- ISBN:
- 9780340833865
- 9780340833865
- Category:
- Contemporary fiction
- Publication Date:
- 01-03-2008
- Publisher:
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 560
- Dimensions (mm):
- 179x112x37mm
- Weight:
- 0.29kg
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The Sleeping Doll is the first of Jeffrey Deavers Kathryn Dance series. Special Agent Kathryn Dance, a brilliant interrogator and kinesics expert with the California Bureau of Investigation, made a brief appearance in the Lincoln Rhyme novel The Cold Moon. When Kathryn interrogates convicted murderer and cult leader, Daniel Pell, about a newly-discovered crime, she hopes to also learn more about the mass murder for which he was jailed. That case involved the murder of a wealthy family, leaving behind a survivor: the Sleeping Doll of the title. When Pell escapes after the interrogation, Dance finds herself in charge of the ensuing manhunt. What follows is a fast-paced tale with plenty of twists: feints and betrayals abound. Along the way, Dance deals with a clever and charismatic cult leader, his followers and ex-followers, a tenacious author is search of a story, a brave teenager, a less-than-supportive boss, shifts in her own familys dynamics, a possible love-interest and an FBI expert. Also featured are plastic surgery, disguise, car chases, near misses, gunfights, car-jacking, explosions, murder, theft and a surfeit of liars: this novel has it all. The kinesics angle is interesting without being overdone. Lincoln Rhyme even makes a token appearance. Id forgotten what a good read a Jeffrey Deaver novel can be: lots of I didnt see that coming moments. Im looking forward to reading the next Kathryn Dance, Roadside Crosses.
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