The Vanished Man: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Deaver, Jeffery (Large Print)) - Hardcover

Deaver, Jeffery

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ISBN 10: 0743246462 ISBN 13: 9780743246460

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2003

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Hunting down a killer and master illusionist whose first of several brutal murders took place at a prestigious New York music school, investigator Lincoln Rhyme and his protTgTe, Amelia Sachs, work together to prevent a terrifying act of vengeance. (Suspense)

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Review:

When a gifted illusionist turns his hand to violent death, The Vanished Man is only one of a series of classic conjuring tricks that paralysed forensic investigator Lincoln Rhyme finds himself having to understand. More important even than the details of technique which Lincoln and his partner Amelia are taught by young illusionist Kara are the conjuror's habits of mind--misdirection piled on deceit piled on false leads. It is not just sleight of hand that deceives the eye; it is where the eye is tricked into looking. Is the killer who calls himself Malerik just after a sequence of showy violent deaths, or is that what he wants Lincoln to think?

This is an impressive addition to Deaver's much-praised sequence of novels about Lincoln and Amelia simply because they find themselves up against an equally intelligent killer with radically different ways of thinking. Their habits of logic and science and legwork are of limited use against someone who constantly stretches the limits of the improbable. Jeffrey Deaver has always been an ingenious thriller writer and this book returns to the sardonic wit of his earliest work as he too engages in endless trickery and confusion of our expectations. --Roz Kaveney

Review:

'a brilliant thriller . . . THE VANISHED MAN is page-turning stuff. A bestselling certainty'. (The Bookseller)

'Teeth-chattering suspense' - Daily Mail (Daily Mail)

'The best psychological thriller writer around' - The Times

Giddily entertaining . . . This is prime Deaver (Publishers Weekly)

Stunning (Scotsman)

'When it comes to sleight of hand, Jeffery Deaver could probably give most magicians a few tips on how it's done. The American is wresting the psychological thriller out of the hands of its acknowledged (female) English masters and giving it fresh impetus and excitement. It's well nigh impossible for a reader to predict the twists and turns. The question is not "when will I guess what's going to happen?" but "how will he manage to fool me again and again?" It's the usual roller-coaster ride of thrills, bloodspills and fear for the reader. THE VANISHED MAN more than earns its place on the shelf of "books that keep the reader on the edge of his chair." Not since Harry Potter last picked up his Firebolt broomstick has magic played such an integral part in a plot - or been so superbly handled. "You can't fool all of the people all of the time" is the old edict - unless, of course, you're master storyteller Jeffrey Deaver.' - (Janice Young, Yorkshire Post 1.5.03)

'crackling and compulsive' PUBLISHING NEWS

'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.' - Ray Chesterton, Daily Telegraph

'Deaver on customarily sharp form . . . Crackling and compulsive' - (Barry Forshaw, Crime Time)

'. . . the action is breakneck, the explanation of the tricks of the magician's trade genuinely fascinating and the relationship between Rhyme and Sachs is, as ever, movingly depicted.' - Irish Independent

'this is an astonishing novel, full of twists, turns and miraculous escapes.' - (Waterstone's Quarterly)

'Gripping stuff' - Big Issue, Australia

'The twists follow one another at a dizzying rate and when it seems that everything has at last been solved, Deaver has still another surprise up his sleeve . . . enjoy' - (Sunday Telegraph)

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