I’ve entirely plagiarized the following review from Deaver’s website, and I did so because I was disappointed in the book and did want to spend any time putting together a synopsis. This was an “airplane book,” something that carries a decent plot and is somewhat entertaining, but is also easy to put down and walk away from. While I’m a fan of Deaver’s, his characters in this book were rather wooden, and the whole thing was too formulaic. Given that the hero of this book, Parker Kincaid, is a document reviewer and handwriting expert, it is fitting that the title of the book comes from his name for a certain style for dotting an “i.” That’s enough effort on my part. Now, the stolen review: “It's New Year's Eve, December 31, 1999, and Washington, D.C., is under siege. Early in the day, a grisly machine gun attack in the Dupont Circle Metro station leaves dozens dead and the city crippled with fear. A note delivered to the mayor's office pins the massacre on the Digger, a robotlike assassin programmed to wreak havoc on the capital every four hours — until midnight. Only a ransom of $20 million delivered to the Digger's accomplice — and mastermind — will end the death and terror. But the Digger becomes a far more sinister threat when his accomplice is killed in a freak accident while en route to the money drop. With the ransom note as the single scrap of evidence, Special Agent Margaret Lukas calls upon Parker Kincaid, a retired FBI agent and the top forensic document examiner in the country. Somehow, by midnight, they must find the Digger — before he finds them. The Devil's Teardrop was made into a TV movie airing on the Lifetime network in August 2010. It stars Natasha Henstridge, Tom Everett Scott, and Rena Sofer.”
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