Burial Hour - Softcover

Jeffery Deaver

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473618649 ISBN 13: 9781473618640

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2018

Synopsis

A traveling businessman is snatched off of an Upper East Side street in broad daylight–or so it appears to the nine-year-old girl who is the crime’s only witness. The perp leaves a token at the site of the kidnapping–a miniature noose. A crime scene this puzzling demands forensic expertise of the highest order. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are called in to investigate.

Rhyme and Sachs’ investigation takes an unexpected turn when a similar kidnapping occurs across the Atlantic in a small town outside of Naples, Italy. The killer’s M.O. is bizarre and frightening. Obsessed with music, the man records the final breaths of his victims, then uses a keyboard sampler to compose an otherworldly tune that is then posted online. The search for the killer will become a complex case of international cooperation–yet not all is as it seems, and soon Sachs and Rhyme find themselves playing a dangerous game with shadowy parties from across the globe.

About this title

About the Author

JEFFERY DEAVER is the bestselling author of thirty-five novels, including the 2011 authorised James Bond thriller, Carte Blanche, as well as three collections of short stories and a non-fiction law book. A former journalist, attorney and folksinger, he has been shortlisted for and received numerous awards around the world, including Novel of the Year from the International Thriller Writers Association for The Bodies Left Behind, the Steel Dagger for Best Thriller from the British Crime Writers Association, and the British Thumping Good Read Award. He was recently shortlisted for the ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for Best International Author. Last year he received two lifetime achievement awards, one in Italy and one in the United States. He lives in North Carolina.

Review

Flawlessly constructed and paced * The Sunday Times * A tightly plotted masterpiece * Sun * This Lincoln Rhyme thriller has a plot that twists like hot spaghetti * Sun * Jeffery Deaver is grand master of the ticking-clock thriller -- Kathy Reichs Jeffery Deaver is a master at crafting intricate crimes that are solved through guile, tenacity and sheer creative genius. And Lincoln Rhyme is one of a kind -- Harlan Coben Jeffery Deaver is the grand master of the high-octane intelligent thriller...THE BURIAL HOUR is as good as anything that he has written. And Deaver is as good as it gets. -- Tony Parsons Deaver is a master of plot twists, and they are abundant in this story...essential for fans of the franchise * Daily Mail * Jeffery Deaver is one of the most consistent writers of clever, entertaining and often thought-provoking thrillers in the world -- Simon Kernick Jeffery Deaver's forte is the diabolical puzzle mystery, and THE BURIAL HOUR is so devilishly tricky you can practically smell the sulphur fumes * New York Times Book Review * The best psychological thriller writer around * The Times * THE BURIAL HOUR is lucky number thirteen in the Lincoln Rhyme/Amelia Sachs series...Readers will once again be exposed to the intricacies of crime solving as written by the brilliant Mr. Deaver * Huffington Post * If you want thrills, Deaver is your man * Guardian *

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473618649
• ISBN 13: 9781473618640
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480