A Maidens Grave, Jeffery Deaver
A Maidens Grave, Jeffery Deaver
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A Maiden's Grave

Author: Jeffery Deaver

Narrator: David McCallum

Abridged: 3 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/01/1995

Synopsis

Eight vulnerable girls and their helpless teachers are forced off a school bus and held hostage. The madman who has them at gunpoint has a simple plan: one hostage an hour will die unless the demands are met. Called to the scene is Arthur Potter, the FBI's best hostage negotiator. He has a plan. But so does one of the hostages—a beautiful teacher who's willing to do anything to save the lives of her students. Now, the clock is ticking as a chilling game of cat and mouse begins.

About Jeffery Deaver

Chicago born author, Jeffery Deaver, has been richly rewarded for his successful career as a an American mystery/crime writer, including being a three-time Ellery Queen Reader's Award winner, and several different newspaper best of lists around the world.

Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic detective is the main character in his most popular series of novels, such as The Broken Window. His time spent practicing law before he embarked on his writing career definitely gave him greater insight into the cases about which he writes.

He was writing about criminal hackers in his 2001 book, The Blue Nowhere. He also established a computer crime unit within the pages of the book. Several of his novels have been adapted for tv and movies. The most popular among them would be The Bone Collector, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie.

Deaver was chosen to write an official James Bond novel, Carter Blanche, published on May 25, 2011, making him the second American author to participate in the series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carl on November 12, 2011

This is one terrific thriller, children. It is not a cozy, or a whozie. There are no Uzis, international terrorists, or high-tech missiles. This novel takes a whole six pages of the first chapter to rear up from the page and grab you by the throat. And it doesn't let go until well after page 422. You......more

Goodreads review by Jonetta on December 05, 2014

Three convicts escape from a state prison in Kansas and the horror begins when they intersect with a school bus carrying deaf students and two teachers on a lonely road. They're trapped in an abandoned slaughterhouse while federal and state law enforcement surround them and hostage negotiations ensu......more

Goodreads review by Janie on January 15, 2015

This having been my first experience reading Deaver, I was just a little apprehensive. I did not know if I would like his work or not. I know I kept basing my thoughts on the movie The Bone Collector, and I loved that one. So I figured I would plunge in and get started with A Maiden's Grave. I was n......more

Goodreads review by Corey on March 09, 2017

Holy S***!! This was one intense nail-biter!! Supenseful, exciting, and unpredictable, I don't know how else to describe this book! 8 young girls and their teachers from a special school for the deaf are riding on a School Bus down a road in Kansas, and the bus is hijacked by 3 vicious criminals, and......more

Goodreads review by Nigel on October 08, 2019

This is the sort of over the top American crime thriller that I simply don't read these days. Multiple plot lines that are highly unbelievable and groups of (largely) guys brandishing their weapons in a hostage situation. Not something I'd read... However ☺️I did find it very hard to put down! It is......more

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Praise for A Maiden’s Grave

“A screaming hit.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Compelling suspense...a chilling web of madness and violence...an all-night page-turner.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Starts with a bang, and the tension never lets up. A top-notch thriller with an unexpected kicker at the end.”—Library Journal

“Heartbreakingly real characters…multiple-whammy twists...[a] spectacular finish. Deaver brilliantly conveys the tensions and deceit of hostage negotiations.”—Publishers Weekly

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