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A two-day cat-and-mouse chase through the streets of uptown Manhattan as quadriplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs try to outguess Thompson Boyd -- by all appearances a nondescript, innocuous man, but one whose past has turned him into a killing machine as unfeeling and cunning as a wolf.
"[As] the novel's focus veers from police procedure to odd byways
of American history, execution techniques and one more plot twist,
the narrative loses grace and form. Even so, this is one of the more
lively thrillers of the year." - PW.
"He attempts to render the dialogue of an African American
character, in a kind of written Ebonics that is very distracting to
read...the awkward effort here to translate oral idiom into written
language is an unfortunate slipup. Aside from that, though, it's a
typically well-written, suspenseful story." - Booklist.
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Jerry Bauer
Jeffery Deaver is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty-five novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into 25 languages. His first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. He's received or been shortlisted for a number of awards around the world, including Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers and the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association in the United Kingdom. In 2014, he was the recipient of three lifetime achievement awards. A former journalist, folksinger, and attorney, he was born outside of Chicago and has a bachelor of journalism degree from the ...
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