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Tyson Adams Reviews
Book lover and science nerd.
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Hell's Kitchen (Audio)
There is something about a mystery novel that can be either entertaining or dreary. Ultimately you want the mystery and suspense; but not too much. If the mystery is too simple, then *yawn*. If it is too complicated then you start to think it is all too hard or that the author had finished the mystery and realised they had another 200 pages to fill.This is my first outing with Jeffery Deaver and I can see why he is so highly regarded with his mystery writing. He treads that fine line between too much and too little with a cool hand. There was much more to this story of catching a fire-bug for hire, with the climax really pulling me in.
Part of the balance came from Jeff's use of Hell's Kitchen as the setting and the local residents as layers of story. For the most part the exposition felt necessary and served the larger mystery.
The version I listened to was read by Paul Birchard who did as many accents as an American can in his reading.
 - Holter Graham, Jeffery Deaver)