More books to enjoy this holiday:
The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver (ISBN 0451210255)
This is the first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme. It has been adapted into a movie starring Denzel Washington as the quadriplegic forensic expert. In the beginning of the story, Rhyme does not want to live after being paralysed in an accident. However, he undergoes a radical change in his outlook when his former colleagues in the police force enlist his help to catch a brutal serial killer who is obsessed with the history of New York.
A Maiden's Grave by Jeffery Deaver (ISBN 0451204298)
Does everyone with the surname Potter lead an extraordinary life? Arthur Potter is a veteran FBI agent. He wages a war of wits against three escaped killers who hold eight deaf children and their teachers hostage. Think you have heard the story before? Maybe you have. But Jeffery Deaver's narration is gripping. Added twists include the fact that the children cannot hear.