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Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver, a former attorney, is the New York Times bestselling author of two collections of short stories and dozens of previous suspense novels. He is best known for his Kathryn Dance and Lincoln Rhyme thrillers, most notably The Bone Collector, which was made into a feature starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. His many awards include the Novel of the Year at the International Thriller Writers’ Awards in 2009 for his standalone novel The Bodies Left Behind. The latest entries in the Lincoln Rhyme series are The Cold Moon, The Broken Window, and The Burning Wire. Visit the author on Facebook or go to JefferyDeaver.com.

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Candis, May 17, 2013
...This follow-up to the hugely acclaimed Crossbones Yard is intriguing and packed with suspense. The Kill Room by Jeffery Deaver (Hodder & Stoughton, £18.38) Suspected terrorist Robert Moreno is killed by a sniper bullet in South America, and...
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...underbite. It's too bad, too, as she and I seem to have very similar taste in literature. Jeffery Deaver jefferydeaver.com The Glen Ellyn native is the author of the long-running Lincoln Rhyme crime series, which began with The Bone Collector (adapted...
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...Rivals mean to elbow them aside. Paparazzi are in their faces, groupies in their beds. Best-selling Yank author Jeffery Deaver _ former journalists, folk singer, attorney _ knows the trials and tribulations at first hand. To hear him tell it, the bane...
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