Lincoln Rhyme Books in Order

American criminologist

Publication order

In the order the books were originally released.

Companion & related books

Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.

  • The Bone Collector

    1997 · Jeffery Deaver

    The Bone Collector is a 1997 thriller novel written by Jeffery Deaver. The story centers on Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic forensic criminalist who…

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  • The Empty Chair

    2001 · Jeffery Deaver

    The Empty Chair is a crime novel by American writer Jeffery Deaver, published in 2000. It is the third novel in a series featuring Lincoln Rhyme, the…

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  • Cover of The vanished man

    The vanished man

    2003 · Jeffery Deaver

    The Vanished Man is a forensic crime mystery written by Jeffery Deaver. It is the fifth book in the Lincoln Rhyme series, which started with The Bone…

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  • Cover of The Broken Window

    The Broken Window

    2008 · Jeffery Deaver

    A 2008 novel by Jeffery Deaver in which a mysterious figure commits crimes and plants ironclad evidence to implicate innocent men. The thriller…

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  • Cover of The Burning Wire

    The Burning Wire

    2010 · Jeffery Deaver

    The Burning Wire is a crime thriller written by Jeffery Deaver, the ninth book in the Lincoln Rhyme series. The story follows Lincoln Rhyme, a…

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  • Cover of The Cold Moon

    The Cold Moon

    2006 · Jeffery Deaver

    On a freezing December night in New York City, two people are murdered, their deaths marked by eerie, matching calling cards—moon-faced clocks that…

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  • Cover of The Stone Monkey

    The Stone Monkey

    2002 · Jeffery Deaver

    Lincoln and Amelia are assigned to track a cargo ship holding two dozen illegal Chinese immigrants and the human smuggler known as the Ghost. When…

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  • Cover of The Twelfth Card

    The Twelfth Card

    2005 · Jeffery Deaver

    Detective Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic investigator, and his partner Amelia Sachs investigate why a Harlem high school student is being targeted for…

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  • Cover of The coffin dancer

    The coffin dancer

    1998 · Jeffery Deaver

    Detective Lincoln Rhyme, a renowned criminalist in the NYPD, is assigned to track the Coffin Dancer, a skilled killer who has avoided capture. Rhyme,…

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  • Cover of The Burial Hour

    The Burial Hour

    Year unknown · Jeffery Deaver

    A businessman is snatched from an Upper East Side street in daylight, with a miniature hangman's noose left at the scene and a nine-year-old girl as…

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  • The cutting edge

    Year unknown · Jeffery Deaver

    Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs return to New York City after a brutal triple murder shocks Manhattan's Diamond District, where the killer has…

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  • Cover of The Kill Room

    The Kill Room

    Year unknown · Jeffery Deaver

    Investigator and forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme is drafted to investigate the sniper-killing of a U.S. citizen in the Bahamas. While his partner,…

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  • Cover of The steel kiss

    The steel kiss

    Year unknown · Jeffery Deaver

    Amelia Sachs is chasing a killer through a Brooklyn department store when an escalator malfunctions, mangling a man in its gears. She and forensic…

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the Lincoln Rhyme books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with the first book.

How many books are in the Lincoln Rhyme series?

We list 13 books by Jeffery Deaver , published between 1997–2010.

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.