he still does it better than most, whacking his readers with a neat one-two plot twist as they enter the final straight.' * Observer Thriller of the Month *

'With 26 novels to his name Deaver is an old hand at delivering the goods. One of his specialities is the out-of-left-field revelation and The Burning Wire is brimming with them.' * Daily Express * 'The art of writing blockbuster thrillers is not easily mastered but Deaver has it at his fingertips. it's easy to get swept up in the sheer velocity of the action' * Scotsman * 'Ingenious plotting is combined with ample helpings of information, about both New York's infrastructure and the hero's disability' * Sunday Times * The iconic detective is back for a ninth time in THE BURNING WIRE, and everything else we love is there too: New York setting, accurate to the very street - check! Pages of (literally) forensic detail - check! And a killer more devious and gruesome than even last year's - check! Deaver's pacy prose is addictive enough to result in dreadful sunburn if read on the beach, so approach with caution. Jeffery Deaver is something of a summer tradition for thriller fans, and a Lincoln Rhyme novel makes for a bumper year. One of the masters of the thriller art, it's no surprise Deaver's been chosen to write a new James Bond for 2011.' * Daily Mail * 'Deaver can be relied on to deliver high tension - in this case it comes in every sense of the expression.' * The Times * Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 9780340937280 Number of pages: 432 Weight: 696 g Dimensions: 240 x 157 x 37 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Lincoln Rhyme must race against the clock, juggling the two investigations, as they hurtle headlong toward their deadly outcomes. The deadly assassin known as the Watchmaker has set his murderous sights on innocent victims, whose identity is as yet unknown.

Electricity can be as lethal as it is vital, and 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.Īnd in the meantime, one of the few criminals to have ever slipped Rhyme's net is under surveillance in Mexico. While the FBI and Homeland Security try to determine who's behind the carnage, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs race to decode the forensics in order to prevent the next assault.īut all is not what it seems. Manhattan's electricity grid has been the victim of a horrific attack.

The burning wire by jeffery deaver