| The Twelfth Card: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel Contributor(s): Deaver, Jeffery (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743491564 ISBN-13: 9780743491563 Publisher: Pocket Star OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: May 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are back in Deaver's latest "New York Times" bestselling thriller. A hitman is out to kill a young girl in Harlem. In order to save her Lincoln must solve a cold case that's 140 years old. Now in a premium format. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Thrillers - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Lincoln Rhyme Novels |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 4.16" W x 7.48" (0.74 lbs) 576 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
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| Publisher Description: Unlocking a cold case with explosive implications for the future of civil rights, forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme and his prot e g e, Amelia Sachs, must outguess a killer who has targeted a high school girl from Harlem who is digging into the past of one of her ancestors, a former slave. What buried secrets from 140 years ago could have an assassin out for innocent blood? And what chilling message is hidden in his calling card, the hanged man of the tarot deck? Rhyme must anticipate the next strike or become history -- in the bestseller that proves "there is no thriller writer today like Jeffery Deaver" ( San Jose Mercury News ). |
Contributor Bio(s): Deaver, Jeffery: - Jeffery Deaver is the #1 international bestselling author of more than forty novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into 25 languages. His first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, which is currently being adapted for television by NBC. He's received or been shortlisted for a number of awards around the world, including Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers and the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association in the United Kingdom. In 2014, he was the recipient of three lifetime achievement awards. A former journalist, folksinger, and attorney, he was born outside of Chicago and has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University. |
