Edge

He’s the suspense star behind the new 007 thriller . . . and a “Best Novel of the Year” award–winner from the International Thriller Writers organization. Here’s what the masters of the genre say about his novels . . .
    “Superior . . . harrowing.”
    —James Patterson
    “Scary, smart and compulsively readable.”
    —Stephen King
    Great crime fiction from bestselling author
    Jeffery Deaver,
    who “stokes our paranoia” ( Entertainment Weekly ) and delivers a “thrill ride between covers” ( Los Angeles Times ) every time . . .
    EDGE
    “Nonstop deceptions, reversals, shocks, and surprises. . . . Breakneck action [for] fans of Deaver’s fiendishly clever suspensers. . . . His most successful thriller in years.”
    — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
    “Ingenious. . . . Tension-filled. . . . A compelling contest between two cunning opponents. . . . Will have Deaver fans sitting on the ‘edge’ of their seats.”
    — Library Journal
    “A fine thriller. . . . A compelling story.”
    — Booklist
    “Deaver unveils some nifty new tricks in this edge-of-your-seat thriller. . . . Corte is an exciting new weapon in the author’s arsenal of memorable characters.”
    — Publishers Weekly
    Edge is also available from Simon & Schuster Audio
    From his “simply outstanding” ( San Jose Mercury News ) Lincoln Rhyme series
    THE BURNING WIRE
    “Sterling. . . . Not even the brilliant Rhyme can foresee the shocking twists the case will take in this electrically charged thriller.”
    — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
    “Deaver, master of the plot twist, does his usual magic. . . . Another winner.”
    — Booklist
    Two pulse-pounding novels featuring investigative agent Kathryn Dance
    ROADSIDE CROSSES
    Chosen as a Hot Summer Thriller on TheDailyBeast.com!
    “Deaver’s got the world of social networking and blogs down cold. . . . That dose of realism adds a fresh, contemporary edge.”
    —David Montgomery, TheDailyBeast.com
    “The techno-savvy Deaver . . . has one of those puzzle-loving minds you just can’t trust.”
    —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
    “Clever and twisted. . . . Don’t miss this one.”
    — Library Journal
    THE SLEEPING DOLL
    “[An] intricately plotted thriller. . . . A dazzling mental contest.”
    —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
    “The chase is on, and so are the surprises.”
    — Sacramento Bee
    The award-winning bestseller from the “grand master of the ticking-clock thriller” (Kathy Reichs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spider Bones )
    THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND
    Named “Best Novel of the Year” (2009) by the International Thriller Writers organization
    “A tour de force . . . . The suspense never flags. . . . Deaver has no rivals in the realm of sneaky plot twists.”
    — Kirkus Reviews
    “Hurtles along at 100 m.p.h. . . . An edge-of-the-seat read.”
    — Sunday Express (U.K.), 4 stars
    “A thrill-a-minute wilderness adventure.”
    — The New York Times
    “Very engrossing. . . . The biggest twist of all, you’ll never see coming.”
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
    “Deaver is such a good puppet master that he makes us believe whatever he wants us to believe . . . without telling us a single lie. . . . It’s not until we’re well more than halfway through the book that we even begin to suspect that we might have made some dangerous mistakes . . . but by then, it’s way too late, and we are completely at Deaver’s mercy.”
    — Booklist (starred review)
    “He makes the characters live and breathe. . . . Read this and no country walk will ever be the same again.”
    — Daily Express (U.K.)
    “Adrenaline-charged . . . keeps the reader guessing right up to the final page.”
    — The Times (London)

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For Shea, Sabrina and Brynn

June 2004
THE RULES OF PLAY

    THE MAN WHO wanted to kill the young woman sitting beside me was three-quarters of a mile behind us, as we drove through a pastoral setting of tobacco and cotton fields this humid morning.
    A glance in the rearview mirror revealed a sliver of car, moving at a comfortable pace with the traffic, piloted by a man who by all