

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)
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. 2mo
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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