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  • The Broken Window

  • A Lincoln Rhyme Novel, Book 8
  • By: Jeffery Deaver
  • Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
  • Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,556 ratings)

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The Broken Window

By: Jeffery Deaver
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
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Publisher's summary

Lincoln Rhyme and partner/paramour Amelia Sachs return to face a criminal whose ingenious staging of crimes is enabled by a terrifying access to information....

When Lincoln's estranged cousin Arthur Rhyme is arrested on murder charges, the case is perfect - too perfect. Forensic evidence from Arthur's home is found all over the scene of the crime, and it looks like the fate of Lincoln's relative is sealed.

At the behest of Arthur's wife, Judy, Lincoln grudgingly agrees to investigate the case. Soon Lincoln and Amelia uncover a string of similar murders and rapes with perpetrators claiming innocence and ignorance - despite ironclad evidence at the scenes of the crime. Rhyme's team realizes this "perfect" evidence may actually be the result of masterful identity theft and manipulation.

An information service company - the huge data miner Strategic Systems Datacorp - seems to have all the answers but is reluctant to help the police. Still, Rhyme and Sachs and their assembled team begin uncovering a chilling pattern of vicious crimes and coverups, and their investigation points to one master criminal, whom they dub "522".

When "522" learns the identities of the crime-fighting team, the hunters become the hunted. Full of Deaver's trademark plot twists, The Broken Window will put the partnership of Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs to the ultimate test.

©2008 Jeffrey Deaver (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.
About the Creator- Jeffery Deaver

About the Creator

Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author. His books are sold in 150 countries and have been translated into 25 languages. He has served two terms as president of Mystery Writers of America, and was recently named a Grand Master of MWA, whose ranks include Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Mary Higgins Clark, and Walter Mosley.
The author of 43 novels, three collections of short stories and a nonfiction law book, and a lyricist of a country-western album, he’s received or been shortlisted for dozens of awards. His The Bodies Left Behind was named Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers, and his Lincoln Rhyme thriller, The Broken Window, and a stand-alone, Edge, were also nominated for that prize. The Garden of Beasts won the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers Association in England. He’s also been nominated for eight Edgar Awards by the MWA.
Deaver has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, Strand Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Raymond Chandler Lifetime Achievement Award in Italy
Deaver's most recent works are Hunting Time, a Colter Shaw novel, and The Broken Doll, a four-story collection from Amazon Original Stories. His Shaw novel, The Never Game, will be a CBS Prime-time series later this year.

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Be prepared to fast forward

I've read and listened to a number of Deaver novels and like the Lincoln Rhyme/Amelia Sachs characters a lot. I didn't care for much of the plot devices here (e.g., we know all of Amelia's thoughts in detail until she comes face to face with the murderer and recognizes him immediately but suddenly we're not privy to that recognition).... Plus part of the audio is very tedious because the plot relies on reference to spreadsheets and the narrator has to go through all the columns and types of data ad nauseum. I'm also a little burnt out on having otherwise smart characters fall prey to the perpetrator through their own stupidity. That said, a mediocre Deaver is better than a lot of other books out there, but I'd suggest going hardcopy rather than audio for this one.

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spell binding

The story kept me on the edge of my seat. Very exciting and also thought provoking.

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Not his best work...

I have loved most all of Deaver's work, but I just did ot like the characters at all.

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Incredible

The book was great! A little drawn out at times but if you can look past that it really makes you think and ask some questions. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a suspenseful thriller with an enlightening and thought provoking twist.

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Captivating and relevant

I'm amazed how reviewers could be disappointed with this book. This is one of the top five books I have ever listened to. I constantly found myself sitting in a parked car listening to the story. I found this truly enjoyable and extremely suspenseful.

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easy listen

Another well done Lincoln Ryme novel. A little unbelievable in the tech areas, but still a good book.

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Loved it!

Another excellent Lincoln Rhyme novel! Jeffrey Deaver tends to ramble and repeat things, but if you can overlook that, this one is superb.

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Gripping

It kept me glued to my desk with headphones on wanting to know what was next! Excellent book, nararrated wonderfully!

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Lincoln Rhyme

Another good mystery. I really enjoy the Lincoln Rhyme series if novels. They are as expected, exceptional fiction.

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Another great Lincoln Rhyme book

My only complaint is the list of evidence in this book got a bit tedious and repetitive.

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