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 A devious collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, featuring appearances from Lincoln Rhyme and Colter Shaw.

Amongst the dead ends …

A murder at a crime writers' conference. The method is entirely literary, the motive seems obvious – but can the detective who was first on scene puzzle out what's between the lines?

Amongst the misdirections …

An intelligence analyst has the chance to get out from behind the desk and do some real spy work. But as he enters the field, he begins to realise just how out of his depth he is …

Somewhere lies the truth.

A brilliant sleuth, obsessed with Sherlock Holmes’s mysteries, turns his attention to a serial killer targeting women in New York's Central Park. But as his deductions bring him closer to his prey he starts to wonder who is doing the hunting …

©2024 Gunner Publications (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Crime Thrillers Detective International Mystery & Crime Mystery Short Stories Thriller & Suspense Murder Espionage Sherlock Holmes
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I love all books; or so I thought, from J Deaver, but this left me rather disappointed and dissatisfied: I thought: what could go wrong with an entire book of short story thrillers from one of my favourite authors and when I read there was a Lincoln Rhyme story to boot: what a bonus! That was the only reason I gave the book 4 rather than only 3 stars!
Perhaps short stories are not everyone’s talent or genre! I’m a bit sad now.

Sadly not my favourite

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Great little short stories, shame they were so short some of them.
Great twist in the tales & good stories ☺️

Gripping short stories

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