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OverviewA cunning collection of short stories from the master of misdirection with tales featuring the hugely popular series characters Lincoln Rhyme and Kathryn Dance. TENSION . . . An aging actor attempts to revive his career by entering a celebrity poker game for a reality TV show. Can he outwit his devious opponents, or is his fate doomed from the outset? CONSPIRACY . . . A successful crime writer dies under seemingly natural circumstances, but for one cop, doubts are lingering. There's certainly motive for murder - or is there more to the case than meets the eye? MURDER . . . Lincoln Rhyme is announced dead, shot by one of his suspects in cold blood. Is this the end of the line for the criminalist, or just another twist in the tale? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeffery DeaverPublisher: Hodder & Stoughton Imprint: Hodder Paperback Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.357kg ISBN: 9781444704549ISBN 10: 1444704540 Pages: 512 Publication Date: 30 July 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world - Daily Telegraph One of the finest crime writers in the world . . . grabs the reader by the throat from the beginning . . . Superb. - Independent on Sunday Jeffery Deaver is grand master of the ticking-clock thriller. Brilliant . . . it's easy to get swept up in the sheer velocity of the action - Scotsman Deaver is a master of misdirection and the plot will keep you guessing to the end. A powerful read indeed. - Evening Standard It is an addictive experience ... full of surprises and twists and turns of many different sorts, all of it shot through with the superior tradecraft to which Deaver demands of himself ... it will find a permanent place in your literary collection and memory. bookreporter.com Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.jefferydeaver.comJeffery Deaver is the award-winning author of three collections of short stories and 32 internationally bestselling novels, including the 2011 James Bond novel Carte Blanche. He is best known for his Lincoln Rhyme thrillers, which include several number one bestsellers and The Bone Collector which was made into a feature film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. He won the WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award in 2001 and in 2004 won the Crime Writers' Association Steel Dagger for Best Thriller with Garden of Beasts, and their Short Story Dagger for The Weekender from Twisted. Jeffery Deaver lives in North Carolina and California. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.jefferydeaver.comCountries AvailableAll regions |