: The Empty Chair
Author: Jeffery Deaver
One of my favorite Lincoln Rhyme stories: it’s a bit long and a key twist at the end is rather obvious (I saw it coming right at the beginning), but it’s still a fun read. I do get tired of Lincoln’s self-centeredness and self-pity for his paralysis, but then I’m not paralized, so I don’t know how I’d react. But that aspect is just not fun to read. What is cool in this story is the main “bad guy” is a kid: the Insect Boy, so dubbed because of his interest in bugs. He kidnaps a girl and uses his bug knowledge to set up traps and false paths for his persuers and is shocked when Lincoln Rhyme keeps right on his tail and eventually catches up with him. Pretty cool.
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