Chain Of Evidence [Import] [Paperback]

Ridley Pearson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671855018
• ISBN-13: 978-0671855017
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,256,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ridley Pearson (www.ridleypearson.com), the first American to be awarded the Raymond Chandler/Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction at Wadham College, Oxford University, is the bestselling author of over 35 novels including, Peter And the Starcatchers (co-written with Dave Barry), the young adult novel, The Kingdom Keepers, and two dozen crime novels including: Probable Cause, Beyond Recognition and Killer Weekend (July 2007). His novel The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer, a prequel to a Stephen King miniseries, was a New York Times #1 bestseller, as was Peter and the Shadow Thieves (#1 for 6 weeks). Ridley adapted The Diary Of Ellen Rimbaurer for ABC Television; it aired in 2003.

Peter and the Starcatchers is to open as a stage play, off-Broadway in March 2011, under Disney Theatrical.

Ridley is a founding member of, and plays bass guitar in, the all-author rock band, The Rockbottom Remainders (www.rockbottomremainders.com), with Dave Barry, Stephen King, Scott Turow, Mitch Albom, Amy Tan and Greg Iles. The band has raised over 2.5 million dollars for charities over its 18 year history.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Forensic follies, February 20, 2001

By 

AnnaKarenina (St Petersburg, of course) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chain of Evidence (Mass Market Paperback)

Ridley Pearson comes up with some of the more original serial murder plots - in Chain of Evidence, a legendary forensic scientist turns rogue - or does he? - against those he thinks are helping criminals like his wife's murderer.

Hero cop Joe Dartelli has everything a fiction hero needs - weirdly abusive childhood, the choice of beautiful and brilliant co-worker or beautiful and brilliant ex, ... and an annoying range of physical reactions. In just a couple of pages early on, he:

feels a worming sense of worry twist his gut, feels the constant din of his internal voice nagging, feels his words catch in his throat, his mind reels, the worry burns inside him again, he felt the need to spill his guts, his voice becomes too tight to answer... I kept hoping for someone to put him out of his misery.

The circumstances of the original cover-up aren't that clear, the computer hacking at the end is ludicrously fanciful, and seemingly every location in the book is

described as too dangerous for whites to go after dark, far more so than any book set in NY or LA. In between all this murk, there are also flashes of Mr Pearson's talent as a snappy crime writer. Still, you might want to skip this one, and read Beyond Recognition instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good Ridley Pearson novel., July 4, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Chain of Evidence (Mass Market Paperback)

Ridley Pearson really knows his stuff. What he writes is believable and well thought out. I found the book tightly plotted. I like all of his books. The only negative I found was the length. At times it dragged. Too many novels today are overly long and would really benefit from judious cutting. Other than that, good summer (or anytime for that matter) read

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good, but not extraordinary, mystery. very exciting, April 12, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Chain of Evidence (Mass Market Paperback)

Chain of Evidence is an exceptionally interesting
and detailed story in a poorly written
book. The plot keeps unwinding in surprising
directions, while the forensic and high-tech
details are interesting and entertaining.
It's a good read, and it would probably make
a good movie.

But the attempt to describe the tortured
soul of the protagonist never really works.
His relationships with women and his former
mentor are not credible. His angst winds up
feeling like heartburn. If you read novels
for characters, skip this one. If you want
an exciting plot, buy it now.