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Author Jeffery DeaverJeffery Deaver with Mitchell and EvanJeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author of more than forty novels, three collections of short stories and a nonfiction law book. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world. His books are sold in 150 countries and have been translated into over twenty-five languages.

His book A Maiden's Grave was made into an HBO movie starring James Garner and Marlee Matlin, and his novel The Bone Collector was a feature release from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. His novel The Devil's Teardrop was adapted for the screen and aired on Lifetime. And, yes, the rumors are true; he did appear as a corrupt reporter on his favorite soap opera, As the World Turns.

In 2020, Deaver teamed up with Suspense Magazine to edit and contribute to the nail-biting anthology Nothing Good Happens After Midnight. He speaks about this thrilling collection consisting of thirteen original short stories representing the genres of suspense/thriller, mystery, sci-fi/fantasy, and more with Modern Signed Books podcast host Roger Nichols. You can listen to the entire podcast episode here.

In his latest novel, Midnight Lock, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to investigate the murder of a woman who had reported to police her personal items in her Manhattan apartment had been rearranged while she slept. Police dismissed her complaint. Nothing was stolen, and there's no sign of breaking and entering. The pair of investigators soon learn that the murderer calls himself "the Locksmith." He is obsessed with locks, slipping into homes in the dead of night and tying his victims up with knots or locks, ultimately strangling them. They must untangle the mysteries behind the psychotic killer before he can set his ultimate trap.

Deaver has been named a Grand Master of MWA (Mystery Writers of America). His The Bodies Left Behind was named Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association. The Garden of Beasts won the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers Associated of England. He has also been nominated for eight Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, an Anthony Award and a Gumshoe Award. He was recently shortlisted for the ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for Best International Author.

A frequent public speaker on the subject of books, literacy and writing, Deaver has delivered lectures and keynote addresses at hundreds of conferences and festivals around the world, including Harrogate, Left Coast Crime, Pikes Peak Writers Conference, the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Crimefest and the Emirates Literary Festival.

Deaver was born outside Chicago and has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University.

Deaver's sister, Julie Reece Deaver, is also an author, focusing on young adult novels. Her titles include The Night I Disappeared and Say Goodnight, Gracie.

You can find a signed copy of Midnight Lock and a collection of other Jeffrey Deaver signed books below.

Jeffery Deaver Book List and Awards
Author's website: www.jefferydeaver.com
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The Midnight Lock

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The Midnight Lock by Jeffery Deaver

The Final Twist

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The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver

Wobble to Death
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Wobble to Death by Peter Lovesey & Jeffery Deaver

The Goodbye Man
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The Goodbye Man by Jeffery Deaver

The Never Game
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The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver

The Cutting Edge
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October List, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition UK Book Deaver, Jeffery | October List, The | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book.  Sept 2013 LON: Hodder & Stoughton  First UK edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Speaking in Tongues | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Speaking in Tongues | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2000 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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XO | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed Book Club Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | XO | Signed Book Club Edition Book

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  June 2012 NY: Simon & Schuster   Book club edition, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Twelfth Card, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition UK Book Deaver, Jeffery | Twelfth Card, The | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book.  2005 NY: Simon & Schuster  First U.K. edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Devil's Teardrop, The | Deaver, Jeffery | First Edition Thus Book Deaver, Jeffery | Devil's Teardrop, The | First Edition Thus Book

1999 NY: Simon & Schuster   First edition, Later Printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket.

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More Twisted | Deaver, Jeffery | First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | More Twisted | First Edition Copy

First Edition Hardcover Book 2006 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket. Every dust jacket is placed in acid-free archival quality acetate.

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Devil's Teardrop, The | Deaver, Jeffery | First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Devil's Teardrop, The | First Edition Copy

First Edition Hardcover Book 1999 NY: Simon & Schuster   First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket. Every dust jacket is placed in acid-free archival quality acetate.

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Garden of Beasts | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition UK Book Deaver, Jeffery | Garden of Beasts | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book.  2004 LON: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.  First U.K. edition, first printing, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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More Twisted | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | More Twisted | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2006 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Garden of Beasts | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Garden of Beasts | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2004 NY: Simon & Schuster First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Edge | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition UK Book Deaver, Jeffery | Edge | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  October 2010 LON: Hodder & Stoughton   First UK edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Stone Monkey, The | Deaver, Jeffery | First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Stone Monkey, The | First Edition Copy

First Edition Hardcover Book 2002 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket. Every dust jacket is placed in acid-free archival quality acetate.

