I'm Happy after buyingThis XO Kathryn Dance Novel ebook
Kathryn Dance is one of my all-time favorite fictional police characters, and this is the first book since 2009's "Roadside Crosses" in which she is a major character. Dance is a CBI (California Bureau of Investigation) agent and is highly skilled in the art of kinesics, or interpreting body language, which of course is extremely useful in conducting interviews and interacting with potential suspects in crimes. And this book has no shortage of both crimes and suspects, starting with a horrific murder in the first chapter. Dance is drawn into the case as someone who happens to be good friends with someone close to the victim. Despite having read all of the other Dance books I am still fascinated by Deaver's explanations of how she draws conclusions from kinesic clues like body position and voice pitch.
This being a Deaver novel, there is of course plot twist after plot twist, bluff and double bluff, and plenty of misdirection. Deaver's books are not standard police procedurals; "unpredictable" is an extreme understatement for this book. There are quite a few characters and almost all of them are potential suspects at some point; I am not especially good at keeping track of lots of characters, but I had no trouble here because they are well characterized and distinctive.
Deaver fans may be interested to know that his other major character Lincoln Rhyme puts in an appearance in this book and plays a key role in solving one of the many mysteries. One other thing I was happy to note is that Deaver finally "gets" computers and the internet; "Roadside Crosses" from 2009 had a few embarrassing errors which betrayed his lack of understanding of things like blogs, but there are no such mistakes in "XO".
Many of the characters in "XO" are involved in the world of country music, in which I did not, and still do not have, the slightest interest; this did not, however, detract from my enjoyment of the book in any way. After reading the first couple of chapters I was hooked, and finished the book over two days because it was so hard to put down. Highly recommended.
I love Jeffery Deaver's books; and this is Deaver at his best. Threading your way through this delightful maze is what reading is all about. C. Robbins
ReplyDeleteLove Jeffery Deaver's books because they are different every time. I like the way he incorporated his two main characters in this one. The science is always fascinating and the plots are not so predictable. I would recommend this book to everyone who loves psychological thrillers.
ReplyDeleteXO kept me entertained with twists and turns that I wasn't expected, often with mystery/thrillers you can predict the plot, however once again Jeffery Deaver has written another book that maintains suspense and keeps me guessing until the end. I couldn't put it down read it in couple of days.
ReplyDeleteThe book was great. Jeffery Deaver always weaves a complicated yet fascinating tale that is a page turner. The book was in great condition as well.
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ReplyDeleteMr Deaver has done it again. Many twists, turns and surprises. The only problem us you have to wait for the next one.
ReplyDeleteKathryn Dance is one of my all-time favorite fictional police characters, and this is the first book since 2009's "Roadside Crosses" in which she is a major character. Dance is a CBI (California Bureau of Investigation) agent and is highly skilled in the art of kinesics, or interpreting body language, which of course is extremely useful in conducting interviews and interacting with potential suspects in crimes. And this book has no shortage of both crimes and suspects, starting with a horrific murder in the first chapter. Dance is drawn into the case as someone who happens to be good friends with someone close to the victim. Despite having read all of the other Dance books I am still fascinated by Deaver's explanations of how she draws conclusions from kinesic clues like body position and voice pitch.
ReplyDeleteThis being a Deaver novel, there is of course plot twist after plot twist, bluff and double bluff, and plenty of misdirection. Deaver's books are not standard police procedurals; "unpredictable" is an extreme understatement for this book. There are quite a few characters and almost all of them are potential suspects at some point; I am not especially good at keeping track of lots of characters, but I had no trouble here because they are well characterized and distinctive.
Deaver fans may be interested to know that his other major character Lincoln Rhyme puts in an appearance in this book and plays a key role in solving one of the many mysteries. One other thing I was happy to note is that Deaver finally "gets" computers and the internet; "Roadside Crosses" from 2009 had a few embarrassing errors which betrayed his lack of understanding of things like blogs, but there are no such mistakes in "XO".
Many of the characters in "XO" are involved in the world of country music, in which I did not, and still do not have, the slightest interest; this did not, however, detract from my enjoyment of the book in any way. After reading the first couple of chapters I was hooked, and finished the book over two days because it was so hard to put down. Highly recommended.
I have read all of Jeffery Deaver's books. Some are like fine wines, some are like bottles of whiskey. This one is like crack. Remember those Scooby Doo episodes where they pull off the mask at the end to expose the bad guy, then they pull off another mask and it is someone else, then they pull off another mask and it is someone else. Well that's what this book is like. I absolutely loved it. The only downside is that I devoured it so fast, that I have to find something else to read. Pay no attention to the naysayers. This is Deaver, roller coaster style.
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