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The Skin Collector

Lincoln Rhyme, Book 11

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The Skin Collector

By: Jeffery Deaver
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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They have never seen a murder like it. A talented tattoo artist is using poison instead of ink. His victim is a young woman. And on her skin he's left a message: 'the second'.

Drafted in to investigate, NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme and his associate Amelia Sachs find the scene has been scrubbed of evidence. All except for one trace - a scrap of paper that connects this case with one they will never forget. And like the Bone Collector before him, Rhyme and Sachs find themselves pitted against a twisted serial killer choosing his victims seemingly at random, a perpetrator who plans his work to the last detail, in a deadly contest with any who try to stop him.

But how close is his connection with that old case? What is the meaning of the words tattooed in poison on the skin of first victim? And where will he strike next?

©2014 Jeffery Deaver (P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Murder

Critic Reviews

"Outstanding...Deaver proves himself a grandmaster of the genre as each surprise leads to an even bigger surprise, like a series of reverse Russian nesting dolls" (Starred review, Publishers Weekly)
"The most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world...[Deaver] has produced a stunning series of bestsellers with unique characterisation, intelligent characters, beguiling plots and double-barrelled and sometimes triple-barrelled solutions." ( Daily Telegraph)
"The pace is terrific, the suspense inexorable, and there is an excellent climax... If you want thrills, Deaver is your man." ( Guardian)
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Another brilliant story. Just wish Jeff Harding narrated all the stories in the Lincoln Rhyme series

Gripping and Suspenseful

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I gave this book five stars - wonderful listening experience, great narrator, suspenseful writing and I loved how the story ran. Loving the forensics and how it all tied together. Onto the next book!!!!!

Jeffer Deaver Did It Again

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