Book info

• Title Dead Ends
• Author Jeffery Deaver
• Year 2024
• Genre Short stories

Amongst the dead ends... A murder at a crime writers' conference. The method is entirely literary, the motive seems obvious – but can the detective who was first on scene puzzle out what's between the lines? Amongst the misdirections... An intelligence analyst has the chance to get out from behind the desk and do some real spy work. But as he enters the field, he begins to realise just how out of his depth he is... Somewhere lies the truth. A brilliant sleuth, obsessed with Sherlock Holmes’s mysteries, turns his attention to a serial killer targeting women in New York's Central Park. But as his deductions bring him closer to his prey he starts to wonder who is doing the hunting...

Thoughts

A collection of short stories from Mr Deaver, and they live up to the twists and turns we’ve come to expect. A couple of the stories feature names we know - Lincoln Rhyme getting outside his comfort zone, Colter Shaw doing what he does best - but there are short and longer stories with new characters. It’s just a really cracking read, and although I don’t do a lot of short story reading, it’s always nice to having something you can dip in and out of.

Rating: 5 / 5