Alison Flood from The Observer criticised Deaver for burdening the flow of the story with electrical knowledge, stating that "the endless paragraphs explaining how the electricity grid works slow the plot down, throwing the reader out of the race to stop the villain...", as well as the lack of character development of Rhyme's partner, Amelia Sachs.
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