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The Empty Chair: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel, Book 3
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LENGTH14 hrs and 3 mins
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RELEASE DATE03-21-12
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
From the best-selling author of The Bone Collector and Devil's Teardrop comes this spine-chilling new thriller that pits renowned criminalist Lincoln Rhyme against the ultimate opponent - Amelia Sachs, his own brilliant protege.
A quadriplegic since a beam crushed his spinal cord years ago, Rhyme is desperate to improve his condition and goes to the University of North Carolina Medical Center for high-risk experimental surgery. In a twenty-four hour period, the sleepy Southern outpost of Tanner's Corner has seen a local teen murdered and two young women abducted. And Ryhme and Sachs are the best chance to find the girls alive.
The prime suspect is a teenaged truant known as the Insect Boy, so nicknamed for his disturbing obsession with bugs. Rhyme agrees to find the boy while awaiting his operation. Rhyme's unsurpassed analytical skills and stellar forensic experience, combined with Sachs's exceptional detective legwork, soon snare the perp.
But Sachs disagrees with Rhyme's crime analysis and so ensues a battle of wits and forensics between Rhyme and Sachs, his best friend and soul mate.
©2000 Jeffery Deaver (P)2012 Simon & Schuster
What the Critics Say
"Masterful.... [Lincoln Rhyme] is the most brilliant and most vulnerable of crime fiction's heroes." (New York Post)
"A twisted thriller... [of] scientific smarts and psychological cunning." (The New York Times Book Review)
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BECKY Carmel, IN, United States 06-12-12 Member Since 2008I am an avid recorded book listener. I work at at elementary school, have 2 high schoolers and have very little time to sit and read. This is a great book fix for the perpetual motion in our lives we live these days.
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"Same Characters new narrator"
I liked the story and I am sure the narrator is fine on his own. My problem with this book is I have followed Lincoln Rhymes through many sagas with the same narrator. Changing narrators at this point in a series makes the characters seem new. My images formed from past novels did not match this one. I found it difficult to feel the connections I previously had with the characters because of the new narrator.
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"Jam Packed with Twists and Turns"
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?First let me say Jeffery Deaver is an amazing author. He can turn any novel upside down at the last second and give you a twist that will have your jaw dropping to the floor. And this one had more than just one twist.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book minus a few new characters introduced. It did take me longer than usual to finish this novel as the beginning had me wishing it could go a little faster, but once the story got going it had me sitting in my car even after coming home from my commute just to listen to it for a few more minutes.I would highly recommend this book if you are a Deaver fan, Lincoln Rhyme fan, or just want a good mystery novel to read.
Have you listened to any of Richard Turner Perry’s other performances before? How does this one compare?He did an excellent job of creating a voice for the characters. Although I wasn't so keen on his hill-billy southern accent, but overall it was enjoyable and worth the listen.
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"Plot twisted to death....ending ridiculous."
What did you like best about The Empty Chair? What did you like least?There are times when the author does suspense well however the plot was twisted to the point of disbelief. He can write but the notion of twists for the pure joy of a twist is too much. Additionally, he needs to learn his weapons. It is highly unlikely that experienced officers are going to cock double action revolvers. Everyone did in this story.
Would you ever listen to anything by Jeffery Deaver again?Probably not.
Would you listen to another book narrated by Richard Turner Perry?His "S" s whistle. That bothered me---I'm being petty here but the whistling S bothered me
Do you think The Empty Chair needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?Uh no!
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"The absolute best Rhyme novel!"
What did you love best about The Empty Chair?The ending was always illusive and the characters more real than ever. This is an outstanding novel which captures you in the very beginning.
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"Cooked and waiting to see what next for Lincoln"
Would you consider the audio edition of The Empty Chair to be better than the print version?Yes
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?Not on the edge. But did keep my attention.
What aspect of Richard Turner Perry’s performance would you have changed?Not real sure
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?no
Any additional comments?I enjoyed the twist and turns
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"Good, not great thriller."
May plot twists and turns, some believable. One "deux ex machina" per plot is preferable; a half-dozen leaves the reader highly skeptical. Performance is less than adequate. Both writer and narrator show less understanding of the modern-day South, and Southernisms, than they think they they do.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful