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The Burial Hour

Lincoln Rhyme Book 13

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The Burial Hour

By: Jeffery Deaver
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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About this listen

 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 Crime Thrillers Music Psychological Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Crime Suspense Scary Disappearance Mystery

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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
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I was a little disappointed in the story. All the other have been great. I found it a little flat and boring to be honest.

just okay

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I loved Lincoln Rhyme novels it for me this one didn't quite come up to scratch. No real tension, a relatively weak plot line and the grand reveal was ultimately disappointing. K but not good or even great.

Not his best work

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A little slow to begin with. A tad boring in my opinion. However, I glad I stuck with it.

Not his best

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Massively padded story full of virtually unrelated events and very stilted reported speech. The early Deavers were great books but he seems to have lost it. The book is only saved from total tedium by Jeff Hardings masterly narration.

Saved by Jeff Harding

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Normally I get hooked immediately when reading books in this series, but this one just didn’t grab me the same way as most of his others. Maybe because it was mostly in Italy, so, different accents, which the narrator handled exceptionally well, but it was like a mixed bag that didn’t come together for me. The ending seemed flat and pointless, but I’m not giving on Lincoln Rhyme, I’m sure the next one won’t disappoint.

Not the best Lincoln Rhyme book I’ve read.

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