It's been a while since I read a Lincoln Rhyme book; I have actually missed reading the two previous books in the series. But nerveless, it felt really good to return to this series since I like the main characters so much. There is some friction between Amelia and Lincoln in this book. She is upset that he has quit the force to work as a teacher, and she also has some personal problems with her mother being ill. Lincoln has taken on a Juliette Archer as an intern, and I was a bit worried Deaver was setting up this to be some kind of love-triangle. And, then Nick Carelli, Amelia ex-boyfriend showed up in the story, and I was really worried this would turn into a love drama. But I needed not worry. THE STEEL KISS is a Deaver book, and he know what he is doing

At first, I thought the story was kind of okay. Amelia's case and Lincoln trying to find out how the escalator malfunctioned so that they could have a case for the widow was interesting. However, I wasn't that interested in Nick's POV in this book as he tried to clear his name. But see, all this was just a ruse Deaver was setting up. Everything started slow, and then the story starts to get more and more intense and WHAM the first surprise happened, and the next, etc. I lost count of how many surprises it was in the end. But, let me tell you nothing is as it seems. I thought I had everything figured out. Then something happens, and I realized I definitely didn't have everything figured out.

THE STEEL KISS turned out to be great; one of the best I have read by Deaver, and trust me those two I've missed in this series I do want to read quite badly now. I would say that THE STEEL KISS is a book you could read as a standalone. Enough is explained about Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs and their history together that there shouldn't be any problems getting into the story. However, it's such a great series I recommend starting from the beginning with THE BONE COLLECTOR!

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