The Empty Chair
Chapters (56)
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- INorth of the Paquo
- … chapter one
- … chapter two
- … chapter three
- … chapter four
- … chapter five
- … chapter six
- … chapter seven
- … chapter eight
- … chapter nine
- … chapter ten
- … chapter eleven
- … chapter twelve
- IIThe White Doc
- … chapter thirteen
- … chapter fourteen
- … chapter fifteen
- … chapter sixteen
- … chapter seventeen
- … chapter eighteen
- … chapter nineteen
- … chapter twenty
- … chapter twenty-one
- … chapter twenty-two
- IIIKnuckle Time
- … chapter twenty-three
- … chapter twenty-four
- … chapter twenty-five
- … chapter twenty-six
- … chapter twenty-seven
- … chapter twenty-eight
- … chapter twenty-nine
- … chapter thirty
- … chapter thirty-one
- … chapter thirty-two
- … chapter thirty-three
- IVHornets’ Nest
- … chapter thirty-four
- … chapter thirty-five
- … chapter thirty-six
- … chapter thirty-seven
- … chapter thirty-eight
- … chapter thirty-nine
- … chapter forty
- … chapter forty-one
- VThe Town Without Children
- … chapter forty-two
- … chapter forty-three
- … chapter forty-four
- … chapter forty-five
- … chapter forty-six
- AUTHOR’S NOTE
Cover
Enter the world of
Jeffery Deaver
… and meet the unforgettable crime-solvers of his
acclaimed New York Times bestselling novels!
California Bureau of Investigation agent Kathryn
Dance, who first appeared in The Cold Moon, locks
into a “dazzling mental contest”* with a killer in
THE SLEEPING DOLL
“[An] intricately plotted thriller…. Master manipulator that he is, Deaver shows us exactly how it’s done—and makes us admire his own literary artistry.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times*
“The chase is on, and so are the surprises.”
—Sacramento Bee
“[A] pulse-pounder…. [The] procedural scenes … are fascinating…. Deaver digs into his bottomless bag of unexpected twists and turns, keeping readers wide-eyed with surprise, and leaving them looking forward to more of the perspicacious Kathryn Dance.” —Publishers Weekly
“A fascinating novel, full of surprises…. Rewarding reading.”
—Crimespree Magazine
Jeffery Deaver’s beloved detective Lincoln Rhyme shines in these bestselling “masterpieces of modern criminology” (Philadelphia Daily News)
THE COLD MOON
“Dazzling…. Deaver argues that stopping time in its tracks is a madman’s ruse for stopping life itself.”
—The New York Times
“Ingenious…. Deaver is a mastermind of manipulation…. Readers will be shocked and amazed at the end result.”
—Library Journal
“Spending time with the likeably crusty Rhyme is always a delight.… Devilishly intricate. … [A] thriller laced with wit and sharp characterizations.”
—Booklist
THE TWELFTH CARD
“Absorbing…. Like the CBS hit CSI, Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme books have nearly fetishized crime-scene procedures and technology.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Deaver has no trouble getting inside the tormented mind of a killer.”
—The New York Times
THE VANISHED MAN
“A crackling thriller.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
THE STONE MONKEY
“Devious and heart-stopping.”
—The Ottawa Citizen
THE EMPTY CHAIR
“[A] pulse-racing chase…. Scientific smarts and psychological cunning.”
—The New York Times Book Review
THE COFFIN DANCER
“This is as good as it gets…. The Lincoln Rhyme series is simply outstanding.”
—San Jose Mercury News
And read Jeffery Deaver’s explosive stand-alone bestsellers
GARDEN OF BEASTS
SPEAKING IN TONGUES
THE DEVIL’S TEARDROP
THE BLUE NOWHERE
“A thrill ride between covers.”
—Los Angeles Times
“This is prime Deaver, which means prime entertainment.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Deaver must have been born with a special plot-twist gene.”
—Booklist
“Keeps the pulse racing while challenging the emotions…. A masterful job of conveying incipient evil.”
—The Orlando Sentinel (FL)
“Deaver pulls out all the stops in building up the suspense. … [A] page-turner.”
—The Denver Post
“A fiendish suspense thriller…. Leaves us weak.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“High-tension wired…. Deaver … fills every keystroke with suspense.”
—People
BY JEFFERY DEAVER
The Sleeping Doll
The Cold Moon*
The Twelfth Card*
Garden of Beasts
More Twisted: Collected Stories, Vol. II
The Vanished Man*
The Stone Monkey*
The Blue Nowhere
The Empty Chair*
Speaking in Tongues
The Devils Teardrop
The Coffin Dancer*
The Bone Collector*
A Maidens Grave
Praying for Sleep
The Lesson of Her Death
Mistress of Justice
Hard News
Death of a Blue Movie Star
Manhattan Is My Beat
Hells Kitchen
Bloody River Blues
Shallow Graves
Twisted: The Collected Stories of Jeffery Deaver
A Century of Great Suspense Stories (Editor)
*Novels featuring Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs