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Reviewed by Brenda Ballard for Readers' Favorite
Another day on the crime beat or so it would seem until one realizes that the perpetrator has buried all evidence of their horrific crime. Literally buried, the scene is covered in garbage, paint, and chemicals that make it impossible for the crime scene investigators to get any traces of evidence for their lab. When another crime repeats the first, it becomes obvious that the perpetrator understands the relevance of trace evidence and how to avoid getting caught. Normal tactics are not going to work. After all, Mr. Rhyme's apartment is bursting with bags of evidence that are proving to be useless. It's too clean, too...textbook. As the team struggles to find any leads, it occurs to them that these crimes could have been done by using the information found in textbooks that Lincoln Rhyme has written in the past. Now to find that needle in the haystack: the person who has the book and is capable of committing such brutal acts.
Jeffery Deaver has done it again with this short Lincoln Rhyme story. A Textbook Case takes us through a horrific crime scene that draws the reader so close to the action that one might forget that they are not really witnessing it. While it felt like the story could have developed more and been a high quality full length novel, it is packed enough with gripping information to make the story work. This is one of those crummy day weekend reads as it can be finished in a day. Break out the popcorn and cuddle up to the throw blanket...
