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The Watchmaker's Hand

Lincoln Rhyme, Book 16

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The Watchmaker's Hand

By: Jeffery Deaver
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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The "most clever plotter on the planet" (Publishers Weekly) Jeffery Deaver returns in this twisty new thriller, as forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and detective Amelia Sachs track a criminal with a bizarre and catastrophic m.o.—toppling the construction cranes in New York City.

When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and injury, Rhyme and Sachs are on the case. A political group claims responsibility for the sabotage and threatens another attack in twenty-four hours, unless its demands are met. The clock is ticking.

Then a clue reveals to Rhyme that his nemesis, known as the Watchmaker, has come to town to fulfill his promise of murdering the criminalist. Now Rhyme and Sachs have to dodge his brilliant scheme to destroy them both, while racing against time to stop the construction site terrorists.

With New York in a panic, Rhyme and his team must unravel a handful of plots as tightly wound as a timepiece—before more cranes fall, raining down death and destruction from above.

©2023 Jeffery Deaver (P)2023 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction New York Crime Suspense Race Against Time
About the Creator - Jeffery Deaver

About the Creator

Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author. His books are sold in 150 countries and have been translated into 25 languages. He has served two terms as president of Mystery Writers of America, and was recently named a Grand Master of MWA, whose ranks include Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Mary Higgins Clark, and Walter Mosley.
The author of 43 novels, three collections of short stories and a nonfiction law book, and a lyricist of a country-western album, he’s received or been shortlisted for dozens of awards. His The Bodies Left Behind was named Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers, and his Lincoln Rhyme thriller, The Broken Window, and a stand-alone, Edge, were also nominated for that prize. The Garden of Beasts won the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers Association in England. He’s also been nominated for eight Edgar Awards by the MWA.
Deaver has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, Strand Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Raymond Chandler Lifetime Achievement Award in Italy
Deaver's most recent works are Hunting Time, a Colter Shaw novel, and The Broken Doll, a four-story collection from Amazon Original Stories. His Shaw novel, The Never Game, will be a CBS Prime-time series later this year.
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Thrilling Suspense • Complex Mysteries • Great Storyline • Clever Plot • Unexpected Twists • Terrific Listen
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The Lincoln Rhyme Series are all thrilling, tense stories. This is the last book in the series - at this time. It is about the struggles between Lincoln Rhyme and the Watchmaker. All I can say is WOW! Great story; great narration.

Excellent!

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Great storyline, plenty of suspense and thought processing, plus great narration all make this a terrific listen.

Maybe the best Lincoln Rhyme yet!

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Loved this book, like I do all Lincoln Rhyme/Amelia Sachs mysteries. Just a bit too twisty, if that’s possible???

Wonderful Twists & Turns!!

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Cleverly constructed plot. A villan called the watchmaker OSS causing havoc by sabotage of construction cranes. A few other crimes get thrown in such as attempted presidential assassination. Email hacking to implant incriminating messages and an attempt on Rhyme’s life.

Cleverly constructed plot

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Really good, turns and twists along the way. Jeffrey Deaver at its best plotting complex mysteries

Watchman’s hand

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I always learn a great deal— thank you for for sharing the day, the hour , the minute.

Excellent time

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I'm over halfway through and wanted to return this book as the narration is killing me, but Audible denied me because I've listened to so much of it already. The story itself is really good,as usual, but I wish someone else had narrated it or that they didn't make EB narrate in that voice. I've listened to him narrate other books and he was good. Maybe I'm just spoiled by Ray Porter and RC Bray and their styles of narrating... Anyway, if you can listen long enough you get used to the narration and all is good. I would recommend this book despite what I said about the narration. Good story, excellent writing. Don't know when I will finish it, maybe I'll speed it up.

Honestly Struggling to finish

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Long build up and too fast a finish with lots going on at the end.

Love Lincoln Rhyme

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Another stellar segment in such a superb series!! Highly recommended for any fan of criminal mysteries!

plot

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Story was very good. Lots of twists and turns and edge of your seat climax. Love it!

Classic Deaver! Always a good read.

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