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Many of his books tend to promote lateral thinking, particularly his short story collection Twisted. One of his books, The Blue Nowhere, features criminal hackers (one using social engineering to commit murder), as well as a law enforcement computer crime unit. His most popular series features his regular character Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic detective, and Amelia Sachs. (According to a 2006 interview on the Early Show, Deaver stated that he would rotate between his new series and Lincoln Rhyme each year.) This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is in need of attention. ... A black-hat is a term in computing for someone who compromises the security of a system without permission from an authorized party, usually with the intent of accessing computers connected to the network. ... Social engineering is the practice of obtaining confidential information by manipulation of legitimate users. ... For the band, see The Police. ... Kataar ma bar farar sharererer poo doo kaka po po Computer crime, cybercrime, e-crime, hi-tech crime or electronic crime generally refers to criminal activity where a computer or network is the tool, target, or place of a crime. ... Quadriplegia, also known as tetraplegia, is a symptom in which a human experiences paralysis of all four limbs, although not necessarily total paralysis. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Early Show title card The Early Show is a American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City, 7 to 9 a. ...

Most of his novels are "ticking time bomb" suspense novels, with the heroes attempting to stop the villains with time favoring the villains. His protagonists are usually, but not always, experts in a specific field of knowledge. Lincoln Rhyme / Amelia Sachs are experts in forensics, Wyatt Gillette (The Blue Nowhere) is an expert in computer hacking, Parker Kincaid (The Devil's Teardrop) is an expert document examiner, and Katheryn Dance (The Sleeping Doll) is a kinesics (body language, interrogation) expert.

Virtually all of his works feature a trick ending, or sometimes multiple trick endings.

Two of Deaver's novels have been produced into movies: The Bone Collector (1999), and A Maiden's Grave as the TV movie Dead Silence (1997). The Bone Collector is a 1999 thriller starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. ...

Novels

Standalone works

• Mistress of Justice (1992)
• The Lesson Of Her Death (1993)
• Praying For Sleep (1994)
• A Maiden's Grave (1995)
• The Devil's Teardrop (1999) (Lincoln Rhyme is in a chapter as a consultant)
• Speaking In Tongues (2000)
• The Blue Nowhere (2001)
• Garden Of Beasts (2004)

The Devils Teardrop is a book published in 1999 written by author Jeffery Deaver. ...

Rune Trilogy

1. Manhattan Is My Beat (1988)
2. Death Of A Blue Movie Star (1990)
3. Hard News (1991)

Location Scout

1. Shallow Graves (1992)
2. Bloody River Blues (1993)
3. Hell's Kitchen (2001)

Hells Kitchen is a book published in 2001 by author Jeffrey Deaver. ...

Lincoln Rhyme

1. The Bone Collector (1997)
2. The Coffin Dancer (1998)
3. The Empty Chair (2000)
4. The Stone Monkey (2002)
5. The Vanished Man (2003)
6. The Twelfth Card (2005)
7. The Cold Moon (2006)

The Bone Collector is a 1999 thriller starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. ... The Coffin Dancer is a book by Jeffery Deaver. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Stone Monkey is a Novel by respected crime writer Jeffery Deaver. ... The Vanished Man is a forensic crime mystery by Jeffery Deaver featuring the quadripilegic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs. ...

Kathryn Dance

1. The Cold Moon (2006)
2. The Sleeping Doll (2007)

Collections

• A Confederacy of Crime (2001) - Deaver is the featured author in this book centered around Southern-style mystery stories.
• Twisted (2003) - 16 short stories, including one featuring Lincoln Rhyme.
• More Twisted (2006) - another short story collection

External links

• Jeffery Deaver's Official Web Site
• Jeffery Deaver's Polish Web Site
• Jeffery Deaver at the Internet Movie Database
• Book Reviews