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The Twelfth Card is a crime novel by American writer Jeffery Deaver, the sixth in the series featureing Lincoln Rhyme. It was published in 2005.
- Jeffery Deaver
- 2005
The Twelfth Card takes place over two days’ time and is Deaver’s typical cat-and-mouse chase, culminating in several unguessable twists and turns. And, yes, for anyone wondering, readers will finally learn the answer to the missing-shoe murder from the final chapter of The Vanished Man.
Jun 7, 2005 · 19,316 ratings811 reviews. A high-school girl in Harlem, Geneva Settle, is the target of a ruthless professional killer—Thompson Boyd—who has been hired to murder her for reasons unknown.
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- Hardcover
The Twelfth Card Reviews. “Lincoln Rhyme, Deaver’s popular paraplegic detective, returns in a robust thriller that demonstrates Deaver’s unflagging ability to entertain. …this is one of the more lively thrillers of the year and will be a significant bestseller.”. — Publishers Weekly.
Jun 7, 2005 · Here, the story’s set in 1980 in southern Texas near the Mexican border, where aging Sheriff Bell, a decorated WWII veteran, broods heroically over the territory he’s sworn to protect, while—in a superb, sorrowful monologue—acknowledging the omnipresence of ineradicable evil all around him.
- Tom Leitch
The Twelfth Card. Featuring a complex and gripping storyline, it constantly surprises and challenges readers, keeping them hooked until the very end. The book masterfully weaves together historical context and modern-day investigation, adding layers of depth and intrigue to the narrative.
Media Reviews "[As] the novel's focus veers from police procedure to odd byways of American history, execution techniques and one more plot twist, the narrative loses grace and form.
