Jeffery Deaver: The Collateral Heart (UK 2026)

From the Publisher:
Lincoln Rhyme is back, and the stakes are bigger than ever before. The brand new crime thriller from the master of the genre, Jeffery Deaver - pre-order now.

A terrible arson in Manhattan burns an old building to the ground. Amelia Sachs -- criminalist Lincoln Rhyme's wife and crime scene investigator extraordinaire-manages to save a victim from a fiery death. And in doing so she makes an eerie discovery. The arsonist has left a package of clues that might hint as to their motive and where they will strike next.

As the perp prepares for another attack, and Rhyme and Sachs work feverishly to unravel the mystery, they cross paths with a detective from Long Island. Desdemona Vale is a sharp and unstoppable officer -- balancing her fervent search for the killer of a young woman from her neighborhood, with the arduous task of caring for her two young granddaughters.

Jeffery Deaver: The Collateral Heart. HarperCollins, ISBN: 9780008666002 (May, 2026), 400 p., £22.00., eBook £14.99.