The Twelfth Card by Jeffery Deaver
Geneva Settle is a bright young high school student from Harlem writing a paper about one of her ancestors, a former slave called Charles Singleton. Geneva is also the target of a ruthless professional killer. Criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and his policewoman partner Amelia Sachs are called into the case, working frantically to anticipate where the hired gun will strike next and how to stop him, all the while trying to get to the truth of Charles Singleton, and the reason that Geneva has been targeted. For Charles Singleton had a secret - a secret that may strike at the very heart of the United States constitution, and have disastrous consequences for human rights today. And Sachs is going to have to search a crime scene that's 140 years old before she can stop the killer.
'Deaver's investigators are two of crime fiction's most enduring characters, and once again he spins a fascinating and intriguing storyA certain hit.' -- Independent on Sunday 'Deaver is the master puzzler' -- Sunday Telegraph 'Tightly plotted, with neat prose, this new thriller keeps the reader guessing' -- Glasgow Evening News 'There's no question, though, about Deaver's unexcelled ability to pull the wool over your eyes. When he describes a colorless, odorless glass of liquid as water, don't assume it is until somebody drinks it down - or maybe till an hour later.' -- Kirkus Reviews 'Enough twists and turns to keep you hooked all day' -- Sheila O'Flanagan
Jeffery Deaver was a lawyer before quitting work to become a full-time writer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340734582 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340734582 |
| Title | The Twelfth Card |
| Author | Jeffery Deaver |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2006-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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