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''The Burning Wire'' is a crime thriller novel written by Jeffery Deaver featuring the officially retired (RET), quadriplegic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme. It is the ninth novel in the Lincoln Rhyme series. ==Plot== The sabotage of a substation of the prominent electrical energy distributor ''Algonquin Consolidated Power and Light Company'' in Queens, New York, causing a deadly arc flash leads to an investigation managed by esteemed criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and his team of investigators. The initial primary suspect, Ray Galt, a disillusioned employee of Algonquin Consolidated, is believed to blame Algonquin and society's reliance on electricity for his leukemia, which he developed due to radiation from working close to power lines. Signals intelligence (SIGINT) suggests that Galt is backed by a previously unknown eco-terror group named 'Justice For'. The collected intelligence fails to specify further details of the terrorist cell, other than the name 'Rahman'. A series of demand letters are sent after the first attack, ordering Algonquin to reduce its electrical distribution, or further acts of violence involving electricity would be executed. Rhyme must also deal with a parallel investigation into a recurring antagonist in the series: the criminal Richard Logan, who is nicknamed 'The Watchmaker'. A joint operation is conducted between Rhyme's office and the Mexican Federal Police after Logan is located in Mexico. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Burning Wire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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