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Deaver, Jeffery

Overview
Works:425 works in 2,236 publications in 31 languages and 123,390 library holdings
Genres:Suspense fiction  Mystery fiction  Detective and mystery stories  Detective and mystery stories, American  Condensed books  Historical fiction  Short stories  Spy stories  Italian fiction  Suspense fiction, American 
Roles:Creator, Bibliographic antecedent
Classifications:ps3554.e1755, 813.54
Most widely held works about Jeffery Deaver
 
Most widely held works by Jeffery Deaver
The vanished man : a Lincoln Rhyme novel by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
79 editions published between 1984 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,762 libraries worldwide
Quadriplegic forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme leads his team--NYPD detective Amelia Sachs, officer Ron Pulaski, and FBI agent Fred Dellray--to find and stop a killer who uses electricity as modus operandi. Meanwhile, Rhyme is consulting on another high-profile investigation in Mexico with a most coveted quarry in his crosshairs: the hired killer known as the Watchmaker, one of the few criminals to have eluded Rhyme's net.
The sleeping doll by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
59 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 3,019 libraries worldwide
California Bureau of Investigation interrogator and body language expert Kathryn Dance works to recapture a dangerous escaped killer with the help of three victims from his former cult and the lone survivor from a family he slaughtered.
The stone monkey : a Lincoln Rhyme novel by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
89 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in 13 languages and held by 3,000 libraries worldwide
Famed criminologist Lincoln Rhyme and his protege, Amelia Sachs, are recruited to help the FBI and the INS track down a notorious human smuggler before he can track down and kill two families of illegal immigrants that have escaped from his cargo ship.
Garden of beasts : a novel of Berlin 1936 by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
67 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 2,990 libraries worldwide
Reputed for his vow to take only morally righteous assignments in 1936 New York City, a German American hit man is forced by the government to pose as an Olympic contender and kill a member of Hitler's regime.
The blue nowhere by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
67 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 2,949 libraries worldwide
A sadistic computer hacker, code-named Phate, sets his sights on Silicon Valley, infiltrating his victims' computers, invading their lives, and luring them to their deaths. An imprisoned hacker named Wyatt Gillette is freed to aid in the investigation, and teams up with old-school homicide cop Frank Bishop, forming an uneasy alliance in which they must utilize every ounce of their respective talents to stop Phate.
The broken window : a Lincoln Rhyme novel by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
63 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 2,923 libraries worldwide
The mysterious 522 commits vicious crimes and then plants ironclad evidence to implicate innocent men. This timely thriller reunites Lincoln Rhyme with his partner and paramour Amelia Sachs, as they face their toughest adversary yet.
The empty chair by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
73 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in 11 languages and held by 2,870 libraries worldwide
Reowned criminalist Lincoln Rhyme is pitted against Amelia Sachs, his own brilliant protegee, as they disagree on the analysis of a crime they began working together.
The bodies left behind by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
59 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 2,824 libraries worldwide
Arriving at a deserted lake house to investigate an aborted call to police, Deputy Anna McCafferty walks into the middle of a heinous crime and is deprived of her weapon, car, and phone, forced to flee, along with the twenty-five-year-old daughter of the murdered couple, into the surrounding forest to escape the perpetrators who must eliminate any potential witnesses.
The devil's teardrop : a novel of the last night of the century by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
81 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in 12 languages and held by 2,729 libraries worldwide
A killer who staged a rush-hour massacre in Washington threatens a repeat unless he is paid $20 million. Handwriting expert Parker Kincaid joins forces with FBI agent Margaret Lukas to catch him.
Roadside crosses by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
49 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,651 libraries worldwide
The Monterey Peninsula is rocked when a killer begins to leave roadside crosses beside local highways. Kathryn Dance, the California Bureau of Investigation's foremost kinesics expert, and Deputy Michael O'Neil follow a lead to Travis Brigham, a troubled teenager whose role in a fatal car accident has inspired vicious attacks against him on a popular blog, The Chilton Report. But as the investigation progresses, Travis vanishes--and Dance is forced to take desperate and risky measures in this searing cliff-hanger.
Speaking in tongues by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
52 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 2,621 libraries worldwide
Tate Collier, his ex-wife Brett, and their estranged daughter Megan are targeted by psychopathic psychologist Aaron Matthews for his own brand of revenge.
The coffin dancer by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
68 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in 12 languages and held by 2,572 libraries worldwide
A cat-and-mouse game between New York police and a killer, hired to eliminate a trio of witnesses in a trial. He has already killed one and detectives Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic, and Amelia Sachs have to catch him before he kills the other two. By the author of The Bone Collector.
The bone collector by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
78 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in 16 languages and held by 2,543 libraries worldwide
A paralyzed New York detective is talked out of committing suicide to hunt for a cab driver who tortures and kills. The detective, Lincoln Rhyme, can only move his head so he is paired with police beauty Amelia Sachs. Together they go after the killer who tantalizes police with clues to his next murder. By the author of A Maiden's Grave.
Edge by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
22 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and Polish and held by 2,343 libraries worldwide
When Washington D.C. police detective Ryan Kessler is targeted by "lifter" Henry Loving, he and his family are immediately put under government protection. Assigned to the Kesslers is protection officer Corte: uncompromising, relentlessly devoted to protecting those in his care and a brilliant game strategist. As the "lifter" closes in on his prey, Corte must decide whether to protect his charges, or expose them to a killer in the name of personal revenge.
A maiden's grave by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
56 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in 13 languages and held by 2,260 libraries worldwide
In Kansas, fleeing killers kidnap a bus with deaf girls and hole up in a slaughterhouse. They kill one girl and threaten to kill the rest if their demands are not met. The 12-hour siege by the FBI becomes a media circus, exploited by politicians and competing police departments. By the author of Playing for Sleep.
Praying for sleep by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
54 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 1,998 libraries worldwide
On a savage, storm-lashed night, Michael Hrubek - a dangerously paranoid schizophrenic - escapes from a mental hospital for the criminally insane by impersonating a dead man. He's on a mission - to find Lis Atcheson, the woman whose testimony identified him as the gruesome Indian Leap State Park murderer. He'll stalk her all the way home, where she waits in the cool autumn night ... surrounded by her past. For Lis, the chief witness at Hrubek's trial, is a woman obsessed with the past. Living in the remote New England house that was her family's summer retreat, she is struggling to put her life back together after a period of terrible turmoil - just as Michael Hrubek sets out on his harrowing quest.
Twisted : the collected stories of Jeffery Deaver by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
15 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 1,882 libraries worldwide
The title applies in several ways to this wicked collection of crime short stories, to many of the stories' characters and protagonists, who include murderers, adulterers, thieves; to the stories' arcs, which offer numerous bends and suprises.
The cold moon by Jeffery Deaver( Sound Recording )
62 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 1,859 libraries worldwide
In the aftermath of two brutal New York City murders, quadriplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme and his team work doggedly to prevent additional killings by a time-obsessed serial murderer.
Carte blanche : the new James Bond novel by Jeffery Deaver( Book )
9 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 1,580 libraries worldwide
A James Bond thriller set in the present day finds the iconic British spy engaging a horrific modern villain in a cat-and-mouse chase that takes him from the Balkans and London to the African Continent.
The twelfth card by Jeffery Deaver( Sound Recording )
63 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 1,512 libraries worldwide
The Twelfth Card is a two-day cat-and-mouse chase through the streets of uptown Manhattan as quadriplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs try to outguess Thompson Boyd a man whose past has turned him into a killing machine as unfeeling and cunning as a wolf. Boyd is after Geneva Settle, a high school girl from Harlem, and it's up to Lincoln and Amelia to figure out why.
 
