Jeffery Deaver

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Jeffery Deaver (2018)

Jeffery Wilds Deaver (born May 6, 1950 in Glen Ellyn , Illinois ) is an American thriller writer whose books have been translated into 25 languages, including German. Deaver had particular success with the Lincoln Rhyme series, which was initiated in 1997.

Life

Jeffery Deaver was born near Chicago in 1950 . He has a younger sister, Julie Reece Deaver, who writes books for children and teenagers. Deaver was passionate about writing from the start and wrote his first book when he was eleven. He broke off a career as a folk singer after five years.

After earning a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri , Deaver worked as a newspaper writer. Then he enrolled at Fordham Law School to become a correspondent for the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal . After graduating , he worked as a lawyer for a large Wall Street firm for several years. During this time he began to write books and short stories in the thriller genre .

In 1990 he gave up the profession of lawyer and devoted himself exclusively to writing. Jeffery Deaver is divorced and has no children. He lives with his German Shepherd Gunner, alternating between North Carolina and California .

In July 2003, Jeffery Deaver tried his hand at acting in the soap opera As the World Turns . In the same year he published a collection of sixteen short stories under the title Twisted , which is sold in German-speaking countries under the title Todesreigen . At the end of 2006, a second volume with short stories was published under the title More Twisted ( Ger . Gezinkt ).

No German publisher has yet been found for the novel Garden of Beasts , which was set shortly before the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin . The title of the book refers to the Berlin zoo , in which a key scene takes place.

He is known for providing his books with numerous surprises and ambiguities, which is why he is considered one of the best authors of psychologically intelligent thrillers.

Works

Lincoln Rhyme series

  1. 1997 The Bone Collector. - The assistant. German by Hans-Peter Kraft: Goldmann, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-442-41644-2 . - also as: The bone hunter. German by Hans-Peter Kraft: Goldmann, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-442-43459-9 .
  2. 1998 The Coffin Dancer. - Last dance. German by Thomas Müller and Carmen Jakobs: Goldmann, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-442-41650-7 .
  3. 2000 The Empty Chair. - The insect collector. German by Hans-Peter Kraft: Blanvalet, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7645-0128-6 .
  4. 2002 The Stone Monkey. - The dragon's face. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7645-0160-X .
  5. 2003 The Vanished Man. - The lazy executioner. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7645-0179-0 .
  6. 2005 The Twelfth Card. - The devil game. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7645-0201-0 .
  7. 2006 The Cold Moon - The hunted watchmaker. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-7645-0202-9 .
  8. 2008 The Broken Window - The Deceiver. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-7645-0296-6 .
  9. 2010 The Burning Wire. - sacrificial lambs. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-7645-0335-2 .
  10. 2014 The Kill Room. - Death room. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-7645-0482-3 .
  11. 2014 The Skin Collector. - The poison artist. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2015, ISBN 3-7645-0538-9 .
  12. 2016 The Steel Kiss - The talented murderer German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2017, ISBN 3-7645-0592-3 .
  13. 2017 The Burial Hour - The Composer. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-7645-0646-9 .
  14. 2018 The Cutting Edge Hodder, ISBN 978-1-4736-1876-3 - Der Todbringer German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, 2019, ISBN 978-3-7645-0714-5 .

The novels The Devil's Teardrop (1999, German The Tears of the Devil ), The Sleeping Doll (2007, German The Human Reader ) and XO (2012, German The Adored ) each contain a scene with Lincoln Rhyme. Depending on a short story with Lincoln Rhyme is found in the short story collections Twisted (2003) ( The Christmas Present , dt. This Christmas ) and More Twisted. (2006) ( Locard's Principle , Eng. Locard's rule )

In The Cold Moon a new recurring character was introduced with Kathryn Dance. Kathryn Dance is an interrogation specialist who evaluates respondents' body language in particular. It is thus a counterpoint to Lincoln Rhyme, who is exclusively dedicated to forensic techniques and does not expect much knowledge from questioning witnesses and suspects. On 5 June 2007 appeared under the title The Sleeping Doll (dt. The human reader ), a separate novel of Kathryn Dance as the main character, which introduces its own set.

Kathryn Dance Series

  1. 2007 The Sleeping Doll . - The human reader. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7645-0283-6 .
  2. 2009 Roadside Crosses. -  Knowing all. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-7645-0336-9 .
  3. 2012 XO - The Beloved. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-7645-0470-0 .
  4. 2016 Solitude Creek - Random. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-641-18676-0 .

Rune series

  • 1988 Manhattan is my beat.
  • 1990 Death of a Blue Movie Star.
  • 1991 Hard News.

John Pellam series

Under the pseudonym "William Jefferies"

  • 1992 Shallow Graves.
  • 1993 Bloody River Blues.
  • 2001 Hell's Kitchen.

Other books

  • 1988 Voodoo.
  • 1988 Always a Thief.
  • 1992 Mistress of Justice.
    • The Wall Street lawyers. German by Marcel Bieger: Droemer Knaur, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-426-60519-8 .
    • also as: A deadly plan. German by Marcel Bieger: Blanvalet, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-36036-6 .
  • 1993 The Lesson of her Death.
    • Death in the hyacinth bed. German by Marcel Bieger: Droemer Knaur, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-426-67056-9 .
    • also as: bloody moon. same translation: Blanvalet, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-442-36021-8 .
  • 1994 Praying for Sleep.
    • At night when you can't sleep. German by Klaus Fröba: Droemer Knaur, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-426-60373-X .
    • also as: night prayer. same translation: Blanvalet, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-36037-4 .
  • 1995 Speaking in Tongues.
    • The seeds of evil. German by Hans-Joachim Maass: Goldmann, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-442-43715-6 .
  • 1995 A Maiden's Grave.
  • 1999 The Devil's Teardrop.
  • 2001 The Blue Nowhere.
  • 2003 Twisted. (Stories).
  • 2004 Garden of Beasts.
  • 2006 More Twisted. (Stories).
  • 2008 The Bodies Left Behind.
  • 2010 Edge.
  • 2011 Carte Blanche: The New James Bond Novel.
    • Carte Blanche: A James Bond Novel. German by Thomas Haufschild: Blanvalet, Munich 2012. ISBN 978-3-7645-0426-7 .
  • 2013 The October List.

Film adaptations

series

The Lincoln Rhyme: The Bone Hunter series has been running since 2020 . The series is based on the novel The Assistant from the Lincoln Rhyme series.

Awards

As the author of over twenty books, Deaver has been nominated for four Edgar Awards by the “Mystery Writers of America” and an “Anthony Award” and is a three-time winner of the “Ellery Queen Readers Award” for the best short story of the year.
In 2001 he won the "WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award" for his Lincoln Rhyme novel "The Insect Collector" (original title: The Empty Chair ).
Jeffery Deaver was awarded the " Dream Award " for portraying the Lincoln Rhyme figure . His books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists, such as those in the New York Times , the London Times and the Los Angeles Times . Other prestigious awards:

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personal data
SURNAME Deaver, Jeffery
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jefferies, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American thriller writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Glen Ellyn