth your time. Enjoy

COLD MOON

Excellent read, Deaver's is absolutely brilliant. Plots and new characters make this book a page turner. The 400 pages is a bonus to many of the authors are putting out books of 300 pages and less. We certainly get our monies worth with this Best Seller. Looking forward to Deaver's next book.

Suberb police procedural

NYPD Detective Amelia Sachs, while still assigned to police consultant Lincoln Rhyme, a brilliant criminologist, is given her first case to work solo. The official verdict concerning the death of Ben Creely is suicide but his wife is convinced that he was murdered. As Sachs investigates she learns he couldn't have hanged himself because he couldn't tie a knot as his thumb was in a cast. She finds burnt papers in his fireplace that lead her to a bar in New York City and the 118th precinct where rumors persist that certain cops are corrupt making illegal money using their badge. She is also helping Rhyme try and track down the Watchmaker, a stone cold meticulous killer who is targeting certain people and leaves a signature clock behind. So far the bodies of two of his victims have been found and a third one has gone missing. When they track the clocks to where they were bought, the propitiator tells the police that he bought ten clocks which means he is going to kill again. As they race against time to stop him, Amelia discovers some horrible things about her father, which makes her thinks she will have to quit the police force, an action Rhyme is afraid will sever their professional and personal relationship. Jeffery Deaver is one of the best police procedural writers on the market today. The author keeps his series fresh by introducing new characters, one of whom deserves her own series. There is much introspection of the part of Sach as she ponders what to do about her future and Rhyme hopes she stays on the force not only for her sake but for his. THE COLD MOON is full of surprising twists and turns so that readers aren't certain what is truth is and what is misinformation. This is a compelling and exciting work that is heading for the bestsellers list. Harriet Klausner

Still crazy after all these years....

Jeffery Deaver's newest story The Cold Moon feels a lot like his first Lincoln Rhyme novel The Bone Collector. Both stories deal with serial killers that have a taste for slow and unique deaths of their victims. Both killers like to bait the police and leave unique clues. I loved The Cold Moon for the same reason I became a hooked Deaver reader after The Bone Collector....Deaver delivers your monies worth with each page. He is like no other writer today. In The Cold Moon Amelia Sachs, Rhyme's key investigator, and Rhyme must match wits with the Watchmaker, a killer that leaves a clock with each victim. In the course of the investigation, we discover that the killer purchased ten clocks leading the investigators to conclude that there is to be ten victims, not a pleasant thought given the killer's taste for suffering. Deaver gives us more information about Amelia's history adding depth to her character. He also introduces Kathry Dance an investigator from the California Bureau of Investigation. Kathryn can smell a lie before you tell it. Deaver is a master storyteller who manages to deliver one twist after another and paces The Cold Moon with the reader in mind. I was surprised in the end..... Chalk up another hit for Deaver.