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Detective Lincoln Rhyme, the NYPD’s preeminent criminalist, must track the Coffin Dancer, a clever serial killer who has stolen the lives of three witnesses ahead of their grand jury testimony. Quadriplegic since a line‑of‑duty accident, Rhyme relies on his intellect, forensic acumen, and partner Amelia Sachs to sift through trace evidence and anticipate the assassin’s next move. The only lead is a distinctive tattoo of the Grim Reaper waltzing with a woman beside a coffin on the killer’s arm.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Jeffery Deaver
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