The Vanished Man
Lincoln Rhyme Book 5
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4.3 • 77 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'SO GOOD!! So many clever twists!!! Best crime book I've read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I had so much fun reading this one. The plot, the characters, the climax, everything was amazing & the story kept me guessing till the last moment. Don't even get me started on the multiple plot twists towards the ending *chef's kiss* ' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Can Lincoln Rhyme catch a diabolical killer in a world of truth and lies?
A killer flees the scene of a homicide at a prestigious Manhattan music school and locks himself in a classroom. Within minutes, the police have him surrounded.
A scream rings out, followed by a gunshot.
The police break down the door.
The room is empty.
Perplexed, the police bring in Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs to investigate. For the ambitious Sachs, solving the case could earn her a promotion. For the quadriplegic Rhyme, it means relying on his protégé to ferret out a master illusionist. Dubbed The Conjurer, this fiendish killer baits them with murders that become more and more diabolical with every crime.
As the fatalities rise and the minutes tick down, the pair must move beyond the smoke and mirrors to prevent a terrifying act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all...
Everyone is gripped by The Vanished Man:
'More twists and turns than the Hulk ride at Universal Studios. Wow... Not a book to miss out on. Five Stars well earned' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'One of my favourite in the series so far! Deaver does it again... an intriguing and fast paced thriller with a storyline that captivates page after page' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Nail biting suspense/thriller!... Deaver managers to put many twists and turns into one story, it's amazing how he does it! And in the end when you think it's over, you're pulled in a completely different direction!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Oh man. This one threw me for several loops, like hot damn!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Amazing. I love all the twists & turns... Just when you think you've solved the murder... he mixes it up again. I don't think I've solved one of his books yet' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'All the twists and turns of this book keep you guessing till the very end' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'What a novel!! So many epic twists and turns!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Deaver is the master puzzler' Sunday Telegraph
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fans of Deaver know that he works storytelling magic in his thrillers, not just the Lincoln Rhyme tales (The Stone Monkey, etc.) but also the stand-alones (The Blue Nowhere, etc.). It's fitting, then, that in his new, giddily entertaining story about quadriplegic crime fighter Rhyme, he casts as his villain a professional illusionist and an apprentice magician as assistant to Rhyme and Rhyme's cop sidekick lover, Amelia Sachs. The novel opens with the murder of a young female student at a music school on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Caught in the act, the killer vanishes from a sealed room. Forensic and eyewitness clues point to a culprit with magic training; looking for expert help, Sachs encounters an aspiring illusionist, who goes by the stage name of Kara, who agrees to help her and Rhyme. The villain revealed in passages from his POV as "Malerick," soon identified as a world-class magician with a serious ax to grind commits further mayhem (including an attack on Rhyme), which looks like steps toward an act of consummate revenge. A subplot about a white power demagogue's attempt to assassinate the Manhattan D.A. who's prosecuting him grows to involve Malerick, giving the storyline twists and twists and twists, through Deaver's masterful sleight of hand. Further subplots concerning Sachs's attempt to attain a sergeant's ranking, and Kara's relationship with her stroke-addled mother, as well as the customary difficulties of Rhyme's condition, add ballast to the gyrating main story line, rich in magic lore and lingo. This is prime Deaver.
Customer Reviews
best
this has got to have been the best book i've ever read :)
The Vanished Man
I bought this book because I’d heard Jeffrey Deaver was one of the best crime writers. What a disappointment ! This has to have the MOST improbable plot ever - a ‘superhuman’ villain, who plans out the most intricate details way in advance, and the twists in the plot- well, they just gave me the impression Mr Deaver was seeing how far he could strain credulity - and the answer to that is - too far. What a waste of time and money.
The vanishing man
Loved it. One if his best. Full of twists and turns.