The Twelfth Card

A Lincoln Rhyme Novel

By: Jeffery Deaver

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

Best-selling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver is back with a brand-new Lincoln Rhyme thriller. To save the life of a young girl who's being stalked by a ruthless hit man, Lincoln and his protege, Amelia Sachs, are called upon to do the impossible: solve a truly "cold case", one that's 140 years old.

The Twelfth Card is a two-day cat-and-mouse chase through the streets of uptown Manhattan as quadriplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs try to outguess Thompson Boyd, a man whose past has turned him into a killing machine as unfeeling and cunning as a wolf. Boyd is after Geneva Settle, a high school girl from Harlem, and it's up to Lincoln and Amelia to figure out why.

The motive may have to do with a term paper that Geneva is writing about her ancestor, Charles Singleton, a former slave. Charles was active in the early civil rights movement, but was arrested for theft and disgraced. Lincoln and Amelia work frantically to figure out what actually happened on that hot July night in 1868 when Charles was arrested.

Deaver's inimitable plotting keeps this story racing at a lightening-fast clip. With breathtaking twists and multiple surprises, this is Deaver's most compelling Lincoln Rhyme audiobook to date.

©2005 Jeffery Deaver (P)2005 Simon & Schuster Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Well-written, suspenseful." (Booklist)
"Lincoln Rhyme, Deaver's popular paraplegic detective, returns in a robust thriller that demonstrates Deaver's unflagging ability to entertain." (Publishers Weekly)

Great story but the narrator? Yikes.

Good story, a nice slight change of pace, but holy crap the voice acting was awful. Additionally, the author's attempt at AAVE/Ebonics was TERRIBLE and cringe worthy. Made worse by the terrible voice acting. It sounded like if the author explained what AAVE was to an AI and the AI read it back as an example. It's very offputting and inaccurate in delivery. I grew up in Harlem in my teens and while the words are right, the usage of it was wrong and just plain ridiculous.

Good but not Best!

This 6th in the Lincoln Rhyme was enjoyable and it is always like visiting old friends to read another one in this series. I do not rank this one in the top 3 of this series.

Good plot twists

Jeffery Deaver does a wonderful job writing Lincoln Rhyme mysteries, and this is one of the finest yet. Why would anyone want to kill Geneva, a bright, sweet, very plain school girl from Harlem? Is it because of an ancestor, a case of mistaken identity, a drug deal gone bad? All these and more are reasons criminalist Rhyme and company must explore. Follow closely for what you think is may not be at all, and what you think is not, or what you don't think of at all, may be the clue you need to solve this mystery. Kudos to Dennis Boutsekeris, whose name I probably misspelled, for his excellent narrative. It goes a long way toward making this a 5* book.

Best in the series so far

After trying out a different reader on each of the prior books they finally found one that does a credible job for this characters and author. The story was as good as the first book. The books after the first book were not as good. This one had more twists and turns then you will expect.

Great book but problems listening

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The book was good and I enjoyed it. I like Lincoln Rhymes stories. Yes would recommend and told friend about getting the Kindle version.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lincoln and Amelia

Would you be willing to try another one of Dennis Boutsikaris’s performances?

not sure until I know if this was a bad download or it was the narrator.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no

Any additional comments?

I gave the performance only one star because there were long blank pauses throughout listening to it on my android cell phone. Maybe it was just a bad download. It was frustrating would it would break that

Fast Paced

Great read from Deaver as usual. Lincoln Rymes mind blowing abilities yet funny sarcasm. Recommend

Lincoln Rhyme Novel

A little tedious. Could have been shorter.enjoyable. Premise surprisingly covers many of today’s current issues

History in a mystery.

This is an unusual story of a smart, lonely, black high school student being stalked by a killer and her past. Deaver uses real history of 19th century NYC to make a really good modern mystery.

Dennis Boustsikaris is one of my favorite narrators, but I think he struggled with the Ebonics and black accents. He doesn't get in the way of the story, however, so I rate this performance a 3.5.

ANOTHER JEFFREY DEAVER TWISTS AND TURNS NOVEL

What made the experience of listening to The Twelfth Card the most enjoyable?

The story was well narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris. He does a seamless job with the voices.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Twelfth Card?

When Generva was in the library and working on the microfiche. She suspected that someone was coming after her and thwarted her attacker - smart for a 16 year old girl.

What does Dennis Boutsikaris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He brings the story alive from Lincoln Rhyme to Sachs. The story becomes three dimensional.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

GO BACK 140 YEARS TO SOLVE A CRIME.

great!

love Sachs and Rhyme. deaver is my new favorite author. good read for thriller/mystery lovers