A Maiden's Grave

Next book by Deaver. Lately I somehow had pretty some "series" of reading - "Cat who...", Coben, now Deaver. Let's see how it'll look in the future ;)

A group of deaf girls, together with two teachers is going for the performance on the festival of poetry. On the way there they see a car accident. When they stop to check it out, then they found out that it was not only an accident, but a place of double murder. And murderers are sill around...
They are kidnapped by murderers and brought to the old slaughterhouse, in which they're guarded by three armed ex-prisoners. Surroundings are full of police, FBI, representatives of the state and so on...
Negotiations with kidnappers are led by agent Arthr Potter, experienced FBI negotiator. How he will lead negotiations? Is there a happy end? Will they survive? Surrender or atack? Is it the end of the story?

The book is well written. Well, actually you can be quite sure about it if you're taking into your hand book by Deaver. Extended plot, with many changes of action. Action was keeping my mind all the time - I was wondering what will happen, if the girls will survive, if everything will finish well or not. And I couldn't wait until evertyhing will be clear.

Also the choice of the place of the plot is interesting - old slaughterhouse, full of signes and smells of trade held there, standing next to beig river, surrounded by trees and fields.

The characters of the story are also well constructed - for example "main" kidnapper Handy or one of the teachers - Melanie. Also the choice of characters is interesting, on each side - kidnappers, officers and victims. You may find your own feelings, hesitations, fears...

The book is good and interesting. However, at the beginning I had a problem with getting really into it. It seemed to be different from the others written by this author. Maybe because of the theme - hijack? Maybe because of the fact that the hostages were only girls and ladies and they were also deaf? I can't find a reason. But after all I like it and I'm not sorry that I read it.

My rating: 4,5/6