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Reuben Maitland #2
Breaking Point
There is a killer loose on the London Underground. He kills without leaving any forensic trace, and seemingly without motive. Genecrime, the UK's elite forensic unit, are stretched to the limits trying to find one usable clue.
And there is another problem facing Genecrime. Before he was sacked as head of the unit, Reuben Maitland developed a system to predict latent homicidal behaviour from people's DNA. Now rogue elements in the police, believing that prevention is better than cure, are using Reuben's research to hunt down and incite latent psychopaths beyond their breaking point.
Reuben must track down whoever is misusing his technology and stop them before more lives are destroyed. But what he cannot know is that his investigation will lead him directly into the path of the Underground killer.
And there is another problem facing Genecrime. Before he was sacked as head of the unit, Reuben Maitland developed a system to predict latent homicidal behaviour from people's DNA. Now rogue elements in the police, believing that prevention is better than cure, are using Reuben's research to hunt down and incite latent psychopaths beyond their breaking point.
Reuben must track down whoever is misusing his technology and stop them before more lives are destroyed. But what he cannot know is that his investigation will lead him directly into the path of the Underground killer.
512 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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July 4, 2011Hi brought this home from the library this afternoon.
I always use the local library if we don,t use the they will close them
I always use the local library if we don,t use the they will close them
May 6, 2016
Gave up, not for me
August 30, 2018
I found this an enjoyable crime thriller and an easy read. A good amount of detail with a good story line, what more do you need from a book?
December 3, 2024
I like this series, it's getting better by the book (I've read them all now) Reuben is easy to like, and the books are very easy to read. A fast, entertaining series.
December 29, 2013
A very intelligent book.
The writer managed to romanticise gory detail; I found myself irritating the plot to friends. Brilliant writing and description.
Honestly, left me wanting more!!
The writer managed to romanticise gory detail; I found myself irritating the plot to friends. Brilliant writing and description.
Honestly, left me wanting more!!
October 15, 2016
The mystery was an enjoyable enough puzzle, but the violence was gratuitously graphic.
March 4, 2023
Sexist, blatantly stigmatized against and misinformed about mental illness, unnecessarily violent and graphic, clichéd, and poorly structured. Did not enjoy at all.
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