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The Vanished Man: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel
Written by Jeffery Deaver
Narrated by Adam Grupper
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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From New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver—Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs must track a brilliant illusionist and escape artist whose masterful magician’s tricks are matched only by his ruthless murders.
Forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme is called in to work the high-profile investigation of a killer who seemingly disappeared into thin air just as the NYPD closed in. As the homicidal illusionist baits him with grisly murders that grow more diabolical with each victim, Rhyme and his protégée, Amelia Sachs, must go behind the smoke and mirrors to prevent a horrific act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all…
From New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver—Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs must track a brilliant illusionist and escape artist whose masterful magician’s tricks are matched only by his ruthless murders.
Forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme is called in to work the high-profile investigation of a killer who seemingly disappeared into thin air just as the NYPD closed in. As the homicidal illusionist baits him with grisly murders that grow more diabolical with each victim, Rhyme and his protégée, Amelia Sachs, must go behind the smoke and mirrors to prevent a horrific act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all…
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Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is the No.1 international bestselling author of more than forty novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just started reading it, definately a keeper 8/17/07Finished 8/27- Very good read.Definately will read more from this author.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Re-read this, possibly my favorite Lincoln Rhyme book. I love the insight into magic, the false endings (hey, they caught the bad guy but there's 200 pages left!), and more Deaver twists and turns than normal. Probably ten years between readings, enough that I was caught off guard by the plot turns. I caught a few things this time through that I think would have been more logical investigative pathways, but that's with benefit of hindsight. Good page-turner.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A music school student is murdered and the killer flees into a locked classroom with no way out. When the police break down the door, the killer has vanished. Criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs are called in to investigate. It doesn’t take them long to figure out the police were duped by the killer, whom they name “the conjurer” due to his magical feats in escaping. The conjurer leads the police on a meandering investigation as he continues on his killing spree, leaving behind bits of evidence which they eventually learn are clues to deliberately misdirect them. Rhyme can’t help but be impressed by the conjurer’s skills at illusion and magic. With the aid of Kara, a student illusionist, Rhyme and Sachs attempt to catch their killer through their own planned misdirections.Deaver writes an exceptional series with outstanding characters. Rhyme is a brilliant man frustrated with his physical disability who relies on Sachs’s skills at gathering evidence and investigating onsite. The two make for one powerful team, aided by detectives within the New York Police Department. Kara is an intriguing character, a young woman talented in magic who despairs over the mental health of her mother and sacrifices much for her welfare. As always, deeper, underlying layers of Rhyme’s and Sachs’s personas are subtly unveiled. Deaver leads the reader through a complicated mystery, filled with twists and turns, the final one which the reader won’t see coming.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very good, loved all the magic performance history.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A twist or turn every other page, this one kept me guessing and trying to predict what would happen next. The theme is magic, the killer an expert at misdirection - the author is also.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As Jeffery Deaver is a master of misdirection in his plotting it seems absolutely right that he's created a master villain who was once a master illusionist. The plot is as complex as a magic trick but Deaver just about manages to keep all the balls in the air as he juggles the various strands of the plot.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Quite a good read. Plenty of suspense and action. I prefered this one to Devils Teardrop.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This installment of the Lincoln Rhymes series was fast paced and well done. The evil magician and the novice match wits and the magical tricks really make this a good read!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Interesting and definitely kept me guessing. But it was almost too much. Perhaps the effect Deaver was going for was the feeling of being always at a disadvantage. The conjurer kept fucking with them with misdirection and chicanery, so he made the reader feel the same way. If that’s what he was going for, it was effective. Even after I was prepared for more misdirection, I wasn’t prepared for what came next. Deaver’s character development is interesting in this one. Rhyme is still irascible, but seems to be mellowing, as if he were coming to grips with his condition. His helplessness at the hands of the conjurer when he breaks in to threaten Rhyme, is palpable, but Rhyme seems to find a way to try for an upper hand. Hope is a nice thing to see. In another book he was nothing but mister death wish.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder mystery with a magician and enough twists and turns to keep me guessing throughout.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was a typical Lincoln Rhyme novel. It had two twists at the end! It has been a few years since I've read a Rhyme novel, but reading each one is like visiting with an old friend. I greatly enjoyed it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5My first Deaver novel. For the most part, I did enjoy the book, but.... I understand about "suspending disbelief", but some of it was just a little hard to buy. It did entertain me and keep my interest piqued.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A fantastic and gripping tale is woven in this book. The many plot twists keep you on the edge of your proverbial seat in anticipation. Deaver does an excellent job of giving the reader a look into the mind and feelings of the antagonist, a deranged killer who commits his crimes through variations of popular magic tricks and/or illusions. This is a must-read for all thriller fans.