On a freezing December night, with a full moon hovering in the black sky over New York City, two people are brutally murdered -- the death scenes marked by eerie, matching calling cards: moon-faced clocks inves-tigators fear ticked away the victims' last moments on earth. Renowned criminologist Lincoln Rhyme immediately identifies the clock distributor and has the chilling realization that the killer -- who has dubbed himself the Watchmaker -- has more murders planned in the hours to come.
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Rhyme, a quadriplegic long confined to his wheelchair, immediately taps his trusted partner and longtime love, Amelia Sachs, to walk the grid and be his eyes and ears on the street. But Sachs has other commitments now -- namely, her first assignment as lead detective on a homicide of her own. As she struggles to balance her pursuit of the infuriatingly elusive Watchmaker with her own case, Sachs unearths shocking revelations about the police force that threaten to undermine her career, her sense of self and her relationship with Rhyme. As the Rhyme-Sachs team shows evi-dence of fissures, the Watchmaker is methodically stalking his victims and planning a diabolical criminal masterwork.... Indeed, the Watchmaker may be the most cunning and mesmerizing villain Rhyme and Sachs have ever encountered.
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杰弗里·迪弗(Jeffery Deaver) 1950年出生于芝加哥,其父亲是广告文员,母亲则是普通的家庭主妇。杰弗里早在十一岁时即完成了个人的第一部小说,后在密苏里大学新闻系和福得汉姆法学院就读,他的作品陆续获得了包括安东尼小说奖和艾勒里·奎恩读书会奖等在内的文学大奖。杰弗里·迪弗1990年辞去在华尔街的律师事务所的工作,开始全职创作小说,以“林肯·莱姆系列”跻身畅销小说家之列。
最近看了五本迪佛的书,估计这个是最后一本了,在消失的人中已经看到太多的设计,为设计而设计,毫无意义自以为高明的桥段,这本书也一样。 简单说就是这么回事,罪犯甲为了炸一个大会不被人注意和发现,于是:1:杀了好几个人,冒充杀手 2:后来被抓住后解释是为了抓出警局...
评分不得不说译林在选书上技高一筹,《冷月》是我目前看过的莱姆系列最好的一本,设置精巧引人入胜。且开本与字号设计都比午夜文库舒服。美中不足就是章节末都习惯罗列莱姆收集的证据译林没有如午夜文库般用小号字另页排出,那样又清晰又节省版面
评分 评分很久没看电影的我,用两天时间的阅读得到了类似体验。起初我是怀着看《重案六组》的心情在欣赏,点点星光闪动着我诚实的眼神;在读到中段的时候,我深信这是这位擅长某种套路的作者的又一次常规操作,于是给朋友发微信说“这就是一个愚蠢的假凶手被耍的故事,情节刺激,好莱坞...
评分钟表匠出场之作。我就不叫他杰拉德邓肯了,反正他也不真的叫这个名字,叫啥无所谓。 在气氛的营造上面终于硬气了一回,有人骨拼图的味道了。开篇描写几个杀人现场,让人想象凶手的残忍,折磨着被害人慢慢死去,还加以计时。这不是犯罪心理没跑儿了吗?变态杀手啊我去。于是我...
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评分迪弗总这么搞确实容易引起审美疲劳,看得少可以给五星,看多了就想给三星了……而且这部没有一个容易引起共鸣或是可爱的角色,the rookie勉强算
评分迪弗总这么搞确实容易引起审美疲劳,看得少可以给五星,看多了就想给三星了……而且这部没有一个容易引起共鸣或是可爱的角色,the rookie勉强算
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