The Burning Wire – Jeffery Deaver

In The Burning Wire, Lincoln Rhyme and crew face their most lethal foe yet: electricity.  When a disgruntled lineman starts using the electrical grid as a weapon, Rhyme teams with the NYPD, FBI, and Homeland Security to track the perpetrator and any connections he may have with terrorism.  At the same time, Rhyme helps the Mexican police track down his biggest nemesis, the Watchmaker, who has managed to elude capture.  When their initial suspect turns out to be a patsy, can Rhyme figure out the true suspect before he himself becomes a victim?

The Burning Wire is the ninth of fifteen entries in Jeffery Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme series, and fourteenth in the series that I’ve read.  While the approach taken by the villain, using electricity to attack people while they go about their daily lives, was interesting, the ending fell a little flat for me.  With just one unread book left in the series, which I first started back in 2000, I should be able to wrap it up later this year.  Although, there does appear to be a new entry on the way, so my experiences with Lincoln Rhyme may go on.