Lincoln Rhyme Thrillers Series Books 1 - 7 Collection Set By Jeffery Deaver

This seven-book collection brings together the opening titles in Jeffery Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme thrillers series. Set largely against the pressure-cooker backdrop of New York City and beyond, the stories follow investigations shaped by cryptic clues, high-stakes pursuits and carefully staged crimes.

Across the set, cases range from a serial kidnapper who taunts police with obscure hints, to a hit man hired to silence witnesses, and a killer who vanishes behind a locked classroom door. The collection also includes a storyline in which Lincoln Rhyme travels to North Carolina for risky experimental surgery, alongside investigations involving a cargo ship of illegal immigrants and a meticulously planned murderer who calls himself the Watchmaker.

Included titles

• The Bone Collector
• The Coffin Dancer
• The Empty Chair
• The Stone Monkey
• The Vanished Man
• The Twelfth Card
• The Cold Moon

Key details

• Seven-book collection set
• Lincoln Rhyme thrillers series books 1–7
• By Jeffery Deaver

Synopses

The Bone Collector

New York City is thrown into chaos by the Bone Collector, a serial kidnapper and killer. He leaves obscure clues that give the police a chance to save victims before they die.

The Coffin Dancer

America’s most wanted hit man returns. Hired by an infamous airline owner to eliminate three witnesses before a trial, he begins by blowing up a pilot.

The Empty Chair

Lincoln Rhyme, frustrated by debilitating injuries, travels to a world-famous spinal cord injuries centre in North Carolina. He faces risky experimental surgery that could bring slight improvement or prove fatal.

The Stone Monkey

Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are recruited to track a cargo ship carrying two dozen illegal Chinese immigrants. Their search also targets a notorious human smuggler.

The Vanished Man

A killer flees a homicide at a prestigious Manhattan music school and locks himself in a classroom. Police surround him within minutes, then a scream is followed by a gunshot.

The Twelfth Card

Sixteen-year-old Geneva Settle is running from death. While researching a paper on one of her ancestors, she is seen as a threat by someone determined to stop her.

The Cold Moon

At each meticulously planned scene, a killer leaves victims to die slowly as a clock counts down their final minutes. Calling himself the Watchmaker, he is poised to strike again.