Lincoln Rhyme is back, and the stakes are bigger than ever before. The brand new crime thriller from the master of the genre, Jeffery Deaver - pre-order now.
A terrible arson in Manhattan burns an old building to the ground. Amelia Sachs-criminalist Lincoln Rhyme's wife and crime scene investigator extraordinaire-manages to save a victim from a fiery death. And in doing so she makes an eerie discovery. The arsonist has left a package of clues that might hint as to their motive and where they will strike next.
As the perp prepares for another attack, and Rhyme and Sachs work feverishly to unravel the mystery, they cross paths with a detective from Long Island. Desdemona Vale is a sharp and unstoppable officer-balancing her fervent search for the killer of a young woman from her neighborhood, with the arduous task of caring for her two young granddaughters.
The searches for their respective villains lead Rhyme, Sachs and Vale improbably to another member of the cast: James Harper, a famed historian and the host of one of the most popular history podcasts in the country, a man who may, or may not, be able to shed light on the perp's motive and identity.
As always in a Jeffery Deaver novel, the multiple, interweaving plots race along nonstop adhering to the template of a one-sitting read; nothing is quite what it seems to be; and the novel features three surprise endings!
More shockingly yet, as the layers of the plots are pulled back, Lincoln Rhyme learns to his dismay that he has a new nemesis-a worthy and terrifying successor to the Watchmaker. Can he stop the carnage in time? The answer is found on the very last page.
Praise for series:
'The master-plotter Deaver cranks up the tension to fever pitch' on The Watchmaker's Hand, a Daily Mail Thriller of the year
'Pulsating' on The Watchmaker's Hand, a Waterstones Best thriller of 2023
'Jeffery Deaver is a master storyteller. His characters and plotting are second to none. One of the true giants of the genre' Steve Cavanagh
| ISBN: | 9780008666002 |
| Publication date: | 19th November 2026 |
| Author: | Jeffery Deaver |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 416 pages |
| Genres: |
Crime and mystery: police procedural Thriller: organised crime Thriller: serial killers Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction |
Lincoln Rhyme is back, and the stakes are bigger than ever before. The brand new crime thriller from the master of the genre, Jeffery Deaver - pre-order now.A terrible arson in Manhattan burns an old building to the ground.
The Collateral Heart features in the following genres: Crime and mystery: police procedural, Thriller: organised crime, Thriller: serial killers, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Paperback, Hardback. £19.80, down from the £22.00 cover price. Pre-order. 19th November 2026.
The Collateral Heart was written by Jeffery Deaver and published by HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Collateral Heart has 416 pages
£19.80, reduced from £22.00. Pre-order. 19th November 2026.