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On The Line (2010)

by S.J. Rozan(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0312544499 (ISBN13: 9780312544492)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Minotaur Books

series

Lydia Chin & Bill Smith

review 1: Not really one of the best of this series. This is a Bill Smith book and shows him at his worst, and his worst goes on for way too long. Refreshingly for the mystery genre lately, she does get a lot of the social network and computer stuff right, but that's a small island in a sea of troubles for the plot, and even the scene setting is nowhere near as good as previous books. The plot is more of a comic-book plot, maybe Batman and Robin fighting the Joker, with similar events and denouements.
review 2: A very tautly written and suspenseful entry in this series. Told from the point of view of private investigator Bill Smith, who is forced to play a game with a madman who has kidnapped his sometimes partner, Lydia Chin. This has the feel of a thriller, but the c... moreharacters are much more complex and well thought out than is typical for that genre. The plot is exceptionally tight and the author is particularly clever at weaving in social media. Sometimes, however, I wish that the author would give Bill, who has had an abusive childhood, a story in which he could be a little more mellow. less

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