Review: Great Price, Decent Story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2013
Jeffery Deaver has been in my top 3 authors for years so anything new is exciting for me to read.  His writing style of twists is great and he writes a well structured book given that he spends a great deal of time outlining.  Knowing twists are coming keep me on my toes at all times.A Textbook Case features the standard cast of characters in the Lincoln Rhyme series via a short story format that obviously requires them to solve the case in even a quicker fashion since the pages are limited.  The story jumps right into the first crime and the investigation for evidence which is standard for a Rhyme/Sachs book is off and running.  There is a distinctiveness to this series whereby if the names were removed, I'd immediately would still know the author and the series.I am not a huge fan of short stories and I try to rate them on being shorts.  While this book was a mini extension of the series, I didn't feel the wow factor that I have received many times with a book from this series.  The twists were there but either I predicted them or didn't think they were 'twisty' enough.Figuring out a Jeffery Deaver book has become very difficult over the years.  He really hides the clue that still makes it a fair game to figure out the perp.  Same for this book.Great price for a decent length short story from one of the best in the business!