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The Coffin Dancer

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The Coffin Dancer

by Jeffery Deaver

Pocket Books | March 8, 1999 | Mass Market Paperbound

NYPD criminalist Lincoln Rhyme joins his beautiful protégé, Amelia Sachs, in the hunt for the Coffin Dancer -- an ingenious killer who changes appearance even faster than he adds to his trail of victims. They have only one clue: the madman has a tattoo of the Grim Reaper waltzing with a woman. Rhyme must rely on his wits and intuition to track the elusive murderer through New York City -- knowing they have only forty-eight hours before the Coffin Dancer strikes again.
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    Rating: 4/5

    It's been a long time....

    Amanda Augustine

    3 years ago

    It's been a long time coming where an author has actually kept me in the dark about who the real killer is. Second in the Rhyme series, Amelia and Lincoln are on the hunt of a hitman, they nickname The Coffin Dancer. This guy has never been seen and seems to give Lincoln a run for his money. There was a lot of airplane jargon, I could have done without, but what I wasn't expecting in the end....well he got me, great read.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Very Good

    Keikoku Megami

    4 years ago

    This novel was a very good choice for me. For those who enjoy seeing both sides of the story of the cop and the assasian, then this is your kind of book. I found this at a used book store several years ago when I wasn't used to sexual content in novels so warning if you do not like sexual content. It only happens twice throughout the novel (if memory serves) so they can be missed if you do not care for that kind of extra information. The plot itself is very heart wrenching, powerful, and emotional. You think you understand but the truth hits you hard. It's absolutly great. It's a must read from Jeffery Deaver. -Keikoku

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    Rene

    Rating: 5/5

    Well done

    Rene

    11 years ago

    Deaver did it again. Threw in a bunch of 'red herrrings' and had me fooled up to the last chapter. I really like Amelia Sachs as his assistant. I can handle a few more books about Rhyme and Sachs the crime fighting duo.

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    Krista

    Rating: 4/5

    Coffin Dancer

    Krista

    14 years ago

    The investigative partnership of criminologist Lincoln Rhyme and Detective Amelia Sachs continues. The team first met up in The Bone Collector to track down a serial kidnapper/killer. This time they have 45 hours to apprehend the assassin everyone calls the "coffin dancer" before he kills the key witnesses in a court case. Can Rhyme outwit the master of deception and prevent him from reaching his targets? This story lacks a lot of the gore that his previous book contained however it is still a well-written psychological thriller. I would compare it to David Wiltse's Close to the Bone.

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There are only 48 hours left for Detective Lincoln Rhymes and his lovely sidekick Amelia Sachs to find the diabolical killer before he claims his next victim! The charismatic Rhymes returns in the follow-up to Jeffery Deaver's The Bone Collector, a chilling mystery with only one clue - a unique and horrifying tattoo. Thriller fans will enjoy the taut suspense and blood-curdling details of The Coffin Dancer.

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NYPD criminalist Lincoln Rhyme joins his beautiful protégé, Amelia Sachs, in the hunt for the Coffin Dancer -- an ingenious killer who changes appearance even faster than he adds to his trail of victims. They have only one clue: the madman has a tattoo of the Grim Reaper waltzing with a woman. Rhyme must rely on his wits and intuition to track the elusive murderer through New York City -- knowing they have only forty-eight hours before the Coffin Dancer strikes again.

From the Jacket

The New York Times proclaimed Jeffery Deaver''s previous bestselling novels "dazzling" (The Bone Collector) and "a screaming hit" (A Maiden''s Grave). Now he combines spine-chilling forensic detail with gripping suspense to keep his trademark plot twists -- and brilliant, driven hero -- moving at breathtaking speed.

Detective Lincoln Rhyme, the foremost criminals in the NYPD, joins his beautiful protege, Amelia Sachs, in the hunt for the Coffin Dancer -- an ingenious killer who changes his appearance even faster than he adds to his trail of victims. So far, they have only one clue: the assassin has a tattoo on his arm -- of the Grim Reaper waltzing with a woman in front of a coffin. Rhyme, a quadriplegic from a line-of-duty accident, must rely on his wits and Sachs''s intuition to track the elusive murderer through the subways, parks, and airports of an ever-tumultuous New York City -- knowing they have only forty-eight hours before the Coffin Dancer strikes again.

About the Author

Jeffery Deaver is the author of fourteen suspense novels, including Praying for Sleep, A Maiden''s Grave, and The Bone Collector, which is soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington. Deaver is also the author of numerous short stories, a three-time Edgar-Award nominee, and is a two-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader''s Award for the best short story of the year. Born in Chicago, Deaver received a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University. After practicing law in New York City for eight years, in 1990 he quit to write full-time. He has residences in California and Virginia.

Mass Market Paperbound

560 Pages, 4.19 x 6.75 x 1.3 in

March 8, 1999

Pocket Books

English


0671024094
9780671024093

From the Critics

St. Petersburg Times Readers who like "insider information" on police and FBI lingo will enjoy details Deaver adds to the dialogue.

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