The Skin Collector (Lincoln Rhyme Book 11)

The Skin Collector (Lincoln Rhyme Book 11)

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER<br /><br />In his classic thriller <em>The Bone Collector</em>, Jeffery Deaver introduced readers to Lincoln Rhyme-the nation's most renowned investigator and forensic detective.<br /><br />Now, a new killer is on the loose: a criminal inspired by the Bone Collector. And Rhyme must untangle the twisted web of clues before the killer targets more victims-or Rhyme himself.</b><br /><br />The killer's methods are terrifying. He stalks the basements and underground passageways of New York City. He tattoos his victims' flesh with cryptic messages, using a tattoo gun loaded with poison, resulting in an agonizing, painful death.<br /><br />When a connection is made to the Bone Collector-the serial killer who terrorized New York more than a decade ago-Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are immediately drawn into the case. <br /><br />Rhyme, Sachs, and the NYPD must race against time to answer the many questions the investigation uncovers: Whom will the killer attack next? What is the message behind the victims' tattoos? Does the killer's own inking--a fanged centipede sporting a woman's face--hold any significance? And what is his ultimate mission? <br /><br />As time runs out, Rhyme discovers that the past has returned to haunt him in the most troubling way imaginable...