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Empty Chair
Empty Chair | Jeffery Deaver
18 posts | 33 read | 8 to read
From the bestselling author of The Bone Collector and The Devil's Teardrop comes this spine-chilling thriller that pits renowned criminalist Lincoln Rhyme against the ultimate opponent -- Amelia Sachs, his own brilliant protegee. A quadriplegic since a beam crushed his spinal cord years ago, Rhyme is desperate to improve his condition and goes to the University of North Carolina Medical Center for high-risk experimental surgery. But he and Sachs have hardly settled in when the local authorities come calling. In a twenty-four-hour period, the sleepy Southern outpost of Tanner's Corner has seen a local teen murdered and two young women abducted. And Rhyme and Sachs are the best chance to find the girls alive. The prime suspect is a strange teenaged truant known as the Insect Boy, so nicknamed for his disturbing obsession with bugs. Rhyme agrees to find the boy while awaiting his operation. Rhyme's unsurpassed analytical skills and stellar forensic experience, combined with Sachs's exceptional detective legwork, soon snare the perp. But even Rhyme can't anticipate that Sachs will disagree with his crime analysis and that her vehemence will put her in the swampland, harboring the very suspect whom Rhyme considers a ruthless killer. So ensues Rhyme's greatest challenge -- facing the criminalist whom he has taught everything he knows in a battle of wits, forensics, and intuition. And in this adversary, Rhyme also faces his best friend and soul mate. With the intricate forensic detail, breathtaking speed, and masterful plot twists that are signature Deaver, The Empty Chair is page-turning suspense of the highest order, destined to continue Jeffery Deaver's bestselling track record and thrill his legions of fans worldwide."
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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4✨

Excellent! As I've come to expect of Deaver this was fast paced, and thrilling. Taking unexpected twists and turns I just couldn't predict.

@TheSpineView @Andrew65 #SeriesLove2023
@Amiable #ChunksterChallenge2023 #AlmostAChunkster
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #GrayLilac

TheSpineView Excellent! 12mo
Andrew65 I need to get back to this series. Well done 👏👏👏 12mo
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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Day 3 of #20in4 #ReadAThon
Adding 5h56m to my tally

Giving me a total of 24h38m
Honestly I think it's just because I can't put down The Empty Chair

@Andrew65

Andrew65 A brilliant total 👏👏👏 12mo
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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Ending day 2 of #20in4 #ReadAThon totaling at 18h42m

I basically fell into The Empty Chair and could stop, I'm halfway and very curious as to where the story might go.
But I need some sleep first.

Day 1: 11h20m
Day 2: 07h22m

@Andrew65

Andrew65 That‘s brilliant 👏👏👏 12mo
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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Here's some of my planned reading for #20in4 #ReadAThon
@Andrew65

Andrew65 Looks good book choices. Good luck 😁 12mo
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Blueberry
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Hot damn! Twist after twist in the muggy Southern swamps. 4.5 ⭐

Monica5 One of my favorite writers and series 1y
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Blueberry
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Starting my first book for 2023.

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Jackal121
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Might as well keep going with these. Very entertaining.

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GidgetsTreasures75
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10-11-20: My 82nd finished book of 2020! This is the 3rd book in the Lincoln Rhyme series which started with The Bone Collector. Rhyme and his partner, Amelia Sachs, find themselves in North Carolina, trying to find the Insect Boy, who has been accused of murder and kidnapping. There were several surprises towards the end and I liked this one better than book 2. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #theemptychair #jeffreydeaver 👍🏼📖#️⃣8️⃣2️⃣

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AVChrista
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Excited to continue the adventures of Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs!

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LibraryCin
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Mehso-so

I listened to the audio, the abridged audio. Only because it was the only option for this book from the library. I often have a harder time listening to a male narrator, even if they are good. The narrator was Joe Mantegna (from Criminal Minds), but it was easy to lose focus. Of course, abridged doesn‘t help, either. Cont in comments...

LibraryCin I paid attention to enough to get the gist of what was happening, so the plot was fine. Overall, I‘m rating it ok, but it likely would have been better to read it myself and if it was unabridged 5y
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BooksAtNight
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#3 in the Lincoln Rhyme series brings quadriplegic criminalist Rhyme to North Carolina where he and his protege Amelia Sachs help the local police try to track down a boy who allegedly kidnapped a local girl. This book reads like an old episode of CSI with equal parts forensics and drama. Sachs gains a bit of autonomy here, which is great. There are plenty of twists in the plot, so it kept me entertained.

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JennyM
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Who‘s been sitting on my chair? #DogsWhoRead 🐶

JoScho ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
wanderinglynn What a cutie! ❤️🐶 6y
JennyM @wanderinglynn she is doing her best, if I don‘t move she won‘t see me, impression 😊 6y
mabell So sweet! ❤️😍🐶 6y
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Andrew65
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#Chairs #ReadingResolutions

I need to get back to the Lincoln Rhyme series!

@Jess7

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girl_with_the_third_eye
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This was the very 1st Adult #Thriller I read. It was a gift, this Readers Digest, & I devoured all the (4) stories in there.
My palette for crime fict. was that of your avg. 10 year old- Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys/Agatha Christie/Theo Boone/Goosebumps/X-Files👽All I remember of TEC was that I was NOT impressed. But the cover art was magical 😍
If you're an avid Crime/Psych.Thriller reader, please drop some recs in the comments 😊I'd appreciate it!

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Shemac77
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A fantastic, twisty, psychological ride. Sachs and Rhyme are a wonderful duo.

#readeverydayeverywhere
#paramediclitten
#nslitten
#readingissexy

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Shemac77
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So glad I can read in moving vehicles. Feels like I haven't left the back of this thing in days.

#readeverydayeverywhere
#paramediclitten
#nslitten
#readingissexy

StacksNShelves I'm glad I can read while in a vehicle too. It took me awhile. Used to get dizzy on the bus to school, but somehow trained myself to get over it. 7y
Mariposa_Bookworm Thank you for all you do saving lives! 7y
Shemac77 Thanks! Our job is more about sustaining and interventions until they can get to acute care. And I love every second! @Mariposa_Bookworm 7y
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Shemac77 It's a talent that's handy to have. @StacksNShelves 7y
Shemac77 And the acute care is what actually fixes and saves. Unless of course it's a cardiac arrest; then that's life saving intervention. @Mariposa_Bookworm 7y
Mariposa_Bookworm @Shemac77 I think you're being modest. You're skills provide the opportunity for individuals to continue to lead happy healthy lives. I'm sure many are thankful for what you do. 💕 7y
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Shemac77
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DeborahSmall Loved this ❤️ 7y
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Alfoster
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Qualifies as an animal, yes?🐝🕷🐜 I love all the Lincoln Rhyme novels as well as Deaver's short stories in Twisted. Used them to teach kids how writers build suspense and develop the theme of appearance vs reality before our Alfred Hitchcock unit.

Well-ReadNeck Ooooh. Good one. Also reminds me that I loved 8y
Alfoster Oh that one sounds good too!! 8y
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