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The Sleeping Doll: A Novel Audiobook
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Lincoln Rhyme is back! The brilliant criminologist returns with his partner and paramour Amelia Sachs, in a blistering bestseller that tests forensic detective work in a brave new world.
When Special Agent Kathryn Dance—a brilliant interrogator and kinesics expert with the California Bureau of Investigation—is sent to question the convicted killer Daniel “Son of Manson” Pell as a suspect in a newly unearthed crime, she feels both trepidation and electrifying intrigue. Pell is serving a life sentence for the brutal murders of the wealthy Croyton family in Carmel years earlier—a crime mirroring those perpetrated by Charles Manson in the 1960s. But Pell and his cult members were sloppy: Not only were they apprehended, they even left behind a survivor—the youngest of the Croyton daughters, who, because she was in bed hidden by her toys that terrible night, was dubbed the Sleeping Doll.
But the girl never spoke about that night, nor did the crime's mastermind. Indeed, Pell has long been both reticent and unrepentant about the crime. And so with the murderer transported from the Capitola superprison to an interrogation room in the Monterey County Courthouse, Dance sees an opportunity to pry a confession from him for the recent murder—and to learn more about the depraved mind of this career criminal who considers himself a master of control, a dark Svengali, forcing people to do what they otherwise would never conceive of doing. In an electrifying psychological jousting match, Dance calls up all her skills as an interrogator and kinesics—body language—expert to get to the truth behind Daniel Pell.
But when Dance's plan goes terribly wrong and Pell escapes, leaving behind a trail of dead and injured, she finds herself in charge of her first-ever manhunt. But far from simply fleeing, Pell turns on his pursuers—and other innocents—for reasons Dance and her colleagues can't discern. As the idyllic Monterey Peninsula is paralyzed by the elusive killer, Dance turns to the past to find the truth about what Daniel Pell is really up to. She tracks down the now teenage Sleeping Doll to learn what really happened that night, and she arranges a reunion of three women who were in his cult at the time of the killings. The lies of the past and the evasions of the present boil up under the relentless probing of Kathryn Dance, but will the truth about Daniel Pell emerge in time to stop him from killing again?
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"This is the first Jeffery Deaver book I have read, I did not know what to expect. This story was fast paced and just kept you wanting to read faster. After this story I will get more of Jeffery Deaver's books."
— Janice (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Jeffery Deaver is a master at crafting intricate crimes that are solved through guile, tenacity, and sheer creative genius.”
— Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author of Live Wire -
“Deaver shows us exactly how it’s done—and makes us admire his own literary artistry.”
— New York Times -
“A master of ticking-bomb suspense.”
— People -
“Deaver digs into his bottomless bag of unexpected twists and turns, keeping readers wide-eyed with surprise, and leaving them looking forward to more of the perspicacious Dance.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“No one in the business can match Deaver’s gift for palming an ace under your nose while he tricks you into looking the other way.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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A New York Times bestseller
The Sleeping Doll Listener Reviews
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Mike Corney, 7/3/2015
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" Gives Kathryn Dance, a character from the Lincoln Rhyme series, her own setting and stories. Good secondary series. This looks at the psychological/body language of suspects. "
— Liz, 2/20/2014 -
" Great Deaver novel. Lots of expected turns, but not always easy to predict who or what the surprise will be. Can't wait to read more of these. "
— Megowen, 2/15/2014 -
" Focused on Kathryn Dance instead of Lincoln but very quickpaced with less forensics but more of her kinesic specialty. Nice descriptions of Monterey area as well. "
— Coki, 2/12/2014 -
" It was suspenseful, but it felt like the author was trying a little too hard to put twists in. (I anticipated about half of them and wasn't that surprised by the other half.) "
