The Cold Moon：A Lincoln Rhyme Novel

OnafreezingDecembernight,withafullmoonhoveringintheblackskyoverNewYorkCity,twopeoplearebrutallymurdered--thedeathscenesmarkedbyeerie,matchingcallingcards:moon-facedclocksinves-tigatorsfeartickedawaythevictims'lastmomentsonearth.RenownedcriminologistLincolnRhymeimmediatelyidentifiestheclockdistributorandhasthechillingrealizationthatthekiller--whohasdubbedhimselftheWatchmaker--hasmoremurdersplannedinthehourstocome.Rhyme,aquadriplegiclongconfinedtohiswheelchair,immediatelytapshistrustedpartnerandlongtimelove,AmeliaSachs,towalkthegridandbehiseyesandearsonthestreet.ButSachshasothercommitmentsnow--namely,herfirstassignmentasleaddetectiveonahomicideofherown.AsshestrugglestobalanceherpursuitoftheinfuriatinglyelusiveWatchmakerwithherowncase,Sachsunearthsshockingrevelationsaboutthepoliceforcethatthreatentounderminehercareer,hersenseofselfandherrelationshipwithRhyme.AstheRhyme-Sachsteamshowsevi-denceoffissures,theWatchmakerismethodicallystalkinghisvictimsandplanningadiabolicalcriminalmasterwork....Indeed,theWatchmakermaybethemostcunningandmesmerizingvillainRhymeandSachshaveeverencountered.