A devious collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, featuring appearances from Lincoln Rhyme and Colter Shaw.Amongst the dead ends …A murder at a crime writers conference. The method is entirely literary, the motive seems obvious – but can the detective who was first on scene puzzle out whats between the lines?Amongst the misdirections …An intelligence analyst has the chance to get out from behind the desk and do some real spy work. But as he enters the field, he begins to realise just how out of his depth he is …Somewhere lies the truth.A brilliant sleuth, obsessed with Sherlock Holmes’s mysteries, turns his attention to a serial killer targeting women in New Yorks Central Park. But as his deductions bring him closer to his prey he starts to wonder who is doing the hunting …
Product Details
Title:
Dead Ends: A collection of twelve dark and twisting short stories from the internationally bestselling author of The Bone Collector
Author:
Jeffery Deaver
Publisher:
HarperCollins
SKU:
NA
EAN:
9780008354862
Number Of Pages:
]
Language:
English
Binding:
Paper back
Release date:
1 August 2024
About Author
Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into over twenty-five languages. He has served two terms as president of Mystery Writers of America, and was recently named a Grand Master of MWA, whose ranks include Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Mary Higgins Clark and Walter Mosely. The author of over forty novels, three collections of short stories and a nonfiction law book, and a lyricist of a country-western album, hes received or been shortlisted for dozens of awards. His "The Bodies Left Behind" was named Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association, and his Lincoln Rhyme thriller "The Broken Window" and a stand-alone, "Edge," were also nominated for that prize. "The Garden of Beasts" won the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers Association in England. Hes also been nominated for eight Edgar Awards by the MWA. Deaver has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, the Strand Magazines Lifetime Achievement Award and the Raymond Chandler Lifetime Achievement Award in Italy. His book "A Maidens Grave" was made into an HBO movie starring James Garner and Marlee Matlin, and his novel "The Bone Collector" was a feature release from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. Lifetime aired an adaptation of his "The Devils Teardrop." NBC television recently aired the nine-episode prime-time series, "Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector." You can find out more about Jeffery on his website www.jefferydeaver.com, Facebook page facebook.com/JefferyDeaver, and follow him on Twitter @JefferyDeaver.
