Jeffery Deaver

It was a "million-dollar bullet," a sniper shot delivered from over a mile away. Its victim was no ordinary mark: he was a United States citizen, targeted by the United States government, and assassinated in the Bahamas. The nation's most renowned investigator and forensics expert, Lincoln Rhyme, is drafted to investigate. While his partner, Amelia Sachs, traces the victim's steps in Manhattan, Rhyme leaves the city to pursue the sniper himself. As details of the case start to emerge, the pair discovers that not all is what it seems. When a deadly, knife-wielding assassin begins systematically eliminating all evidence--including the witnesses--Lincoln's investigation turns into a chilling battle of wits against a cold-blooded killer.

The third Kathryn Dance novel from Number One bestseller Jeffery Deaver.Kayleigh Towne is a beautiful and successful singer-songwriter, and Edwin Sharp is her biggest fan. When she replies to one of his fan letters with 'XO', Edwin is convinced she loves him, and that her latest hit song 'Your Shadow' was written for him. Nothing Kayleigh or her lawyers can say persuades him otherwise.Then the singer gets an anonymous phone call; it's the first verse of 'Your Shadow' playing. Soon after, one of the crew is horribly murdered. Kayleigh's friend Kathryn Dance, a special agent with the California Bureau of Investigation, knows that stalking crimes are not one-off occurrences, and, sure enough, more verses of the song are played as warnings of death to follow. With a little help from forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme, Dance must use her kinesic and investigative skills in an attempt to find the killer before more people die.Deaver has written the actual song, 'Your Shadow'. Readers are able to download it from www.jefferydeaver.com.

Crafting a chilling mind puzzle packed with "nifty new tricks" (Publishers Weekly), Jeffery Deaver lifts the curtain of a clandestine intelligence agency, pitting two "ingenious" (Library Journal) opponents in a high-stakes volley of brilliant wits and calculated risks with deadly consequences. Behind the well-known U.S. security organizations--the FBI and CIA among them--lies a heavily guarded, anonymous government agency dedicated to intelligence surveillance and to a highly specialized brand of citizen protection. Shock waves of alarm ripple through the clandestine agency when Washington, D.C., police detective Ryan Kessler inexplicably becomes the target of Henry Loving, a seasoned, ruthless "lifter" hired to obtain information using whatever means necessary. While Loving is deft at torture, his expertise lies in getting an "edge" on his victim--leverage--usually by kidnapping or threatening family until the "primary" caves under pressure. The job of keeping the Kessler family alive falls to a man named Corte, a senior federal protection officer known as a "shepherd." Uncompromising, relentlessly devoted to protecting those in his care and a passionate board game aficionado, he applies brilliant gaming strategy to his work. For Corte, the reappearance of Loving--the man who, six years earlier, had tortured and killed someone close to him--is also an opportunity to avenge his friend's death. The assignment soon escalates into a fast-paced duel between Corte and Loving, a dangerous volley of wits and calculated risks. As he shepherds the Kesslers to a concealed safe house, Corte must anticipate Loving's every step as the lifter moves in on his prey, and with the help of razor-sharp investigator Claire DuBois and his longtime ally, FBI agent Paul Fredericks, pinpoint which of Kessler's seemingly insignificant cases has triggered Loving's return. As the team digs deeper, each of the Kesslers comes under close scrutiny, and in captivity their family bonds are stretched to the breaking point--as the lifter draws near, Corte must ultimately choose between protecting his charges and exposing them to a killer in the name of long-awaited revenge.

Thousands will die.It is not known where, or how, or who is behind the threat.007 is given carte blanche to do anything necessary to protect his country, but there is no blank slate when innocent lives are at stake.The only suspects are career killers with no care for civilian victims.Bond must find out who is paying them, what they plan, and stop them.And he has five days to do it.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver's thrilling series featuring much-loved protagonists Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs.Lincoln Rhyme must contend with a new killer and an old nemesis.New York City is being held to ransom. Manhattan's electricity grid is being used to murder people... and more attacks are planned.While the FBI and Homeland Security struggle to determine who's behind the carnage, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs race to decode the forensics in order to prevent the next assault.But all is not what it seems. Lincoln Rhyme soon finds he's up against a merciless killer with a unique weapon - one that can be found in everyone's home and office.What's more, one of the few criminals to have ever slipped Rhyme's net is back in operation. Working in Mexico, the deadly assassin known as the Watchmaker has set his murderous sights on more innocent victims, whose identities are as yet unknown . . .Lincoln Rhyme must race against the clock, juggling the two investigations, as they hurtle headlong toward their deadly outcomes.'The best psychological thriller writer around' The Times

Det lukkede roms problem. Fins det noen tryllekunst som i større grad får publikum til å gispe av fryd og forundring?Amelia Sachs og Lincoln Rhyme står i Den forsvunne mann nettopp overfor et slikt mysterium. På en velrennomert musikkskole i New York barrikaderer en morder seg i et klasserom. Politiet omringer bygningen i løpet av minutter. Fra klasserommet høres et skrik, etterfulgt av et skudd. Da politiet slår inn døren finner de rommet tomt.Det er en gnistrende god illusjonskunstner Sachs og Rhyme har fått å bryne seg på i denne saken. Mordene han utfører blir stadig mer djevelsk brutale, og han utfordrer etterforskerne med sine dødelige triks. Dette blodige hevntoktet må ende, og Sachs og Rhyme er nødt til å se gjennom alle spillfekteriene og nagle forbryteren til jorden. Men gang på gang slipper han vekk mellom fingrene på dem. Inntil de lærer: Det gjelder å holde publikums oppmerksomhet festet til den ene hånden og la den andre utføre trikset.

