by Jeffery Deaver · Simon & Schuster · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781416524243
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«The Twelfth Card» is the crime thriller novel by Jeffery Deaver, published by Simon & Schuster in paperback (576 pages, in English).
A killer pursues Geneva Settle, a Harlem student. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs investigate why; the clue lies in a school project about Charles Singleton, the young woman's ancestor: a former slave linked to civil rights, arrested in 1868. The plot connects past and present in a conspiracy reaching the Constitution.
This novel, set in Manhattan, is the sixth installment of the Lincoln Rhyme series and features the quadriplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs.
Recommended for fans of crime thrillers who want to continue the Lincoln Rhyme series.
Jeffery Deaver is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. degree from Fordham University. He began his career as a journalist and later practiced law before embarking on a career as a novelist. He has been awarded the Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association and the Nero Award from The Wolfe Pack. He is also a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader's Award for Best Short Story of the Year and a winner of the British Thumping Good Read Award. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including The New York Times, The Times, Italy's Corriere della Sera, The Sydney Morning Herald, and the Los Angeles Times.
