Skin Collector (Signed Edition) by Jeffery Deaver

Skin Collector (Signed Edition) by Jeffery Deaver

In his classic thriller The Bone Collector, Jeffery Deaver introduced readers to Lincoln Rhyme the nation s most renowned investigator and forensic detective. Now, a new killer is on the loose: a criminal inspired by the Bone Collector. And Rhyme must untangle the twisted web of clues before the killer targets more victims or Rhyme himself.

The killer s methods are terrifying. He stalks the basements and underground passageways of New York City. He tattoos his victims flesh with cryptic messages, using a tattoo gun loaded with poison, resulting in an agonizing, painful death.
When a connection is made to the Bone Collector the serial killer who terrorized New York more than a decade ago Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are immediately drawn into the case.
Rhyme, Sachs, and the NYPD must race against time to answer the many questions the investigation uncovers: Whom will the killer attack next? What is the message behind the victims tattoos? Does the killer s own inking a fanged centipede sporting a woman s face hold any significance? And what is his ultimate mission?

As time runs out, Rhyme discovers that the past has returned to haunt him in the most troubling way imaginable.