Thrills in every turn

The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver, HarperCollins, $29.99 .. .. .. .. ..

.. .. Since 1992 Jeffery Deaver has been delivering us new novels on a production line, with his Lincoln Rhyme series starting in 1997 and taking on the best-selling charts for 16 books, including this year’s The Midnight Lock .In 2019 we were introduced to a new Jeffery Deaver character, Colter Shaw, a dogged and resourceful investigator. The Final Twist is the third episode in this new series, and Deaver has raised our expectations even further, with a tale which oozes danger on every page.

Colter Shaw is on the case of a secret espionage company, Blackridge, which is committing serious and horrific crimes. Can Shaw become the adversary to force Blackridge into making mistakes that will eventually see their demise?

Deaver’s skills in plotting and character development put The Final Twist in a category that’s unique, even for him. This is a highly readable thriller. — Tony Nielsen