The Empty Chair (3) (Lincoln Rhyme Novel)

ISBN: 1982140216

Author: Deaver, Jeffery

Condition: New

Now a gripping TV series starring Russell Hornsby and Michael Imperioli! From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Bone Collector and The Devils Teardrop a spine-chilling thriller that puts renowned criminalist Lincoln Rhyme against the ultimate opponent-Amelia Sachs, his own brilliant protégé.A quadriplegic since a beam crushed his spinal cord years ago, Lincoln Rhyme is desperate to improve his condition and goes to the University of North Carolina Medical Center for high-risk experimental surgery. But he and Sachs have hardly settled in when the local authorities come calling. In a twenty-four-hour period, the sleepy Southern outpost of Tanners Corner has seen a local teen murdered and two young women abducted. And Rhyme and Sachs are the best chance to find the girls alive.The prime suspect is a peculiar teenage truant known as the Insect Boy, so nicknamed for his disturbing obsession with bugs. Rhymes unsurpassed analytical skills and stellar forensic experience, combined with Sachss exceptional detective legwork, soon snare the perp. But even Rhyme cant anticipate that Sachs will disagree with his crime analysis and that her vehemence will put her in the swampland, harboring the very suspect who Rhyme considers a ruthless killer. So ensues Rhymes greatest challenge-facing the criminalist whom he has taught everything he knows in a battle of wits, forensics, and intuition.With the intricate forensic detail, breathtaking speed, and masterful plot twists that are signature Deaver, The Empty Chair is page-turning suspense of the highest order.