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A Textbook Case (2013)

by Jeffery Deaver(Favorite Author)
3.75 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
1455526835 (ISBN13: 9781455526833)
languge
English
publisher
Grand Central Publishing
review 1: A good short-story to tide one over until the next Rhyme and Sachs book appears on the shelf, this case lacks the extensive details of the novels but does not lack the excitement and suspense of Deaver's excellent series. This short actually adds to the characters and continuing story lines and shows a bit more humor than the novels generally do, although it is by no means a comedy. If you read the series, this is a nice addition to the overarching narrative.
review 2: There was nothing wrong with the characters, the premise, or the writing. However, there is an art to writing a short story that was not shown here. Short stories shouldn't feel like drastically truncated novels, and unfortunately that's exactly what happened here. That being said, I do believe t
... morehe full length Lincoln Rhymes books don't suffer from this ailment as Jeffery Deaver is a talented author in this genre. less
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Lisa
I may go back and read Lincoln Rhyme series even though this short story was only ok.
LitWitLiz
Great short story by one if my favorite writers!
Kathryn
good to be surprised by a short story
shannie26
Loved it!
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