by Lee Kidd (Liverpool): After coming up against the ruthless urban assassin of the Coffin Dancer, criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and his understudy Amelia Sachs return as the head into the heart of the American “Moonshine” trade to hunt down the Insect Boy. Deaver has created an astounding character in Lincoln Rhyme which has already been established in The Bone Collector and The Coffin Dancer. It is somewhat refreshing to see the focus of The Empty Chair placed firmly on the development of Amelia Sachs – and it’s equally refreshing to see Deaver move out of his comfort zone of New York to explore a different surrounding. In his post book notes, Deaver expresses his apologies for taking liberties with the landscape, but that hardly matters. In this book, every character is well …