The chilling second Kathryn Dance novel from the bestselling author of The Bone Collector.A highway patrol trooper notices something strange on the side of the road: a homemade cross, fashioned as a memorial. Except the date being 'remembered' is the following day - the day the police find a kidnapped teenage girl in the trunk of a car, left for dead.Special Agent Kathryn Dance, kinesics expert with the California Bureau of Investigation, is on the case. The teenage victim points her to an online community where criticism is vicious. It looks as though one teen has finally snapped. Then further crosses appear. Now Dance must race against the clock to find the attacker before he can carry out his deadly plans for revenge . . . in the cyber world and the real.

Menneskesmugling, bare ordet gir uhyggelige assosiasjoner til desperate mennesker i klørne på kyniske forbrytere. I Steinapen kjemper Lincoln Rhyme og Amelia Sachs mot den verste av dem alle. Ånden, er en kinesisk slangeleder som nådeløst henretter dem som har betrodd ham sine liv i håp om en bedre fremtid, når han skjønner at FBI er på sporet av ham.Rett utenfor kysten utspiller det seg et desperat drama idet Ånden sprenger lastebåten med de illegale immigrantene i lufta og brutalt skyter ned dem som klarer å komme seg i livbåtene. Likevel klarer en liten gruppe mennesker å slippe unna med livet i behold. De to kinesiske familiene klarer å ta seg inn til New Yorks Chinatown, men i hælene har de både FBI og Ånden.

En kynisk sadist og massemorder kjemper på nettet - på liv og død - med yrkesforbryteren og mester-hackeren Wyatt Gilette.En mann kommer bort til Lara Gibson, som sitter i en bar i Silicon Valley. Han sier at han har møtt henne før. At han kjenner noen venner av Lara, og han hilser fra dem. Lara Gibson velger å stole på mannen, men det skulle hun ikke ha gjort. Snart er hun død. Morderen kaller seg Phate. Han er en trollmann med datamaskiner og bruker internett og kyberrommet til å få ”adgang” til ofrene sine.Etterforsker Frank Bishop kan ingenting om data. Han kontakter Wyatt Gillette, en hacker som sitter på celle i et av Californias fengsler. Mens stadig flere lik dukker opp, må de to mennene jobbe tettere og tettere sammen for å stoppe morderen.

DEAVER. DANGEROUSLY GOOD.A spring night in a small town in Wisconsin. A call to police emergency from a distant lake house is cut short. Is it a phone glitch or something more sinister? Off-duty deputy Brynn McKenzie leaves her family's dinner table to find out......And stumbles onto the scene of a heinous murder. Before she can call for backup she finds herself the next potential victim. Deprived of her phone, weapon and car, Brynn flees, along with the only survivor of the crime.These unlikely allies can survive only by escaping into the dense, deserted woods, on a desperate trek to safety. And ultimately to a life or death choice. Flight. Or fight?'Confirms his status as one of the finest crime writers in the world . . . grabs the reader by the throat from the beginning. Superb.' Independent on Sunday

Det er nyttårsaften og Graveren er i byen. Ved en undergrunnsstasjon glir han ubemerket inn i trengselen og uten en lyd peprer han folkemengden med automatvåpenet sitt. Tilbake ligger 23 døde og mange sårede. Feststemningen på årets siste dag tar brått slutt.

Sumpområdene i Nord-Carolina er et deilig sted å befinne seg i – dersom du er et insekt. Eller Insektgutten, en mentalt forstyrret tenåring som innleder denne forrykende thrilleren med å kidnappe to unge jenter og dra dem inn i myrlandskapet. Flere fra lokalmiljøet ofres i jakten på den besatte tenåringen som ikke bare bruker veiene og mønstrene til vepser, edderkopper, sommerfugler og mygg, men som også tar insektene i bruk.Til tross for at folkene fra stedet stort sett er klar over farene den lumske naturen rundt dem kan huse, faller de som offer for guttens knep.

Lincon Rhyme, New York-politiets fremste etterforsker trapper opp jakten på en utspekulert og iskald morder. Han forandrer identitet like effektivt som han dreper, men ett av hans ofre holdt seg i live akkurat lenge nok til å gi politiet et håndfast spor: morderen hadde en uhyggelig tatovering som forestilte Døden dansende med en kvinne foran en likkiste.Politiet har grunn til å tro at "Kistedanseren" denne gangen er hyret av en søkkrik våpenhandler for å rydde brysomme vitner av veien. De har sett våpenhåndleren kvitte seg med bevis, og piloten Edward Carney, hans kone Percey og deres gode venn og kollega Britton Hall må dø før en storjury får avhøre dem.

From the bestselling Sunday Times author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver's chilling series that inspired the film starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington, and is now a major NBC TV series.Companies know everything about you. So does he. He knows you, better than you even know yourself. And he is using his knowledge to plan your death.But you are not his only victim.He is also watching your killer. He is about to get away with the perfect murder . . .Rhyme's cousin has been arrested for murder - and while the evidence clearly shows he did it, Rhyme agrees to check things out. All too soon the entire case is turned on its head when it turns out that his cousin, along with others, is being cleverly framed by a killer who knows far too much about his victims . . .'Another corker . . . precision-engineered to keep the reader turning the pages without a hitch' Evening Standard