When a serial killer begins terrorizing New York City, claiming his victims by tattooing cryptic messages on their skin using tattoo guns loaded with poison, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are drawn into the case because of its connection to the decade-old Bone Collector case.

Hunting down a killer and master illusionist whose first murder took place at a prestigious New York music school, investigator Lincoln Rhyme and his protegee, Amelia Sachs, work together to prevent an act of vengeance.

"New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver returns with his next blockbuster thriller featuring forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme. Amelia Sachs is hot on the trail of a killer. She's chasing him through a department store in Brooklyn when an escalator malfunctions. The stairs give way, with one man horribly mangled by the gears. Sachs is forced to let her quarry escape as she jumps in to try to help save the victim. She and famed forensic...