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The vanished man : a Lincoln Rhyme novel
Alternative Names

Jefferies, William,1950-

Deaver, Jeff.
Deaver, Jeff, 1950-
Deaver, Jeffery W.
Deaver, Jeffery Wilds
Deaver, Jeffery Wilds, 1950-
Deaver, Jeffrey
Deaver, Jeffrey W.
Dibŏ, Jep‘ŭri
Jefferies, William.
Pseud. Jefferies, William 1950-
Wilds Deaver, Jeffery, 1950-
Дивер, Джеффри
ивер, Джеффри
ジェフリー・ディーヴァー
Дивер, Джеффри
Дивър, Джефри
Дивер, Джефри
迪佛, 杰佛瑞
דיבר, ג'פרי
ดีเวอร์, เจฟเฟอรีย์
Languages
English (1,422)
German (179)
Italian (89)
Japanese (70)
French (64)
Czech (59)
Undetermined (54)
Polish (53)
Chinese (43)
Spanish (40)
Dutch (40)
Swedish (31)
Russian (16)
Korean (13)
Danish (8)
Finnish (7)
Croatian (5)
Vietnamese (5)
Indonesian (5)
Greek, Modern [1453- ] (5)
No Linguistic Content (5)
Turkish (5)
Hungarian (3)
Bulgarian (3)
Norwegian (3)
Thai (3)
Hebrew (2)
Multiple languages (2)
Portuguese (1)
Serbian (1)
Duala (1)
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The sleeping dollThe stone monkey : a Lincoln Rhyme novelGarden of beasts : a novel of Berlin 1936The blue nowhereThe broken window : a Lincoln Rhyme novelThe empty chairThe bodies left behindThe devil's teardrop : a novel of the last night of the century
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