false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1257881028m/28568.jpg 28568 22 Presto! With a conjuror's flourish, the reliable Jeffery Deaver has pulled another winner out of his hat. <I>The Vanished Man</I> brings back Lincoln Rhyme, forensic investigator, and his sidekick Amelia Sachs, ex-model and beat cop, a team featured in four previous books. Their case begins with a murder in which the culprit, cornered in a locked room, seemingly vanishes into thin air. Rhyme soon realizes he's up against a master illusionist--and then acquires a conjuror of his own, a spunky apprentice magician, to advise him. The book is chock-a-block with magic lore and with details of the craft of illusion, which provide a fine complement to the engrossing forensic-science puzzles. The characters, as usual with Deaver, are little more than cardboard cutouts. Even Rhyme himself, a brilliant quadriplegic and former head of NYPD forensics, seems more a collection of characteristics than a man. But Deaver's cutouts are sturdy and well-constructed, and the book's plotting and pacing--featuring twist upon twist and reversal upon reversal--are nothing short of dazzling, reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best. Deaver proves himself an accomplished illusionist, misdirecting your attention with one hand while slipping a firecracker down your pants with the other. <I>--Nicholas H. Allison</I> 473328 book 2003 The Vanished Man (Lincoln Rhyme, #5) total:1448|5:376|4:616|3:401|2:53|1:2| 1448 5655 1869 83 4 1 false false Mon Feb 02 12:23:55 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 12:24:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 07:24:46 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 14:50:01 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 05:36:14 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 11:32:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 27 01:15:20 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 01:20:10 -0700 2009
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I have only really just started reading Jeffery Deaver books's but so far have enjoyed them all!!!

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