The New York Times bestselling author of The Stone Monkey
is back with a brilliant thriller that pits forensic
criminologist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner, Amelia Sachs,
against an unstoppable killer with one final, horrific trick up
his sleeve.
The Los Angeles Times calls his novels "thrill
rides between covers." The New York Times hails them
as "dazzling," and The Times of London crowns
him "the best psychological thriller writer around."
Now Jeffery Deaver, America's "master of ticking-bomb
suspense" (People) delivers his most electrifying
novel yet.
It begins at a prestigious music school in New York City.
A killer flees the scene of a homicide and locks himself in a
classroom. Within minutes, the police have him surrounded. When
a scream rings out, followed by a gunshot, they break down the
door. The room is empty.
Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to help with
the high-profile investigation. For the ambitious Sachs, solving
the case could earn her a promotion.
For the quadriplegic Rhyme, it means relying on his protégée
to ferret out a master illusionist they've dubbed "the
conjurer," who baits them with gruesome murders that become
more diabolical with each fresh crime.
As the fatalities rise and the minutes tick down, Rhyme
and Sachs must move beyond the smoke and mirrors to prevent a
terrifying act of vengeance that could become the greatest
vanishing act of all.
