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Prolific Authors – 18 Books

Way back in December of 2011 (and again every other December since), we’ve taken a look at the authors I have read the most, dating back to high school. This year, since I’ve far surpassed my reading output of any year on record, I thought it would be nice to take a deeper dive into those books I’ve read through October. Since our last check-in, I’ve read an additional 118 books, so there could be some movement over the past two years, but it’s time to take another look and see if my “favorite” authors have changed much in that time span.  Today, we finish things off with a new leader, the lone author I’ve read 18 times, a level unseen two years ago.

Jeffery Deaver

In 1999, the first entry of Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme series, The Bone Collector, was adapted into a film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie.  Around that time, I picked up a paperback copy, which I read in 2000.  I slowly added additional titles as I would find them as remainders, picking up new hard covers for $3 or $4.

The Midnight Lock – Jeffery Deaver

Things increased in 2015, when I started picking up titles on deals through the Amazon Kindle store or from the library, leading to thirteen additional books added to my read bookshelf, with The Burning Wire, which I read earlier this year, being the most recent prior to the start of this countdown.

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Book 27 (of 52) – The Burning Wire

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.