About this title: Detective Lincoln Rhyme joins his beautiful protege, Amelia Sachs, in the hunt for the Coffin Dancer. They have just 48 hours until he claims his next victim, and they have only one clue to go on: the killer's unique and blood-chilling tattoo.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780671024093ISBN:0671024094
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Lincoln Rhyme Novels (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780671024093ISBN:0671024094
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, shelf wear to cover, light aging, light creases on spine, light slant to book, bend on corners of cover, stk #2379d7. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Lincoln Rhyme Novels (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Spine has some creases. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade B reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780671024093ISBN:0671024094
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has minor wear, no creases, pages are clean and unmarked. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Lincoln Rhyme Novels (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743499897ISBN:0743499891
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. VERY GOOD ++ CONDITION, CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK, SHIPS QUICKLY. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Lincoln Rhyme Novels (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. VERY GOOD ++ CONDITION, CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK, SHIPS QUICKLY. LARGE SOFT COVER-F-Deaver, Jeffery, POCKET, 2005 PRINTING. Fiction; New York; New York (N.Y. ); New York (State); Physically Challenged; Psychological; Suspense; Thrillers read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780671024093ISBN:0671024094
Description: Good. 0671024094 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in good condition, varying degrees of shelf wear, some spine creases, m..._ read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780671024093ISBN:0671024094
Description: Good. 0671024094 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in good condition, varying degrees of shelf wear, some spine creases, m..._ read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780671024093ISBN:0671024094
Description: Very Good. 0671024094 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in very good condition, may have slight worn corners and varying degre..._ read more
"I really enjoyed this book. It was well written even if I didn't understand every word. It held many surprises, and some of the mysteries didn't get revealed until the last few pages. The smallest things could turn out to be the most important part of all. This book was very time consuming, but it was worth it. I do not recommend this book to people with easily upset stomachs (sometimes I felt like being sick)."
"In this, the second Lincoln Rhyme book, Lincoln and lover Amelia Sachs are called in to protect a female pilot who's husband has been murdered by the man now chasing her.
I adored The Bone Collector and could not wait to read this one, but unfortunately I was disappointed in The Coffin Dancer. The book for me just didn't get going until 3/4 of the way through. There was too much technical information about flying, not enough action and a lot of the chase-capture-oh no he's gone again scenes were way too repetitive. There was nowhere near as much action as the first book, and the whole setup was on the whole a little boring.
Thankfully, the book did redeem itself and its saving grace was the ending. The ending had the classic Deaver twist, I didn't see it coming and it made me think that the rest of the book had been worth reading after all, purely because of the fantastic ending.
I'm now reading the third, which is much more action-packed, so read The Coffin Dancer for the ending, it is wonderful! And don't let it put you off the rest of the series because I am glued to this third one!"
"Deaver is a very good thriller writer. He moves the plot along and creates effective suspense.
The character interactions are okay, there is a lot of times you feel like saying "show don't tell" as the author frequently tells you exactly what the characters are feeling/thinking.
My biggest complaint is the "twist" ending. Deaver often has twist endings, some might compare him to Harlan Coben. But like some of Coben's endings, the twist comes completely out of left field, there have been no hints, and it can feel kind of tacked on or a trick on the reader. That is how this ending felt, the author does not completely explain it and the reader is left thinking "I guess it's possible...""
"This book kept me on the edge of my seat. I couldn't put it down (a miracle since it takes me forever to read a book). I was surprised by the ending which doesn't always happen in books. It may have had couple of bad words in it though (it's been a while since i read it so i don't remember exactly)."
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