The Midnight Lock

By: Jeffery Deaver

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

The "master of ticking-bomb suspense" (People) Jeffery Deaver delivers the latest thriller featuring his beloved protagonists Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs as they search for a criminal whose fascination with breaking locks terrorizes New York City.

A woman awakes in the morning to find that someone has picked her apartment’s supposedly impregnable door lock and rearranged personal items, even sitting beside her while she slept. The intrusion, the police learn, is a message to the entire city of carnage to come. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to investigate and soon learn that the sociopathic intruder, who calls himself "the Locksmith,” can break through any lock or security system ever devised. With more victims on the horizon, Rhyme, Sachs and their stable of associates must follow the evidence to the man’s lair… and discover his true mission.

Their hunt is interrupted when an internal investigation in the police force uncovers what seems to be a crucial mistake in one of Rhyme's previous cases. He’s fired as a consultant for the NYPD and must risk jail if he investigates the Locksmith case in secret.

The Midnight Lock is a roller-coaster read that takes place over just a few days’ time, features surprise after surprise and offers a fascinating look at the esoteric world of lockpicking.

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Shelly is one of the top reviewers to follow. You can’t go wrong on any of her recommendations. I happen to pick up book 15 and 16 on sale as Shelly put Me onto this narrator so l got two for two on the sale.
This is an excellent mystery, but you must like watching those CSI type programs as now all the descriptions that you normally see are in the written word. NCIS with Mark Harmon was the only series I watched when it first was launched. Boy was he young and handsome. As Shelly suggested these are standalone stories and in this book, I love the Ex Navy seal!!!
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Good story with many twists

I enjoyed the many twists and the appearances of all the Rhyme crew. All of the stories wove together in a seemingly unbelievable fashion.

Fast paced and good narration

Once again great narrator.

Story is entertaining with some good twists and appropriate pace.

Characaters can be somewhat one dimensional but they are still likeable.

GREAT

Great Great Really Great Loved It Reread again Terrific and ending got my attention

Fantastic Deaver Novel

I have only read a few of his novels but need to read them all!