The Twelfth Card, Jeffery Deaver
The Twelfth Card, Jeffery Deaver
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The Twelfth Card
A Lincoln Rhyme Novel

Author: Jeffery Deaver

Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris

Abridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2005

Synopsis

NOW A MAJOR TELEVISION EVENT FROM NBC, STARRING RUSSELL HORNSBY, ARIELLE KEBBEL, AND MICHAEL IMPERIOLI.

“Deaver’s labyrinthine plots are astonishing”(The New York Times Book Review) in this bestselling thriller featuring a hitman who is out to kill a young girl in Harlem and in order to save her, Lincoln Rhyme has to solve a cold case that’s over 150 years old.

Unlocking a cold case with explosive implications for the future of civil rights, forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme and his protégé, Amelia Sachs, must outguess a killer who has targeted a high school girl from Harlem who is digging into the past of one of her ancestors, a former slave. What buried secrets from 140 years ago could have an assassin out for innocent blood? And what chilling message is hidden in his calling card, the hanged man of the tarot deck? Rhyme must anticipate the next strike or become history—in the New York Times bestseller that proves “there is no thriller writer today like Jeffery Deaver” (San Jose Mercury News).

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

AudiobooksNow review by Beth on 2007-05-02 20:50:07

Thought I'd be bored by the same ol' format, but still his books so far have held me hostage.

AudiobooksNow review by Louella on 2007-10-15 17:00:50

Terrific book--so many layers, good characters with a dollop of history to add punch!

Goodreads review by *TANYA* on August 09, 2017

It took me a very long time to get through this book. I kept reading it in pauses because it never really held on to my attention. It didn't have the same pizzazz as the first 5 books in the series.......more

Goodreads review by Mihaela on March 18, 2025

Un alt caz complicat sau de fapt două cazuri complicate. Unul este o tentativă de crimă asupra unei minore, iar celălalt un secret vechi de 140 de ani al unui fost sclav luptător pentru drepturile minorităților. Ceea ce îmi place la autor este ineditul fiecărui caz, la o serie apar de obicei clișeel......more

Goodreads review by Alan on February 01, 2018

Incredible What an incredible book, it had everything, from slaves to deceit and deception. A lesson on the American Constitution, which was very well explained (my American friends may disagree). And the ending well..... that would be telling.......more

Goodreads review by Razvan on January 16, 2023

Deaver is one of my favourites, as he never ceases to surprise with his scientific skills and filigree technique. however, this book is somehow different: less forensics and much more personal drama. Young Geneva is slightly too rigid, Ashberry could do the job from the beginning (instead of paying......more

Goodreads review by Ardent Reader on May 26, 2020

3.5 stars There were some confusions occurred in several places when reading the story, especially the deadly conspiracy which occurred nearly two centuries ago. As in every other books in this series there were good twists happening but it was not that great when compared with the previous books.......more

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