Twisted: Collected Stories of Jeffery Deaver [Paperback]

'A master of suspense' (Guardian )

'Teeth-chattering suspense' (Daily Mail )

'The best psychological thriller writer around' (The Times )

'The most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world' (Sunday Telegraph ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'Teeth-chattering suspense' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'The best psychological thriller writer around' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

‘The most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'A masterful collection from one of crime's most deviously brilliant voices.' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'TWISTED shows the range of Deaver's imagination in its most gloriously, well, twisted way.' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'A collection of hard-edged short stories that jolt the reader like an attack of incoming scud missiles' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'Enjoyable, humorous and definitely twisted.' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'No other writer even comes close to confounding expectations as skillfully as does Deaver' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

'I can make good bad and bad badder, and most fun of all, really bad seem good.' Jeffery Deaver



And that is exactly what he does in this superb collection. In 'Beautiful' former supermodel Kari's stalker has followed her through retirement to her new small town home. The police can do nothing. The only thing that will end the nightmare is the stalker's death or her own. In the Edgar-nominated 'Triangle' Pete finds a true crime book - and uses the lessons contained therein to kill Mo's lover. The award-winning 'Without Jonathan' introduces us to Marissa, about to go on the first date of her life since she married Jonathan, with a man she met through the personals. As she wonders whether she will ever truly fall in love again, the man she is about to meet is killing a housewife in another part of town...



And in the brand-new 'The Christmas Present', we see a side of Lincoln Rhyme we've never met before. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Jeffery Deaver loves writing short stories. ‘All bets are off,’ he says. ‘Short stories are like a sniper’s bullet. Fast and shocking. I can make good bad and bad badder, and most fun of all, really bad seem good.’

And that is exactly what he does in these sixteen superb short stories. In ‘Beautiful’ former supermodel Kari’s stalker has followed her through retirement to her new small town home. The police can do nothing. The only thing that will end the nightmare is the stalker’s death or her own. In the Edgar-nominated ‘Triangle’ Pete finds a true crime book – and uses the lessons contained therein to kill Mo's lover. The award-winning ‘Without Jonathan’ introduces us to Marissa, about to go on the first date of her life since she married Jonathan, with a man she met over the Internet. As she wonders whether she will ever truly fall in love again, the man she is going to meet is killing a housewife in another part of town . . .

And in the brand-new ‘The Christmas Present’, we see a side of Lincoln Rhyme we've never met before.

This collection of short stories is instantly gripping and impossible to put down, taking your breath away time and time again. Nothing is as it seems in the twisted world of Jeffery Deaver. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Jeff Deaver was a lawyer before quitting work to become a full-time writer. He divides his time between Washington, DC and California. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.