The Twelfth Card

jeffery deaver

This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780743491563.

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.

Genres mysterythrillerfictioncrimemystery thrillersuspensedetectiveaudiobookmurder mysteryadult

576 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 7,2005

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Lincoln Rhyme

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Format: 576 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published: May 1, 2006 by Pocket Star
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Language: English

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Lincoln Rhyme

Former head of the NYPD crime scene operation but became a quadriplegic, largely paralysed from the neck down, because of an accident while searching a scene years ago, has become a forensic consultant to NYPD and along with Amelia Sachs solve homicidal c...
Amelia Sachs

A NYPD Detective....

About the author

jeffery deaver

#1 international bestselling author of over thirty novels and three collections of short stories. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into 25 languages. His first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. He's received or been shortlisted for a number of awards around the world.