The Coffin Dancer (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel)

NYPD criminalist Lincoln Rhyme joins his beautiful protégé, Amelia Sachs, in the hunt for the Coffin Dancer -- an ingenious killer who changes appearance even faster than he adds to his trail of victims. They have only one clue: the madman has a tattoo of the Grim Reaper waltzing with a woman. Rhyme must rely on his wits and intuition to track the elusive murderer through New York City -- knowing they have only forty-eight hours before the Coffin Dancer strikes again. Detective Lincoln Rhyme, the foremost criminals in the NYPD, joins his beautiful protege, Amelia Sachs, in the hunt for the Coffin Dancer -- an ingenious killer who changes his appearance even faster than he adds to his trail of victims. So far, they have only one clue: the assassin has a tattoo on his arm -- of the Grim Reaper waltzing with a woman in front of a coffin. Rhyme, a quadriplegic from a line-of-duty accident, must rely on his wits and Sachs's intuition to track the elusive murderer through the subways, parks, and airports of an ever-tumultuous New York City -- knowing they have only forty-eight hours before the Coffin Dancer strikes again

how Can You Catch A Killer You Can't See? That's The Question Forensics Expert Lincoln Rhymes Faces In Jeffery Deaver's New Thriller, the Coffin Dancer. The Title Character Is One Of This Season's Most Frightening Creations, A Psychotic Assassin Who Has Mastered The Art Of Blending Into Any Environment He's In -- Even A Street Corner Swarming With Cops. But What You Can't See Can Kill You, And This Psycho May Be Saving The Last Dance For Rhymes.

people Magazine - Pam Lambert

a Breakneck Thriller....deaver Is A Master Of Ticking-bomb Suspense.

The New York Times proclaimed Jeffery Deaver's previous bestselling novels "dazzling" (The Bone Collector) and "a screaming hit" (A Maiden's Grave). Now he combines spine-chilling forensic detail with gripping suspense to keep his trademark plot twists -- and brilliant, driven hero -- moving at breathtaking speed A cat-and-mouse game between New York police and a killer, hired to eliminate a trio of witnesses in a trial. He has already killed one and detectives Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic, and Amelia Sachs have to catch him before he kills the other two. By the author of The Bone Collector When Edward Carney said good-bye to his wife, Percey, he never thought it would be the last time he'd see her.