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The New York Times bestselling master of suspense is back!
When a night-time call to 911 from a secluded Wisconsin vacation house is cut short, off-duty deputy Brynn McKenzie leaves her husband and son at the dinner table and drives up to Lake Mondac to investigate. Was it a misdial or an aborted crime report?
Brynn stumbles onto a scene of true horror and narrowly escapes from two professional criminals. She and a terrified visitor to the weekend house, Michelle, flee into the woods in a race for their lives. As different as night and day, and stripped of modern-day resources, Brynn, a tough deputy with a difficult past, and Michelle, a pampered city girl, must overcome their natural reluctance to trust each other and learn to use their wits and courage to survive the relentless pursuit. The deputy's disappearance spurs both her troubled son and her new husband to action, while the incident sets in motion Brynn's loyal fellow deputies and elements from Milwaukee's underside. These various forces race along inexorably toward the novel's gritty and stunning conclusion.
The Bodies Left Behind is an epic cat-and-mouse chase, told nearly in real-time, and is filled with Deaver's patented twists and turns, where nothing is what it seems, and death lingers just around the next curve on a deserted path deep in the midnight forest.
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"Loved this book. This was my first time reading this authour and he didn't disappoint. I was gripped from beginning to end. This is one of those books you just can't put down. I don't want to say anything about the plot as I always give something away lol. All I can say is it's amuse read."
— Nicky (5 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.”
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“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
Awards
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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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" Very good thriller up to the last 100 pages, but quite an exciting page-turner until then. "
— Abigail, 2/15/2014 -
" I find Deaver an erratic author. His books range from almost boring to quite good. This is one of his more enjoyable ones. The plot twists make sense and work well. The heroine is capable and quite likeable. "
— Karen, 2/10/2014 -
" Really twisty thriller. It's a cat and mouse hunt through a dangerous forest and just when you think everything's OK Deaver throws in not one twist, but several. "
— Anne, 1/31/2014 -
" Got the usual from Deaver in this book: something very good! I love his mysteries. "
— Erin, 1/27/2014 -
" Fast paced, unpredictable mystery which would make a good movie "
— Mama, 1/23/2014 -
" I love Jeffery Deaver books. This one was a bit hard to get into, but once in, it was a great read. "
— Sue, 1/23/2014 -
" Excellent book. Looking forward to reading more from this author. "
— Dina, 1/21/2014 -
" Easy read but not that great. "
— Betty, 1/16/2014 -
" Interesting characters and plot development. Nice twists "
— Conrad, 12/24/2013 -
" I absolutely LOVED this book and it is definitely my favorite Jeffery Deaver book so far. "
— Kirstin, 12/1/2013 -
" I liked this book. The mystery was good and it keep me interesed. The end was drawn out a little long. "
— Tina, 11/10/2013 -
" I am becoming a big Jeffery Deaver fan. Edge of your seat, gripping stuff. Good characters too. "
— Sashi, 11/3/2013 -
" This book was one that I didn't want to put down! Great read, with many, many twists and turns. "
— Rachel, 10/18/2013 -
" One twist and surprise after another - amazing! "
— Dona, 9/2/2013 -
" Deaver delivered a book with constant twists and turns..It never stops until the end..Really liked this one!!! "
— Arwen, 8/9/2013 -
" so far so good, another good mystery writer for me and I'm stoked! "
— Jody, 7/22/2013 -
" Edge of your seat reading! "
— Kathryn, 1/28/2013 -
" Dandy suspense, quite a page turner, hardly gives you time to take a breath. Audio verstion I listened to was quite good. Could give it 4 stars but feeling stingy. "
— Lorie, 8/25/2012 -
" I really loved this. I'll have to read another one of his. "
— Purple, 7/16/2012 -
" This was a great book, It was my first Jeffrey Deaver book and I am hooked "
— Lisa, 4/21/2012 -
" Part one was a big long, but you absolutely cared about the characters so it was hard to put down. "
— Maya, 4/10/2012 -
" Not one of my favorite Deaver books. The story kinda wore me out almost all taking place as a hunt in the woods for 2 women by the criminals. Lots of good twists. "
— Rebecca, 3/12/2012 -
" Dawn's right about the dialog, pretty annoying. But the story was thrilling and full of twists. "
— Cathi, 2/12/2012 -
" Typical easy-read from Deaver. Good airplane book. "
— Julia, 11/26/2011 -
" 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.