Penulis : Jeffery Deaver
Tahun terbit : 2010
Sinopsis :
The weapon is invisible and omnipresent. Without it, modern society grinds to a halt. It is electricity. The killer harnesses and steers huge arc flashes with voltage so high and heat so searing that steel melts and victims are set afire.
When the first explosion occurs in broad daylight, reducing a city bus to a pile of molten, shrapnel-riddled metal, officials fear terrorism. Rhyme, a world class forensic criminologist known for his successful apprehension of the most devious criminals, is immediately tapped for the investigation. Long a quadriplegic, he assembles NYPD detective Amelia Sachs and Rin Pulaski as his eyes, ears and legs on crime sites, and FBI agent Fred Dellray as his undercover man on the street.
As the attacks continue across the city at a sickening pace, and terrifying demand letters begin appearing, the team works desperately against time and with maddeningly little forensic evidence to try to find the killer. Or is it killers..?
Meanwhile, Rhyme is consulting on high-profile investigation in Mexico with a coveted quarry in his crosshairs: the hired killer known as the Watchmaker, one of the few criminals to have eluded Rhyme's net.
Juggling two massive investigations against a cruel ticking clock takes a toll on Rhyme's health. Soon Rhyme is fighting on yet another front-and his determination to work despite his physical limitations threatens to drive away his closest allies he needs them most.
Ulasan :
Kali pertama aku baca buku Deaver. Aku tahu dia penulis yang tulisannya seperti 'Alex Cross' dan sewaktu dengannya. Yang bagusnya jenis tulisan yang banyak bab ialah kita baca tak mengantuk sangat.
Tapi entah kenapa aku mengantuk aje. Permulaan bab macam boring. Ini buku yang ke sembilan watak Rhyme memang patutlah aku blur sikit. Topik electricity. Apa yang aku ingat zaman aku study dulu ia berkadar terus. Apa benda yang berkadar terus tu aku dah tak ingat. Apa yang penting jangan gatal tangan basahkan tangan lepas tu pegang suis dan sewaktu dengannya.
Gilalah memang nasib Rhyme hebat sangat dapat setelkan 2 kes dalam satu masa. Gila tak hebat. Cuma dia kena duduk dekat kerusi roda di ofis je lah. Mungkin aku nak kena cari first volume cerita Rhyme. Aku nak tahu kehebatan dia. Tapi sempat jugak aku scroll dekat goodreads yang cara Rhyme selesaikan masalah sama je.
Seperti yang aku cakap tadi, lepas separuh buku tu barulah aku hilang mengantuk kejap. Memang aku rasa pelik jugak mula-mula dia dah terus boleh tahu suspek. Terima kasih kepada teknologi. Dan lepas daripada itu mulalah insiden yang meragukan.
3.5🌟/ 5