— Shannon, 1/29/2014 -
" Not bvery good first 200 pages. Too gory and why pick Manson to write about. Also very concufusingin some places - disconnected passages. "
— Daryl, 1/22/2014 -
" So good I want more of Kathryn Dance. "
— Michelle, 1/20/2014 -
" I really enjoyed this. Non-Stop action and plenty of plot twists. It was difficult to put down. "
— Mark, 1/18/2014 -
" a decent start for this new series. Dance is a pretty good character, not great but I enjoyed her adventure. full of the standard Deaver twists and turns.... hope The next one is a real page turner "
— J.C., 1/18/2014 -
" I finished it because I started it. Is this representational of Deaver? It seemed to have promise but did not hold up. "
— Jae, 1/16/2014 -
" It was an ok thriller- not mind blowing but kept my interest. "
— KJP, 1/1/2014 -
" I liked this book overall. It took me until about 1/2 way thru to really get into it but then I couldn't put it down. "
— Lori, 12/20/2013 -
" Finished it because I hate quitting... I have the feeling Deaver had to write the book in one week or so... pretty dissapointing. Too much explanation of the plot and the procedures. Predictable plot. "
— Marianne, 12/6/2013 -
" It was good but not his best work...thought it dragged on in the middle. Picked up quite a bit in the last 200 pages or so. "
— Susan, 11/22/2013 -
" I met the Kathryn Dance character in the Deaver novel, The Cold Moon. Deaver weaves an intersting story with lots of unpredictable twists and turns. "
— Judy, 11/7/2012 -
" Nice read with a few surprises. I enjoyed it very much! "
— Margaret, 10/14/2012 -
" Serial killer thriller. Not easy to predict what's coming. I plan to look for book 2 in the series. "
— Gail, 8/29/2012 -
" The style and the book itself is amazing, thrilling and keeps your attention until the end (which was quite unexpected for me, personally). "
— Mscharming, 8/13/2012 -
" Kathryn Dance first worked with Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs in Cold Moon by Jeffery Daver. "
— Marla, 5/24/2012 -
" This was the second Jeffrey Deaver I've read. It was very good, but I liked the Broken Window more. I would read more of his though. "
— Theresa, 5/2/2012 -
" A complicated plot and a nail biter. I really enjoyed it "
— Annie, 10/22/2011 -
" First of this author for me. Enjoyed it. "
— Michelle, 10/19/2011 -
" An interesting new character, although not as strong as the Lincoln Rhyme novels. The story is more psychological and interesting, but a little predictable. However, I will read more of this series. "
— Katrina, 7/23/2011 -
" I have an abridged audio copy and a large print book. Amazon.com $3.99 First I listened to an abridged version then I read the whole book. Some parts that were left out were no big deal others were. "
— BC, 7/3/2011 -
" Love the book. The plot moves at a quick pace, and every time when you think that you know where it’s going, there is a turn; it keeps you involved all the way to the final paragraph. "
— Irinak, 4/25/2011 -
" If you can survive the plodding first half, it turns into twisted Deaver-- plot turns nearly as fast as the page turns. If only the first half of the book hadn't been so abominably slow.... "
— Adam, 4/20/2011 -
" This was the first book i´ve read by Jeffery Deaver. I think it was a good read and really liked the way he discribed the thinking of the killer, but i think the book didn´t make alot of sense, there were too many lose ends of the book. "
— Maja, 4/15/2011 -
" I enjoyed the twists and turns in this book. "
— Diane, 4/3/2011 -
" Jeffery Deaver rocks big time.The man can do no wrong! "
— Tuesday's, 3/27/2011 -
" I liked d book...its like viewing a criminal and d intensity of his crime psycologically....scary in its own way.....knowin hw bad d criminal is...brrrr.. "
— Dana, 3/21/2011 -
" I like how the protagonist is a kinesics specialist instead of the over-exposed forensics. I have always been interested in reading body languange and verbal cues for the true feelings of a person. "
— Darcy, 3/3/2011
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 Anne Twomey
Anne Twomey is an accomplished actress of both stage and screen. Her Broadway credits include Orpheus Descending with Vanessa Redgrave, To Grandmother’s House We Go, and Nuts, for which she received a Tony nomination and a Theatre World Award. Her many television appearances include guest roles on Seinfeld, Law & Order: SVU, Spin City, and the Christopher Reeves’ movie-of-the-week Rear Window. She has also appeared in the films Picture Perfect and Orpheus Descending. Her audiobook narrations have won her five AudioFile Earphones Awards.