In broad daylight, a businessman was kidnapped on the streets of New York's Upper East Side, and a miniature noose used for hanging was left at the scene. A nine-year-old girl was the only witness to the crime. This case is full of doubts and requires the intervention of the highest level criminal investigation experts. Criminal investigation experts Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs were ordered to investigate. Soon, the case took an even stranger turn: a video surfaced of the victim being slowly choked.
The struggling gasps became the background sound of a strange music. The author of this video calls himself a composer...
Despite the police's best efforts to solve the case, the suspect fled. So when a similar kidnapping occurs on a dusty road outside Naples, Italy, Rhyme and Sachs don't hesitate to join the hunt.
But this new kidnapping is now an international investigation, and some of those involved have hidden identities. Sachs and Rhyme realize that they are participating in a dangerous game, across the ocean, and unknown lives are at stake...
Reader comments
I think the author's description of criminal investigation knowledge is very professional and vivid, making me feel like I am immersed in the scene. Moreover, the protagonists in the book, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs, also cooperated very well, which made me feel the importance of teamwork. I will also encounter various difficulties in my studies, but like them, I will not give up and work hard to find solutions to problems. This book gave me a new understanding of mystery novels, and it is really worth reading!
I think the author's description of criminal investigation knowledge is very professional and vivid, making me feel like I am immersed in the scene. Moreover, the protagonists in the book, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs, also cooperated very well, which made me feel the importance of teamwork. I will also encounter various difficulties in my studies, but like them, I will not give up and work hard to find solutions to problems. This book gave me a new understanding of mystery novels, and it is really worth reading!