We are introduced to a new character as well, a kinesics expert Kathryn Dance visiting from California. This is a character I hope stays. She is a different talent to immerse yourself in. While we do that though, we are still treated to the twists and turns that Jeffery Deaver is known for. He will never give away the end of his story midway because I wonder sometimes if even he himself knows how he’s going to finish it. Readers of his books have been critical of his writing style in the past, but I tend to enjoy it. I feel that Deaver is one of the best police procedural writers today.
Faithful to his style, Deaver has Amelia’s case become totally enmeshed with Rhymes case – a gruesome serial killer called The Watchmaker. This sadistic and meticulous killer has a definite flair for the dramatic and likes to leave clocks ticking at the scene of his crimes so his victims can die slowly watching and listening to their lives tick away. One of his first victims, it appears, is forced to hold up a heavy iron beam with his hands until he gets too tired and the beam falls on his throat, crushing it.
And yet another plot twist to all this, the Watchmaker has an assistant, Vincent Reynolds, a distasteful sicko with a history of abuse of women and a taste for Twinkies and necrophilia which he refers to as ‘heart to hearts’. But don’t ever assume you’ve got it figured. I assure you, you do not.
The Cold Moon will not disappoint Jeffery Deaver fans. It is full of even more surprising twists, turns and red herrings than any of its predecessors and readers once more aren’t sure just what is truth and what is misinformation.
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