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- Mass Market Paperback: 576
pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x 6.78 x 4.14
- Publisher: Pocket Books;
(January 28, 2003)
- ISBN: 0743437802
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Description
Forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme, along with his protégée,
Amelia Sachs, has been recruited by the FBI to capture "the
Ghost" -- a homicidal immigrant smuggler. But when they
corner him aboard a cargo ship headed for New York, the bust
goes disastrously wrong and the Ghost escapes.
Now, he must
eliminate the only witnesses to his crimes -- two families who
jumped ship and vanished in the Chinatown underground. Against a
brilliant and ruthless adversary, Lincoln and Amelia race to
find the families before the Ghost can silence them forever....
Packed with shocking plot twists, breakneck pacing, and
heartbreakingly real characters, The Stone Monkey reminds us
once again why People hailed Jeffery Deaver as "the
master of ticking-bomb suspense."
When
a vicious smuggler known as the Ghost scuttles a ship filled
with undocumented Chinese immigrants less than a mile from New
York harbor, only a handful of survivors--and the Ghost
himself--manage to escape the burning vessel. Lincoln Rhyme, the
quadriplegic NYPD forensic detective first introduced in
1997's
The Bone
Collector, and Amelia Sachs, his partner and lover, must
stop the Ghost before he murders the two families who made it to
shore. The families have gone to ground in the all but
impenetrable world of Manhattan's Chinatown, a fact that makes
the pair's two allies--Sonny Li, a Chinese cop, and Dr. John
Sung-- invaluable partners.
The group's race against time
showcases Jeffery Deaver's many talents, particularly intricate
plotting, plenty of surprising twists, and breakneck pacing.
This is a real standout from a writer whose previous thrillers
have earned him a solid following among mystery fans. --Jane
Adams
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