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The author was trying to pick up the pace, but this particular trick didn't work very well.What saved this book was the ending. These get to taking up a lot of time and space, making the book a bit of a slog.
A psycho killer who attacked her is on the loose. A terrible storm parks itself over Lis' life both literally and figuratively.
In this book, there's lots of searching, both in looking for Michael the madman and soul-searching. She's trying to keep her house from washing away, delving into abusive childhood, and attempting to strengthen bonds with what little family she has left.While all that is going on, an ex cop in on the trail of the madman is trying to keep his life on track as well.
The madman's psychiatrist is out and about, and so is Lis' husband. The switches in verb tense were jarring, especially for a book that dragged in a lot of places.
It was a very satisfying conclusion, giving a lift to what would have been a completely underwhelming read.
I recommend that you start at the beginning of the series though because it enables you to get to know and appreciate the characters so much more as they grow & develop throughout the books. His books have many twists & turns, and you never know what to expect next. Jeffery Deaver is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE AUTHORS & this book doesn't disappoint. "The Devil's Teardrop" is probably my favorite Deaver stand alone book. If you've read some of Deaver's earlier books/series, namely, the "The Rune Series" or the "The John Pellam Series", and did not enjoy them, please do not judge him by those books. his writing style changes completely with the "Lincoln Rhyme" books. I wish he'd do a series with the characters from that book. If you like mystery & suspense, you are going to LOVE Jeffery Deaver & "Praying for Sleep".
I recently found this "older" Deaver novel I had somehow overlooked. Some people call that whiplash; I call it the cure for predictable by-the-numbers thrillers.The plot does not need repeating here, but this does: read this book. and knowing my head is going to get messed with.
Simply put, the man is a master storyteller. I still can't. It is every bit what I have come to expect and love from a Deaver novel.
and knowing I would love to FOR ONCE actually get the twists right. Even by now, after reading most (13). of his books, and knowing there are plot twists and turns.
I still wind up surprised by the fifty different ways the story takes you before the end. I recommend this, and the other Deaver novels, without hesitation.
This is an old Deaver, copyright in 1994. With Deaver, you never know what's what until you finish. Lincoln Rhyme was probably walking on both legs then, so he doesn't show up in this exciting novel. Nonetheless, you can tell this is Deaver's work, because the plot races forward and you can never guess what is going to happen next. You're sure to enjoy this one.
Brace yourself. You are going to become hunter and prey to such an extent that you will feel compassion for both. Jeffery Deaver seeps up through the floorboards of imagination and creeps into our subconscious strata in this "Look over your shoulder and under the bed" thriller.
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