by Jeffery Deaver · Hodder & Stoughton · tapa dura · ISBN 9780340734568
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«The Twelfth Card» is the suspense novel by Jeffery Deaver, published by Hodder & Stoughton in hardback (416 pages, in English).
Harlem student Geneva Settle is writing a paper about her ancestor Charles Singleton, a former slave, when she becomes the target of a hired killer. Criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs try to stay ahead of the next attack while investigating a secret from the past that could affect the United States Constitution.
Sixth installment in the Lincoln Rhyme series, originally published in 2005. The plot is set in New York and blends police suspense and historical mystery.
For readers of police thrillers and suspense novels with forensic investigation and historical mystery.
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.
