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Deaver is back with sixteen stories in the tradition of O. Henry and Edgar Allan Poe. His subjects range from a Westchester commuter to a brilliant Victorian England caper. With these intricately plotted, bone-chilling stories, Jeffery Deaver is at the top of his crime-writing game.
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Release date
December 26, 2006 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780743561877
- File size: 165071 KB
- Duration: 05:43:53
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Three great narrators add drama to these quirky and satisfying short stories. Intricately plotted, with gut-wrenching twists and bone-chilling turns, Deaver's stories are about everyday subjects like a Westchester commuter and a poker game. "A Dish Served Cold," for example, is about a man living in terror of being killed by a stalker. The narrators use a variety of vocal techniques to add dimension to the characters. Boyd Gaines's vocal interpretations, in particular, add intensity to the stories. Skipp Sudduth and Frederick Weller both bring strong portrayals to their performances. Thumbs-up for both plots and presentations. S.C.A. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine -
Your brain won't believe your ears as NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jeffery Deaver mixes a devilishly clever potpourri of unforgettable characters, testing the limits of mystery and suspense. Heroes and villains switch places continually as the tight, short plots twist. Most welcome is a new story, "Locard's Principle," featuring quadriplegic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and his assistant, Amelia Sachs, of THE BONE COLLECTOR and other novels. There's even a visit from the most famous detective of all, Sherlock Holmes. Narration by the Golden-Voiced George Guidall and Barbara Rosenblat, and others, only adds to the chills provided by the talented Deaver. R.O. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
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November 20, 2006
Bestseller Deaver's second story collection (after 2003's Twisted
) is best enjoyed in small doses, since, as the author states in his preface, each of the 16 suspense tales contains a "gut-wrenching twist," a formulaic final reversal that loses its punch with too much repetition. That said, readers will find a number of clever and concise thrillers. The standout, "Born Bad," about a mother waiting in fear for her estranged daughter to kill her, does a superb job of matching up the clues at the beginning with the tale's resolution. Sherlockians will get a kick from a pastiche narrated in third person, "The Westphalian Ring," pitting Holmes against a crafty jewel thief. In an afterword to the tale "Afraid," Deaver (The Bone Collector
) explains how he works the concept of fear into his fiction.
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