Audio Book Description:
It begins at a prestigiousmusic school in New York City. A killer flees the scene of a homocide and locks himselfin a classroom. Within minutes,the police have him surrounded.When a scream rings out, followed by a gunshot,they break downthe door. The room is empty. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to help withthe high-profileinvestigation. For the ambitious Sachs, solvingthe case could earn her apromotion. For the quadriplegicRhyme, it means relying on hisprotegee to ferret out a master illusionist they`ve dubbed "the conjurer" who baits themwith gruesome murders that become more diabolical with each fresh crime. As thefatalities riseand the minutes tick down, Rhyme and Sachs must move beyondthe smoke and mirrors to prevent a terrifying act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all.
