The Skin Collector - Jeffery Deaver
Just when you thought it was safe to get some body art, Jeffery Deaver puts the fear of God in you. Could any other author dream up a killer so insidious, so calculating, so… evil as The Skin Collector? Probably not…
He prowls the tunnels and abandoned alleyways of New York’s underground, carrying with him the tools of his trade: Billy Haven, sometimes known as “The Underground Man,” does body modifications; although his recent clients neither requested a new tattoo nor survived their application. Perhaps that’s because Billy’s ink is pure poison – literally: hemlock, amanita, nicotine; all the “good” ones.
| With a killer who can be anywhere, anytime, and who seemingly selects his victims at random; NYPD does what they always do: they call in Lincoln Rhyme. Unsub 11-5 proves a worthy adversary, however, perhaps because he has studied in detail the team assembled by the paraplegic forensic criminologist and their methodology. Or perhaps it’s because he has a plan; carefully constructed, highly detailed and chock full of surprises. Nasty surprises, not the least of which is… well, you’ll just have to find out, won’t you! |
