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Charles Singleton had a secret. Geneva Settle is about to be murdered for it. Can Lincoln Rhyme catch a killer who leaves no trace? The sixth novel in Jeffery Deaver´s bestselling series.

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How can Lincoln Rhyme catch a killer who leaves no trace?´The pace is terrific, the suspense inexorable, and there is an excellent climax . . . If you want thrills, Deaver is your man.´ - Guardian

Sixteen-year-old Geneva Settle is running from death. She may only be a bright high school student researching a paper on one of her ancestors, but someone sees her as a threat. Someone who will stop at nothing to prevent her from digging up the past. Someone on a mission to kill.

Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs are called to the case. They may have tracked down some of the world´s most brilliant criminals, but this particular hunt is posing more questions than answers. Where will their prey strike next? What is the historic secret he´s so desperate to protect? And how can anyone catch a killer who leaves no trace?

To find the answers, Sachs is going to have to search a crime scene that´s over 140 years old and attempt to uncover a secret that that may strike at the very heart of the United States constitution...

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Jeffery Deaver is the award-winning author of three collections of short stories and 32 internationally bestselling novels, including the 2011 James Bond novel Carte Blanche. He is best known for his Lincoln Rhyme thrillers, which include the number one bestsellers The Vanished Man, The Twelfth Card and The Cold Moon, as well as The Bone Collector which was made into a feature film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. The first Kathryn Dance novel, The Sleeping Doll, was published in 2007 to enormous acclaim. A three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader´s Award for Best Short Story of the year, he has been nominated for an Anthony Award and six Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America. He won the WHSmith Thumping Good Read Award in 2001 and in 2004 won the Crime Writers´ Association Steel Dagger for Best Thriller with Garden of Beasts, and their Short Story Dagger for The Weekender from Twisted. Jeffery Deaver lives in North Carolina and California. Visit his website, www.jefferydeaver.com, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/JefferyDeaver, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JefferyDeaver.

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