Jeffery Deaver, a Grand Master of Mystery Writers of America, is the #1 international bestselling author of fifty novels, one hundred twenty short stories, the lyrics of a country-western album and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in one hundred and fifty countries and translated into twenty-five languages. His first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. CBS's hit television show, Tracker, is based on his Colter Shaw series of thrillers. 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 Ian Fleming 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, folk singer and attorney, he was born outside of Chicago and has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University.

"[What] shines is Deaver's masterful handling of forensics. Both the clues unearthed by Amelia Sachs, Rhyme's partner and wife, and the patterns that emerge from them are diabolically clever in a way that leaves Deaver's competitors in the dust." --Kirkus Reviews

"[Y]ou have got to love Jeffery Deaver's combination of Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs. The brilliant Rhyme, a forensic criminalist who is paralyzed and bedridden and has only his mind that works. Sachs, an intrepid and brave and beautiful detective, is his eyes and ears (and legs) out on assignment. It is touching and clever, as Lincoln teaches Amelia his skills, and she teaches him compassion. Deaver's newest, The Collateral Heart, is the seventeenth, which proves the endless appeal of this iconic pairing." --Hank Phillip Ryan, Criminal Element

"Readers will get precisely what they crave: they'll be kept in suspense, blindsided by unexpected twists, and think they know exactly what's going on . . . until they realize they don't. Another brilliantly constructed thriller from a masterful storyteller." --Booklist

"This series continues to reign supreme, and Deaver's creation, Lincoln Rhyme, still fascinates with his superior intellect trapped in a body that cannot move. Like all Deaver novels, the storyline and details are never straightforward, and the twists and turns will keep any reader wondering what's really happening up to the very last word." --First Clue Reviews

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub date: 2026-11-17

Length: 416 pages