The Cold Moon: A totally addictive crime thriller with a killer twist from the international bestseller
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'My favourite book of the year. It was brilliant... So many plot twists that I wasn't expecting in the slightest, I really was left with my jaw wide open at some of the things I never saw coming. I can't recommend this book enough' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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At each meticulously planned scene, the serial killer known as The Watchmaker leaves his victims to die slowly, a clock counting down their last minutes on earth...
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And it's only a matter of time before he strikes again...
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But he didn't count on Lincoln Rhyme. Physically, he may face unimaginable challenges, but mentally, he has no limits. With Amelia Sachs as his eyes and ears - and heart - Rhyme is on The Watchmaker's trail within seconds.
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However, he's not the only one gifted with a calculating intelligence, and this time, his wits must be sharper than ever if he's to catch a killer cold as the moon.
But will time run out for Lincoln Rhyme?
Everyone is gripped by The Cold Moon:
'I'm a sucker for Jeffery Deaver. You will never predict the ending because there are just so many twists you'll never see coming' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wow. The Rhyme series just gets better and better... So full of twists and turns it kept my attention till the very end. You think you know what is going to happen and then twist... Another great one' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Deaver's twists and turns had me all topsy-turvy. Again, there was no way of predicting where it was all going, and that's a credit to the way he plots and his sleights-of-hand' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Boy, did I like this book! Neglected duties, woke up early, all just to finish it, no, to find out how it ends. And now that I'm done, I feel sad because there's no more pages to turn... Plot twists, schemes, it had me fooled over and over again' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I could not put this book down, there were so many plot twists. Just when you thought the crime was solved it headed off in another direction in the most unexpected way' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Probably the best book he's written . . . Enough of Deaver's trademark twists to satisfy his most diehard fans . . . A great read' Observer
'Like opening up a Russian doll, and it's typical of Deaver's polished, clever entertainment' Sunday Telegraph
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About the author
Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages. He has served two terms as president of Mystery Writers of America, and was recently named a Grand Master of MWA, whose ranks include Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Mary Higgins Clark and Walter Mosely.
The author of more than forty novels, three collections of short stories and a nonfiction law book, and a lyricist of a country-western album, he's received or been shortlisted for dozens of awards.
His The Bodies Left Behind was named Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association, and his Lincoln Rhyme thriller The Broken Window and a stand-alone, Edge, were also nominated for that prize. The Garden of Beasts won the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers Association in England. He's also been nominated for eight Edgar Awards by the MWA.
Deaver has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, the Strand Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Raymond Chandler Lifetime Achievement Award in Italy.
His book A Maiden's Grave was made into an HBO movie starring James Garner and Marlee Matlin, and his novel The Bone Collector was a feature release from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. Lifetime aired an adaptation of his The Devil's Teardrop. NBC television recently aired the nine-episode prime-time series, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector.
Visit his website, www.jefferydeaver.com, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/JefferyDeaver, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JefferyDeaver.
