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Summary: The eve of horror
Review: THE DEVIL'S TEARDROP is a suspense/thriller that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys the ups and downs of a roller coaster ride. Deaver lets your imagination work as you try to figure out his villain. You think you know who the mastermind is, but do you really? You will want to know what happens next as each chapter leaves you wanting more. The Digger who is he really?
The Digger looks like you, the Digger looks like me. He walks down the wintry streets the way anybody would, shoulders drawn together against the damp December air....
Maybe he's fat, maybe he's thin. Looking like you, looking like me. Nobody ever notices the Digger and that's one of the reasons he's so very good at what he does....
The proceeding excerpt from chapter 1 introduces us to the Digger, who is our villain. The villain is common looking and never sticks out in a crowd. He is about to terrorize the citizens of Washington D.C. The Digger is programmed to attack every four hours unless twenty million dollars is delivered to his accomplice. The plot thickens when suddenly his partner in crime is killed in a freak accident. The problem lies with the sudden death of his friend, see he is the only one who can contact the Digger and shut him down and the only evidence is the ransom note. That brings us to the best FBI forensic guy for the job, Parker Kincaid.
Former document examiner Parker Kincaid, top specialist in his field, is reluctant to help. He is a divorced from his wife and has custody of his two small children. He was working another case when a killer had threatened his family. They caught the suspect but now his boy has nightmares and Parker doesn't know what to do. This is why he no longer wished to work for the FBI. He knew he didn't want to risk his family again but the guilt of all the innocent people being slaughtered by the Digger turned out to be too much. Agent Margret Lukas agreed to keep his identity a secret and to protect his family.
Special Agent Margaret Lukas is a determined woman. She is on the fast track to move her way to the top. This could be the case to do just that. The Digger is her first case to be in charge. Lukas has no family to go home to and devotes all her time on the case. She works hard and puts in long hours. She has only one thing on her mind and that is the Digger. The Digger is the destructive force that has no regret for human life. Deaver notes from an interview from Book Page August 1999;
I wanted a complete cipher. He really has no condition other than just brain damage. I'm so sick of the abused child who turns into the psychotic killer. And here's a case where I wanted, not some run-of-the-mill cheap psychological explanation for why somebody was the way he was. I just wanted a killer. It would be like trying to profile a gun. He is simply a tool. That, to me, was completely terrifying.
I believe Deaver was successful in achieving his goal with the Digger. I feel a sense of horror when the Digger attacks his victims. The Digger acts as if it was an every day occurrence and there was nothing wrong with his actions. The Digger would kill and go about the rest of
his time acting as if nothing has happened. He is waiting for his next attack like a roller coaster approaches its first hill and the FBI following close behind.
I feel THE DEVIL'S TEARDROP is best is described as a roller coaster ride. The excitement of the story has peaks and valleys. Deaver purposely tries to hold your excitement with the search for clues for forensic evidence. Parker searches through each letter in the ransom note to find clues for the next location. Each lead brings anticipation. You as the reader feel like you're involved in the chase as you search through the crowds to spot the Digger. The excitement rises like the hill of the roller coaster. Is that him, what about her? Than all of a sudden gun fire rings out, people panic and scatter. The roller coaster climaxes at the top. The agents look all around but can't seem to focus on one person. The roller coaster spirals down the hill. As the crowd dissipates the Digger is nowhere to be seen. The agents grow frustrated and settle down as they realize the Digger has escaped again. The roller coaster car comes to a stop. The coaster goes through this feverish ride few more times until they finally have a man trapped in a school bus and open fire on him. As the gun fire stops the suspect is found dead. The FBI believes they have their man. But do they? The truth will only be known by reading the book.
When reading THE DEVIL'S TEARDROP the peaks and valleys of the ride will keep you wanting more and you may find you're not able to put down the book. The Digger is a great villain because of his ambiguity. This way Deaver doesn't allow you to feel sorry for him. The idea that a human being could commit such a terrible act of violence would anger and terrify most anybody. Each chapter will keep you wanting more.
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Summary: Wonderful Twist In the Plot
Review: THE DEVIL'S TEARDROP
AUTHOR: JEFFERY DEAVER
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster
REVIEWED BY: Barbara RhoadesBOOK REVIEW: Once again, Jeffery Deaver writes a great book with an unexpected twist for an ending. It is the Christmas Season and Parker Kincaid only wants to celebrate in peace with his son and daughter. But his ex-wife plans to contest custody of their children and the City of Washington, D.C. is going to need his forensic expertise. As the country's top forensic document examiner, Parker will be pulled from retirement against his will to assist in capturing the Digger before he kills again. Unfortunately, the Digger's accomplice is killed in an accident before he can pick up the ransom money he demanded to stop the Digger's killing. Working with Special Agent Margaret Lukas, with a secret of her own, Parker studies the documents available and begins the task of finding the killer. Deaver writes with great detail regarding the forensic tasks and has the intriguing twists in the plot for which he is known. It is a book that is hard to put down until you know the ending.
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Summary: The Little Thing Above The i
Review: This book was great, and the end was amazing. If you have read his other books, you kind of expect the suspense, but just seeing the power 1 man can have on another is pretty cool. I think that the click.. bonding between Kinkaid and Lucas click..was very thoughtful. Anyway, I am on to my third Deaver book in 2 1/2 weeks. I can't stop reading
Great Book!!
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Summary: Well... I've read better.
Review: This is the first book I picked up by Mr. Deaver and as soon as I got to the checkout line, people who saw the book said "he's really good!" Then another person tells me that he's the guy who wrote the book that became the movie, The Bone Collecter. Now that impressed me as the movie was definitely well made. With high expectations I delved into it, only to be sadly disappointed. While the premise is exciting and there are twists in the tale, the characters are cliches and the story rambles at every opportunity it gets. No doubt the author is a good writer as it shows on occasion, but this book was a major disappointment. While I was reading it people asked me if this book was any good and when I said "not really" I was informed that I should read his earlier works which are supposed to be "very good." Uh... no thanks, I'll skip.
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