The Vanished Man: Lincoln Rhyme Book 5 - Couverture rigide

Deaver, Jeffery

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0340734027 ISBN 13 : 9780340734025

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton, 2003

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'a brilliant thriller . . . THE VANISHED MAN is page-turning stuff. A bestselling certainty'. (The Bookseller)

'Teeth-chattering suspense' - Daily Mail (Daily Mail)

'The best psychological thriller writer around' - The Times

Giddily entertaining . . . This is prime Deaver (Publishers Weekly)

Stunning (Scotsman)

'When it comes to sleight of hand, Jeffery Deaver could probably give most magicians a few tips on how it's done. The American is wresting the psychological thriller out of the hands of its acknowledged (female) English masters and giving it fresh impetus and excitement. It's well nigh impossible for a reader to predict the twists and turns. The question is not "when will I guess what's going to happen?" but "how will he manage to fool me again and again?" It's the usual roller-coaster ride of thrills, bloodspills and fear for the reader. THE VANISHED MAN more than earns its place on the shelf of "books that keep the reader on the edge of his chair." Not since Harry Potter last picked up his Firebolt broomstick has magic played such an integral part in a plot - or been so superbly handled. "You can't fool all of the people all of the time" is the old edict - unless, of course, you're master storyteller Jeffrey Deaver.' - (Janice Young, Yorkshire Post 1.5.03)

'crackling and compulsive' PUBLISHING NEWS

'the most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world . . . [Deaver] has produced a stunning series of bestsellers with unique characterisation, intelligent characters, beguiling plots and double-barrelled and sometimes triple-barrelled solutions.' - Ray Chesterton, Daily Telegraph

'Deaver on customarily sharp form . . . Crackling and compulsive' - (Barry Forshaw, Crime Time)

'. . . the action is breakneck, the explanation of the tricks of the magician's trade genuinely fascinating and the relationship between Rhyme and Sachs is, as ever, movingly depicted.' - Irish Independent

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A killer flees the scene of a homicide at a prestigious Manhattan music school and locks himself in a classroom. Within minutes, the police have him surrounded. Then a scream rings out, followed by a gunshot. The police break down the door. The room is empty.

Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to help with the high-profile investigation. For the ambitious Sachs, solving the case could earn her a promotion. For the quadriplegic Rhyme, it means relying on his protégée to ferret out a master illusionist they've dubbed 'the conjurer', who baits them with gruesome murders that become more diabolical with each fresh crime. As the fatalities rise and the minutes tick down, Rhyme and Sachs must move beyond the smoke and mirrors to prevent a terrifying act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hodder & Stoughton
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0340734027
• ISBN 13: 9780340734025
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 416