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Carte Blanche: The New James Bond Novel | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition UK Book Deaver, Jeffery | Carte Blanche: The New James Bond Novel | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book.  May 2011 LON:  Hodder & Stoughton   First UK edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Kill Room, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition UK Book Deaver, Jeffery | Kill Room, The | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book. 2013 LON:  Hodder & Stoughton   First UK edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Bodies Left Behind, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Bodies Left Behind, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  November 2008  NY:  Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Solitude Creek | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First UK Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Solitude Creek | Signed First UK Edition Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book  May 2015 LON: Hodder & Stoughton  First UK edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by author. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Twelfth Card, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Twelfth Card, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2005 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Edge | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Edge | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  November 2010 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Edge | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Edge | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  November 2010 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Cold Moon, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Trade Paper Deaver, Jeffery | Cold Moon, The | Signed First Edition Trade Paper

Author Signed Trade Paper Book.  2005 NY: Simon and Schuster: First trade paper edition, first printing, new/unread in pictorial wrappers, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Garden of Beasts | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Garden of Beasts | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2004 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Stone Monkey, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Stone Monkey, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2002 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Broken Window, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Broken Window, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  June 2008 NY: Simon & Schuster   First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Carte Blanche: The New James Bond Novel | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Carte Blanche: The New James Bond Novel | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  June 2011 NY:  Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Steel Kiss, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Steel Kiss, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  March 2016 NY: Grand Central  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Carte Blanche: The New James Bond Novel | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Carte Blanche: The New James Bond Novel | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  June 2011 NY:  Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Burning Wire, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Burning Wire, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  June 2010 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.   Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Burning Wire, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Burning Wire, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  June 2010 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by Jeffery Deaver.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Sleeping Doll | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Sleeping Doll | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2007 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Empty Chair, The | Deaver, Jeffery | Signed First Edition Book Deaver, Jeffery | Empty Chair, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2000 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, first printing,fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Jeffery Deaver Bibliography


Coulter Shaw Series

  1. The Never Game - 2019
  2. The Goodbye Man - 2020
  3. The Final Twist - May 2021

Rune Trilogy

  1. Manhattan Is My Beat - 1988
  2. Death of a Blue Movie Star - 1990
  3. Hard News - 1991

John Pellam (Location Scout Series)

  1. Shallow Graves - 1992
  2. Bloody River Blues - 1993
  3. Hell's Kitchen - 2001

Lincoln Rhyme Series

  1. The Bone Collector - 1997
  2. The Coffin Dancer - 1998
  3. The Empty Chair - 2000
  4. The Stone Monkey - 2002
  5. The Vanished Man - 2003
  6. The Twelfth Card - 2005
  7. The Cold Moon - 2006 (includes a brief appearance by Kathryn Dance)
  8. The Broken Window - 2008
  9. The Burning Wire - 2010
  10. The Kill Room - 2013
  11. The Skin Collector - 2014
  12. Steel Kiss - 2016
  13. The Burial Hour - 2017
  14. The Cutting Edge - 2018
  15. The Midnight Lock - 2021

Kathryn Dance Series

  1. The Sleeping Doll - 2007
  2. Roadside Crosses - 2009
  3. XO - 2012 (includes a brief appearance by Lincoln Rhyme)
  4. Solitude Creek - 2015

James Bond

  • Carte Blanche - 2011

Collections

  • Twisted - 2003
  • More Twisted - 2006
  • Triple Threat - 2013 (eBook only)
  • Trouble in Mind - 2014

Stand-Alone Works

  • Mistress of Justice - 1992
  • The Lesson of Her Death - 1993
  • Praying for Sleep - 1994
  • A Maiden's Grave - 1995
  • The Devil's Teardrop - 1999 (Includes a scene with Lincoln Rhyme)
  • Speaking In Tongues - 2000
  • The Blue Nowhere - 2001
  • Garden of Beasts - 2004
  • The Bodies Left Behind - 2008
  • Edge - 2010
  • The October List - 2013
  • Wobble to Death - 2020 (with Peter Lovesey)

Jeffery Deaver Awards

  • The Bodies Left Behind - Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers Association
  • The Cold Moon - Book of the Year by the Mystery Writers Association of Japan and the won the Grand Prix award from the Japanese Adventure Fiction Association
  • Carte Blache - Grand Prix award from the Japanese Adventure Fiction Association
  • Steel Dagger and the Short Story Dagger from the British Crime Writers’ Association and the Nero Wolfe Award
  • Three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Readers Award for Best Short Story of the Year

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