The Burning Wire
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The Burning Wire
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The Burning Wire
A new killer and an old nemesis is a lot for Lincoln Rhyme to handle in this electrifying thriller, the ninth in Jeffery Deaver's bestselling series. Now a NBC TV series.
The electrifying ninth Lincoln Rhyme thriller.
New York is being held to ransom. Manhattan's electricity grid has been the victim of a horrific attack... and more are planned.
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.
But all is not what it seems. Electricity can be as lethal as it is vital, and Lincoln Rhyme soon finds he's up against a merciless killer with a unique weaponβone that can be found in everyone's home and office.
In the meantime, one of the few criminals to have ever slipped Rhyme's net is under surveillance in Mexico. The deadly assassin known as the Watchmaker has set his murderous sights on innocent victims, whose identity is as yet unknown...
Lincoln Rhyme must race against the clock, juggling the two investigations, as they hurtle headlong toward their deadly outcomes.
The Burning Wire by Jeffery Deaver is a riveting thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Series: Lincoln Rhyme Thrillers
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Jeffery Deaver delivers an intricate and tight plot in The Burning Wire, offering a compelling game of cat-and-mouse that will captivate crime and thriller enthusiasts. The novel's premise involves a killer who uses electricity as a deadly weapon, creating a palpable atmosphere of terror and suspense that keeps readers engaged with its thrilling twists and turns.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780340937303
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 April 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Paperback
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 480
About the Author
Jeffery Deaver is the award-winning author of two collections of short stories and 29 internationally bestselling novels, including the latest James Bond novel Carte Blanche. He is best known for his Lincoln Rhyme thrillers, which include the number one bestsellers The Vanished Man, The Twelfth Card and The Cold Moon, as well as The Bone Collector which was made into a feature film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. The first Kathryn Dance novel, The Sleeping Doll, was published in 2007 to enormous acclaim.
A three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader's Award for Best Short Story of the year, he has been nominated for an Anthony Award and six Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America. He won the WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award in 2001 and in 2004 won the Crime Writers' Association Steel Dagger for Best Thriller with Garden of Beasts, and their Short Story Dagger for The Weekender from Twisted.Jeffery Deaver lives in North Carolina and California.Visit his website, www.jefferydeaver.com, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/JefferyDeaver, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JefferyDeaver.Also by Jeffery Deaver
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