The Burial Hour

Lincoln Rhyme Book 13

By: Jeffery Deaver

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Number one bestselling author and master of suspense Jeffery Deaver returns with the thirteenth Lincoln Rhyme thriller, which sees a crime go global...

The only leads in a broad-daylight kidnapping are the account of an eight-year-old girl, some nearly invisible trace evidence and the calling card: a miniature noose left lying on the street. A crime scene this puzzling demands forensic expertise of the highest order. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are called in to investigate.

Then the case takes a stranger turn: a recording surfaces of the victim being slowly hanged, his desperate gasps the backdrop to an eerie piece of music. The video is marked as the work of The Composer...

Despite their best efforts, the suspect gets away. So when a similar kidnapping occurs on a dusty road outside Naples, Rhyme and Sachs don't hesitate to rejoin the hunt. But the search is now a complex case of international cooperation - and not all those involved may be who they seem. All they can do is follow the evidence, before their time runs out.

(P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2017 Gunner Publications LLC

Critic reviews

If you want thrills, Deaver is your man

THE BURIAL HOUR is lucky number thirteen in the Lincoln Rhyme/Amelia Sachs series...Readers will once again be exposed to the intricacies of crime solving as written by the brilliant Mr. Deaver

The best psychological thriller writer around

Jeffery Deaver's forte is the diabolical puzzle mystery, and THE BURIAL HOUR is so devilishly tricky you can practically smell the sulphur fumes

Jeffery Deaver is one of the most consistent writers of clever, entertaining and often thought-provoking thrillers in the world (Simon Kernick)

Deaver is a master of plot twists, and they are abundant in this story...essential for fans of the franchise

Jeffery Deaver is the grand master of the high-octane intelligent thriller...THE BURIAL HOUR is as good as anything that he has written. And Deaver is as good as it gets. (Tony Parsons)

Jeffery Deaver is a master at crafting intricate crimes that are solved through guile, tenacity and sheer creative genius. And Lincoln Rhyme is one of a kind (Harlan Coben)

Jeffery Deaver is grand master of the ticking-clock thriller (Kathy Reichs)

This Lincoln Rhyme thriller has a plot that twists like hot spaghetti

Another great thriller from a true master

Another great thriller from a true master and well narrated by Jeff Harding. Jeffery Deaver's series featuring quadriplegic forensic investigator Lincoln Rhyme are all top tier reading, this one is set in Italy with the usual array of well developed characters and an intricately woven plot. Located in Italy and involving the refuge crisis currently engulfing parts of Europe, the plot features murder, mystery and suspense and the characters are credible and becoming. Jeffery Deaver is a master of suspense and thoroughly entertaining for fans of this genre. Top tier in my library.