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The Skin Collector is a nerve chilling and gripping murder mystery from the New York Times bestselling author, Jeffery Deaver. Summary of the Book A serial killer is on the loose and he draws inspiration from the Bone Collector, another cold-blooded murderer! This killer’s methods are terrifying. He stalks the basements and underground passageways of New York City. A professional tattoo artist, he tattoos his victims' flesh with mysterious and cryptic messages. But instead of using ink to create his designs, he uses a lethal poison which results in a painful and agonizing death. NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme and his associate Amelia Sachs, who had worked on the Bone Collector case, were drafted in to investigate the killings. They have little evidence but a series of cryptic messages left etched into the skin of his victims. Rhyme and Sachs race against time to nab the killer before he strikes again. Will they be able to untangle the mystery before more people die? About Jeffery Deaver Jeffery Deaver is an American author of mystery novels. He completed his journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University. He has been awarded the Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association. He was also honored with the Nero Wolfe Award, and he is a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader's Award for Best Short Story of the Year. Some of his bestselling works include The Kill Room, Edge, The Burning Wire, Trouble in Mind and Twisted: The Collected Short Stories.