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Jeffery Deaver born May 6, [ 1 ] is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J. He later practiced law before embarking on a career as a novelist. Deaver was born near Chicago in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. His mother was an artist, and his father an advertising writer.

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Jeffrey Deaver talks about his brilliant fictional detective, Lincoln Rhyme, and his arch-nemesis, the Coffin Dancer.

My first and foremost goal is to keep readers turning the pages. Mickey Spillane said that people don't read books to get to the middle; they read to get to the end.

And I've tried to embrace that philosophy in my writing. The Coffin Dancer is typical of the thriller I enjoy writing. In it, my hero--a brilliant forensic detective--matches wits with a brilliant hired killer, each one staying just one step ahead of each other (and sometimes the reader too) as the murderer tries to kill two witnesses scheduled to appear before a jury.

As always in my books, not everything is what it seems to be, and there are plenty of twists and turns that I hope will surprise even the most discerning reader.

Jeffrey deaver biography summary example pdf Born May 6, , in Chicago, IL. Education: University of Missouri, B. Hobbies and other interests: Folk music and singing; cooking and having dinner parties. E-mail— [email protected]. Author's novels have been translated into two dozen languages.

Nothing makes me happier than to have a reader come up to me at a signing and say, "Wow. You got me again."

My hero, Lincoln Rhyme, is an interesting character. He's a quadriplegic. Formerly head of NYPD Forensics, he was injured on the job and now can move only his head, neck and left ring finger. The Coffin Dancer is the second book featuring Rhyme; the first was The Bone Collector.

Jeffrey deaver biography summary example Jeffery Deaver is the 1 international bestselling author of more than thirty-five novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in countries and translated into 25 languages. He's received or been shortlisted for a number of awards around the world, including Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers and the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association in the United Kingdom. In , he was the recipient of three lifetime achievement awards. A former journalist, folksinger, and attorney, he was born outside of Chicago and has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University.

I created him as a character for two reasons. First, I was fascinated with the concept of the human mind as independent of our bodies--that even

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Jeffrey deaver biography summary example chart He originally started working as a journalist, but trained as a lawyer and later practiced law. Deaver was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Many of his books tend to promote lateral thinking, particularly his short story collection Twisted. One of his books, The Blue Nowhere, features criminal hackers one using social engineering to commit murder , as well as a law enforcement computer crime unit. His most popular series features his regular character Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic detective, and Amelia Sachs.

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