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The Watchmaker’s Hand
By Jeffery Deaver
Lincoln Rhyme is back, and this time he’s in danger, in the brand new crime thriller from Jeffery Deaver, bestselling author of The Final Twist
‘The master-plotter Deaver cranks up the tension to fever pitch’ A Daily Mail Thriller of the year
‘Pulsating’ A Waterstones Best thriller of 2023
A CITY IN TURMOIL
Looming over the Manhattan skyline, a lone crane comes crashing down into the city, sending panic radiating across New York City.
A DEADLY CONSPIRACY
The NYPD believes a political group is behind the sabotage and turns to Lincoln Rhyme for help. He knows this is just the beginning.
A RACE AGAINST TIME
Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs must race to stop further attacks before more chaos is unleashed upon the city. Watching Rhyme from the shadows is the elusive assassin The Watchmaker, and he’s preparing to strike…
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Praise for THE WATCHMAKER’S HAND
‘Lincoln Rhyme returns in this top-shelf thriller.. the writing is superb, the characters intriguing, the stories spellbinding, and the plot twists shocking. BOOKLIST
‘The Watchmaker’s Hand is engineered with typical Deaver precision. The plot barrels along with numerous unexpected twists and turns. I loved it!’ KATHY REICHS, author of the Temperance Brennan Bones Series
‘Jeffery Deaver is a master storyteller. His characters and plotting are second to none. One of the true giants of the genre’ STEVE CAVANAGH
‘Deaver masterfully delivers another pulse-pounding Lincoln Rhyme thriller that takes you on a frenzied ride through a New York City teetering on the edge of chaos … This is a high-octane, nail-biter of a read that solidifies Deaver’s standing as the virtuoso of the modern crime thriller.’ MARK DAWSON
'The master-plotter Deaver cranks up the tension to fever pitch' Daily Mail Thriller of the Year -
'One would be hard-pressed to name a better writer of beat-the-clock thrillers than Jeffery Deaver … Mr. Deaver’s book is an ingenious mechanism, designed to make the risks seem ever more real even as it increases the velocity of the pages being turned.' Wall Street Journal -
'Pulsating' A Waterstones Best Books of 2023: Crime and Thriller -
‘Lincoln Rhyme returns in this top-shelf thriller.. the writing is superb, the characters intriguing, the stories spellbinding, and the plot twists shocking.' Booklist -
”'The Watchmaker’s Hand is engineered with typical Deaver precision. The plot barrels along with numerous unexpected twists and turns. I loved it!” - Kathy Reichs, author of the Temperance Brennan Bones Series
'Jeffery Deaver is a master storyteller. His characters and plotting are second to none. One of the true giants of the genre' Steve Cavanagh -
'Deaver masterfully delivers another pulse-pounding Lincoln Rhyme thriller that takes you on a frenzied ride through a New York City teetering on the edge of chaos. Deaver's exquisite plotting and meticulous research shine, constructing a web of political intrigue that ensnares Rhyme in a deadly race against time. The shadowy Watchmaker adds a layer of psychological dread. Amelia Sachs is as competent and compelling as ever, providing the perfect foil to Rhyme's analytical brilliance. This is a high-octane, nail-biter of a read that solidifies Deaver's standing as the virtuoso of the modern crime thriller.' Mark Dawson -