Now a major television series starring Russel Hornsby, Arielle Kebbel, and Michael Imperioli, “Lincoln Rhyme is more relentless than ever” (People) and Jeffery Deaver delivers “supercharged tension” (USA TODAY) in this New York Times bestselling suspense masterwork.

NYPD criminalist Lincoln Rhyme joins his brilliant protégé Amelia Sachs, in the hunt for the Coffin Dancer—an ingenious killer who changes his appearance even faster than he adds to his trail of victims. They have only one clue: the madman has a tattoo of the Grim Reaper waltzing with a woman in the front of a coffin. Rhyme must rely on his wits and intuition to track the elusive murderer through New York City—knowing they have only forty-eight hours before the Coffin Dancer strikes again.

Coffin Dancer is a “heart-stopping” (Booklist) thriller from #1 international bestselling author Jeffery Deaver’s “simply outstanding” (San Jose Mercury News) Lincoln Rhyme series.

About The Author

Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver is the #1 internationally bestselling author of forty-four novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages. His first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie and a hit television series on NBC. He’s received or been shortlisted for a number of awards around the world, including Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers and the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers’ Association in the United Kingdom. In 2014, he was the recipient of three lifetime achievement awards. He has been named a Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America.

Product Details

Publisher: Simon & Schuster (July 15, 1999)
Length: 352 pages
ISBN13: 9780684868059

Raves and Reviews

"This is as good as it gets....The Lincoln Rhyme series is simply outstanding." – San Jose Mercury News

"Deaver is a master of ticking-bomb suspense." – People

"Intense and heart-stopping...leaves readers gasping at the stunning climax." – Booklist

"Deaver revs up the already supercharged tension by cramming all of the action in The Coffin Dancer into forty-eight hours." – USA Today

"Revelations and reversals punctuate this thriller like a string of firecrackers....Superb plotting and brisk, no-nonsense prose." – Publishers Weekly

"Quick to the punch, The Coffin Dancer is diabolically packed with the good stuff: coverups, mystery, action." – Library Journal

"Fair warning to newcomers: Author Deaver is just as cunning and deceptive as his killer; don't assume he's run out of tricks until you've run out of pages." – Kirkus Reviews

"Readers who like "insider information" on police and FBI lingo will enjoy details Deaver adds to the dialogue." – St. Petersburg Times