In this third entry of the Lincoln Rhyme saga, the criminologist and his girlfriend/side kick head down to North Carolina, where Rhyme is scheduled to undergo an experimental surgery.  While waiting, they get dragged in to help the local police locate a kidnapped girl before she starves to death.  When Amelia breaks the suspected kidnapper out of the jail, she tries to stay a step ahead of the locals and her mentor.

While this was the third book of the series, it is at least the sixth that I’ve read.  Deaver knows how to keep things interesting enough to keep you coming back for more.  There are a few more of his works waiting on my Kindle, so I’m sure to add to this total as the years go on.