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The Steel Kiss: A totally gripping mystery suspense thriller with a twist from the global bestseller

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Master of suspense Jeffery Deaver returns with the latest gripping thriller featuring paraplegic forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme.

The hardback contains an exclusive, never-before-seen leaked memo from the Lincoln Rhyme case files.

Smart technology is everywhere.

It makes our lives easier, our connections faster and journeys quicker.

But in the wrong hands, it can kill...

Detective Amelia Sachs is hot on the trail of a murderer, chasing him through a Brooklyn department store, when her pursuit is fatally interrupted. An escalator gives way, forcing Sachs down into the machinery to help the man trapped in its depths... and enabling the suspect to flee.

But was it simply a freak accident? Could the killer's presence in the store really be a coincidence?

As the body count threatens to grow, Sachs and forensic expert Lincoln Rhyme realise they are facing one of their most formidable opponents ever. Someone able to turn the most commonplace product into a murder weapon. Someone who can kill by remote control...

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Praise for The Steel Kiss

  • The best psychological thriller writer around - The TimesIf you want thrills, Deaver is your man - GuardianDeaver never disappoints - Independent on SundayA master of misdirection. - Evening StandardOne of the world's best plotters - Daily MailJeffery Deaver is grand master of the ticking-clock thriller.

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Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver

JEFFERY DEAVER is the bestselling author of thirty-five novels, including the 2011 authorised James Bond thriller, Carte Blanche, as well as three collections of short stories and a non-fiction law book. A former journalist, attorney and folksinger, he has been shortlisted for and received numerous awards around the world, including Novel of the Year from the International Thriller Writers Association for The Bodies Left Behind, the Steel Dagger for Best Thriller from the British Crime Writers Association, and the British Thumping Good Read Award. He was recently shortlisted for the ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for Best International Author. Last year he received two lifetime achievement awards, one in Italy and one in the United States. He lives in North Carolina.

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