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Jeffery Deaver’s New York Times bestseller, The Bodies Left Behind , is now available from Encore and will coincide with the hardcover and audio of Deaver’s latest thriller, Edge .
A call to the police from a vacation house on the isolated Lake Mondac is cut short. Was it a phone glitch or something worse? Off-duty police deputy Brynn McKenzie leaves her family at the dinner table to investigate—and walks right into a nightmare when she stumbles upon the scene of an atrocious, gruesome murder. Brynn realizes that the perpetrator hasn’t left the crime scene yet, but it’s already too late to call for backup—dense woods surround the house, and there is nowhere for her to run but into the hostile Wisconsin wilderness. Will Brynn be his next victim?
Deaver’s trademark plot twists and ticking bomb suspense tactics leaves listeners wanting more, and the real-time chronology of The Bodies Left Behind makes it an intense, fast-paced, and visceral experience that will shock listeners until the very last moment.
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"So many twists and turns. You think the story is headed in one direction and then Deaver throws in a new angle to keep you guessing."
— Barbara (4 out of 5 stars)
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"A master of ticking bomb suspense.”
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“Nothing is as it seems in The Bodies Left Behind, Jeffrey Deaver's quintessential can't-put-it-down thriller…One of the most entertaining thrillers of the year.”
— Amazon.com, editorial review -
“Deaver, who has written one excellent thriller after another, is such a good puppet master that he makes us believe whatever he wants us to believe, even things that are false, without telling us a single lie.…We are completely at Deaver’s mercy.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“A tour de force…the suspense never flags…Deaver has no rivals in the realm of sneaky plot twists.”
— Kirkus Reviews -
“A few twists will catch some readers by surprise.”
— Publishers Weekly
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A New York Times bestseller
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month for November 2008
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Winner of the 2009 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel
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A USA Today bestseller
The Bodies Left Behind Listener Reviews
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" I would recommend The Bodies Left Behind - plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing. "
— Patricia, 2/13/2014 -
" I really enjoy reading books by this author.This was a good book, but not his best.3.5 stars. "
— Tuesday's, 2/7/2014 -
" Story was very slow moving. It would pick up and you would expect something to happen but then it would drag again. "
— Chrissy, 2/3/2014 -
" A good Deaver book but definitely not one of his best. Or maybe I'm just being overly harsh because I miss Lincoln and Amelia! "
— Jenny, 2/2/2014 -
" A good thriller with a chase through the woods, double and triple crossing and a really good cop. Definitely a summer read! "
— Amy, 1/26/2014 -
" This is a typical thriller in which you know what's going to happen but you don't know exactly how. I was initially put off by how predictable the characters and vocabulary were, but as I read I became interested enough in the story itself to forget about the semantics and enjoy it. This is a good choice for anyone who wants a simple but exciting read that you don't have to think too much about. "
— Anna, 1/25/2014 -
" great fast read....ending not what expected "
— Boo, 1/25/2014 -
" page turning - hard to put down "
— Joy, 1/18/2014 -
" A good read, nice twist that kept me guessing "
— Kyra, 1/18/2014 -
" Super easy read and a little suspenseful. Lots of twists so that was fun. Good book for some Thanksgiving weekend relaxation. "
— Nicole, 1/1/2014 -
" A book of Garrett's that I picked up and flew through. Entertaining but not the best Deaver book ever. "
— Holly, 12/28/2013 -
" Very suspenseful, kept me reading all day until I finished! "
— Annice, 12/10/2013 -
" A fast moving read; somewhat unbelievable, but there were surprises all the way through. I enjoyed reading this on vacation. "
— Jan, 10/27/2013 -
" I normally depend on Jeffery Deaver for a good read. I couldn't wait to get to the end of this book. I kept trying to like it, but it kept trying to get good, and fizzling. The ending was anti-climactic and weak, yet a relief. "
— Raquel, 9/19/2013 -
" Not a Lincoln Rhyme novel. Good mystery, and some intrique that you don't quite expect. "
— Lbd, 5/20/2013 -
" Great book!!! Loved it! Never a dull moment! Will suggest to friends!!! "
— Anne, 11/14/2012 -
" VERY good book!! Will definitely be reading another Jeffery Deaver novel. "
— Ronnie, 11/11/2012 -
" This book deffinately held my interest throughout. The ending is shaping up to be great, "
— Dennis, 10/6/2012 -
" Not a bad thriller. Mostly takes place in the woods, which adds to the suspense. The plot has a nice unforseen twist later in the book. But the ending is kind of lame, after all the excitement and drama in the forrest. "
— Cory, 6/4/2011 -
" Enjoyably convoluted plot, set in an overpopulated deserted wilderness. "
— Mickey, 5/25/2011 -
" This was a stand alone book from Deaver. It was okay, but I have enjoyed his other books more. "
— Mason, 5/18/2011 -
" This was a book club book. It was okay. Now I can say I've read a Jeffrey Deaver book. "
— Angela, 5/5/2011 -
" Took me too long to get into this book, got better in the middle, but the end was too long again "
— Stefanie, 5/3/2011 -
" Great thriller. Always twisting and turning. I can see this turning into a movie. "
— Gloria, 4/25/2011 -
" Listened to it on CD in car on two long trips. Pretty exciting, lots of <br/>twists and turns. Tough female cop. "
— Elizabeth, 4/15/2011 -
" Jeffrey Deever always has something up his sleeve! Another surprise that I just didn't see coming. "
— Cathy, 4/11/2011 -
" Good suspense about a hit gone wrong at a lake house. A couple of good twists. "
— Marian, 2/14/2011 -
" 7/10 <br/>The twists and turns work so well while you're running through the woods, but not so much when you emerge! "
— Dion, 1/27/2011
About Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages. His novels have won the Nero Wolfe Award, three Ellery Queen Readers’ Awards, a British Thumping Good Read Award, and the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger awards from the British Crime Writers’ Association. A former journalist, folksinger, and attorney, he was born outside of Chicago and has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University.
About Holter Graham
Holter Graham, winner of three of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voice of the Year awards, is a stage, television, and screen actor. He has recorded numerous audiobooks and earned multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards. As an actor, his film credits include Fly Away Home, Maximum Overdrive, Hairspray, and The Diversion, a short film which he acted in and produced. On television, he has appeared in Army Wives, Damages, As the World Turns, Rescue Me, Law & Order, and New York Undercover. He received a BA degree from Skidmore College and an MFA from Vermont College.