I loved this book so much that it got me to buy copies of the previous Jeremy Logan books that I'd somehow missed previously.

Lincoln Child's Chrysalis is a fantastic new installment of his solo series (Child is better known for his part in the Preston & Child writing duo which created the Pendergast and Nora Kelly serieses amongst others) around the enigmalogist, Dr. Jeremy Logan. Picture Dan Brown's Robert Langdon only instead of focusing on symbols, Logan focuses on the history of Fortean (paranormal) phenomena and is regularly called into investigate deaths with inexplicable elements to them. Chrysalis is very much this as people are dying rapidly and the only apparent connection between them is they are all board members of a massive corporation (think Apple) with a massive new device being released in the coming days. Unfortunately, it seems that that new device might be part of the culprit and thus Logan has a case that will test his skills more than probably any other has.

Jeremy Logan is obviously the best part of these books but overall Child's characters are all fantastic. Even the supporting characters pop out and that made this book a lot of fun. One of Child's best characters to write is the cliche "jerk scientist" and he uses those characters to good effect in this one. The book is also tightly paced and kept me guessing until the very end. I highly recommend it and I think this is going to be one of my favorite books this year.

As a huge fan of Lincoln Child’s books I’m disappointed in Chrysalis. The premise is excellent, Child takes our society’s addiction to technology and punches it up several levels and what the future holds is very plausible. A huge conglomerate ( think Apple or Microsoft on steroids) ready to launch a new version of their virtual software, that is already ahead of other companies, is in trouble when three of their board of directors are killed in an unusual manner. Enter Jeremy Logan to solve the problem. The action at the book’s beginning is great as is the action at the books ending, It’s everything in the middle that bogged down for me. Although I love learning about new technology I found the book to be way too technical. Page after page of description and while some of it was very interesting, there was too much information and my eyes glazed over. It took away from the main story and I found myself skimming until the end.

Child takes a none too gentle poke at our reliance on technology and the trust we place on tech giants like Apple and Microsoft. Enigmalogist Jeremy Logan is just like everyone else across the globe – reliant on the tiny optical device that allows him to use access virtual reality with virtually the blink of an eye. Everyone either has one, or wants one. Logan is surprised when the tech giant that created this veritable miracle, Chrysalis, reaches out to him when they discover some strange aberrations in their new update. Once inside the tech giant, Logan is disturbed at the size and reach of the company – they are involved in virtually every layer of the day to day life of consumers, and there is something decidedly sinister going on. Something that could have disastrous repercussions across the globe. Child once again proves that he’s a force to be reckoned with, whether writing hi tech thrillers on his own or supernatural thriller/mysteries with Douglas Preston