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La scimmia di pietra
La scimmia di pietra | Jeffery Deaver
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OutsmartYourShelf
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Investigators Lincoln Rhyme & Amelia Sachs are brought in to track down a dangerous human smuggler & killer known as the Ghost. He is currently onboard a cargo ship carrying two dozen illegal Chinese immigrants & Rhyme has pinpointed the ship's location, but the capture goes wrong & the ship starts to sink. Only two families & the Ghost survive the sinking, & they all disappear once reaching land (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf it's now a race against time for Lincoln & Amelia to track down the families before the Ghost silences them for good.

I thought this one was an improvement on the previous books. The plot was good, the pacing mostly worked, & Rhyme & Sachs are beginning to settle in as characters, however, I found the overuse of deliberate misdirection of the reader spoiled things a little as the reader begins to anticipate it.
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OutsmartYourShelf Overall, a more interesting storyline for this book bumps up my rating for this one to 3.75🌟

TWs: racism, violence, injury detail, crime scene detail, sexual content.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5016081607
Read 21st-23rd July 2025

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Librarybelle Great review! 2mo
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Blueberry
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1. Work 3 days and I have a Master Food Preserver class.
2. Backyard, fence, neighbor's house.
3. California Bay Area, temp was 73F.
4. Done
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Blueberry
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"They were the vanished, they were the unfortunate."

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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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Mehso-so

3✨

Not sure if I'm getting used to Deaver's write style, or if this one was just lacking. But I didn't find it as engaging and suspenseful as the previous three.

It was a pretty decent Crime Fiction, just not what I came to expect from Deaver.

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TheSpineView Well done! 2y
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LibraryCin
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I thought this was really good. The story was told from multiple points of view, including Amelia Sachs, the Ghost, a Chinese cop that came on the boat and managed to escape the blast, and two families that also escaped the ship. It‘s darker than I usually like. It seemed pretty gritty and dark to me. There was a good twist in this one. I‘m not a big fan of Lincoln and Amelia‘s relationship, though

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Jackal121
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Onto book 4

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Shemac77
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I didn‘t find this to be as engaging as the previous books. Still had some twists that you didn‘t see coming but a bit lackluster.

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Shemac77
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Afternoon reading.

debthmpsn Great author! 8y
JazzFeathers Gorgeous cover and inspiring title. I'm tempted 😅 8y
Cathythoughts Beautiful pic. I always love your pics ❤️ (edited) 7y
Shemac77 Thank you! That‘s very sweet of you (and much appreciated). @Cathythoughts 7y
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