Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window

Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window (USA 2019)

From the Publisher:
Lincoln Rhyme faces "an Orwellian nightmare" (The New York Times) as a twisted techno-genius destroys lives with impunity by stealing personal information from behind the impenetrable walls of cyberspace.

Rhyme's cousin Arthur has been arrested on murder charges, and the evidence against the estranged relative Lincoln hasn't seen in years is perfect -- too perfect. Lincoln and his partner Amelia Sachs piece together a deadly pattern of similarly vicious frame-ups that leads them to the imposing Strategic Systems Datacorp -- and a master of identity theft and manipulation known only as "522." But cracking this ingenious killer's realm places Rhyme and Sachs exactly where "522" wants them -- in line to be the next victims.

Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window. A Lincoln Rhyme Novel. Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781982140243 (October, 2019), 528 p., $17.00.

Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
Rhyme's cousin has been arrested for murder. The evidence clearly shows he did it, but Rhyme agrees to check things out. It turns out that the cousin along with other people has been wrongly convicted because the true killer knows every single detail about the lives of the victims he kills and the men he sets up to take the fall for those crimes. This allows him to get close to the victims under false pretenses, murder or rape, and escape safely. And then he sets up others to take the fall for his crimes, planting incontrovertible evidence - Rhyme, Sachs and the rest of the team have to find out who at the huge, ominous data mining company is getting access to this information. Meanwhile the villain - known only by a number to us - realizes he's being pursued and turns his knowledge of data and information into a weapon. Oh, and lest things seem too delicate, he also gets information through good old-fashioned murder and torture too.

Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window. The New Lincoln Rhyme Thriller. Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN: 9780340937242 (July, 2009), 528 p., £6.99.

Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window (USA 2009)

From the Publisher:
Lincoln Rhyme and partner/paramour Amelia Sachs return to face a criminal whose ingenious staging of crimes is enabled by a terrifying access to information...

When Lincoln's estranged cousin Arthur Rhyme is arrested on murder charges, the case is perfect -- too perfect. Forensic evidence from Arthur's home is found all over the scene of the crime, and it looks like the fate of Lincoln's relative is sealed.

At the behest of Arthur's wife, Judy, Lincoln grudgingly agrees to investigate the case. Soon Lincoln and Amelia uncover a string of similar murders and rapes with perpetrators claiming innocence and ignorance -- despite ironclad evidence at the scenes of the crime. Rhyme's team realizes this "perfect" evidence may actually be the result of masterful identity theft and manipulation.

An information service company -- the huge data miner Strategic Systems Datacorp -- seems to have all the answers but is reluctant to help the police. Still, Rhyme and Sachs and their assembled team begin uncovering a chilling pattern of vicious crimes and coverups, and their investigation points to one master criminal, whom they dub "522."

When "522" learns the identities of the crime-fighting team, the hunters become the hunted. Full of Deaver's trademark plot twists, The Broken Window will put the partnership of Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs to the ultimate test.

Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window. A Lincoln Rhyme Novel. Pocket Star, ISBN: 9781416549987 (April, 2009), 624 p., $9.99.

Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window (UK 2008)

From the Publisher:
How can you defend yourself against the man who knows everything?
Lincoln Rhyme is wrapped up in a transatlantic case when he gets an unwelcome phone call: his cousin, Arthur, has been arrested for first- degree murder. All the evidence says he did it. And this much evidence can't be wrong.

Or can it? As Lincoln and Amelia investigate, they find a spider web of crime woven by the most insidious killer they have ever encountered. A man obsessed with collecting - from junk on the street to intimate details about his victims, to the ultimate trophy: human lives themselves. This is a man who tortures and murders, a man proficient with razors and guns, but whose most dangerous weapon is information.

Information he obsessively culls from the corporate and government databases which contain every single aspect of our lives.

Information he wields with ruthless precision against those he targets... and against those who try to stop him.
Knowledge is power

'Jeffery Deaver is a master at crafting intricate crimes that are solved through guile, tenacity and sheer creative genius' -- Harlan Coben

Jeffery Deaver 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. His most recent novel, introducing Kathryn Dance, is The Sleeping Doll.

Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window. A Novel. Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN: 9780340937228 (July, 2008), 415 p., Hardcover £16.99, Trade £11.99.

Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window (USA 2008)

From the Publisher:
Bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver is back with a brand-new Lincoln Rhyme thriller.
Lincoln Rhyme and partner/paramour Amelia Sachs return to face a criminal whose ingenious staging of crimes is enabled by a terrifying access to information...

Jeffery Deaver: The Broken Window. A Lincoln Rhyme Novel. Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781416549970 (June, 2008), 417 p., $26.95