The Devil's Teardrop (47 page)
JEFFERY DEAVER
, a former attorney and the
New York Times
bestselling author internationally hailed as “the best psychological thriller writer around” (
The Times,
London), has most recently added to his myriad literary achievements as the author of the new James Bond novel,
Carte Blanche.
He is the originator of the acclaimed detective hero Lincoln Rhyme, featured in nine hit novels including
The Bone Collector
—which became a Universal Pictures feature film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. A six-time Edgar Award nominee, Deaver’s numerous stand-alone novels include the “ingenious” (
Library Journal
) page-turner
Edge; The Devil’s Teardrop,
which became a Lifetime Television movie; and
The Bodies Left Behind,
winner of the 2009 Best Novel of the Year award from the International Thriller Writers organization.
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J
EFFERY
D
EAVER
Carte Blanche
Edge
The Burning Wire*
Best American Mystery Stories 2009
(Editor)
The Watch List (The Copper Bracelet
and
The Chopin Manuscript)
(Contributor)
Roadside Crosses**
The Bodies Left Behind
The Broken Window*
The Sleeping Doll**
More Twisted: Collected Stories, Volume Two
The Cold Moon*/**
The Twelfth Card*
Garden of Beasts
Twisted: Collected Stories
The Vanished Man*
The Stone Monkey*
The Blue Nowhere
The Empty Chair*
Speaking in Tongues
The Devil’s Teardrop
The Coffin Dancer*
The Bone Collector*
A Maiden’s Grave
Praying for Sleep
The Lesson of Her Death
Mistress of Justice
Hard News
Death of a Blue Movie Star
Manhattan Is My Beat
Hell’s Kitchen
Bloody River Blues
Shallow Graves
A Century of Great Suspense Stories
(Editor)
A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime
(Editor)
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
(Introduction)
*Featuring Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs
**Featuring Kathryn Dance
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