At Giunti Odeon, another international author event: Jeffrey Deaver will present The Watchmaker's Hand (La mano dell'orologiaio, Rizzoli), in conversation with Massimo Fiorio (@dietnam). The translation will be handled by Seba Pezzani.

The book:

A crane, one of the many dotting Manhattan's skyline, crashes onto a construction site, causing deaths and injuries. The collapse's dynamics are unclear, but one thing is certain: it wasn't an accident. The Kommunalka Project, a terrorist cell, immediately claims responsibility for the disaster, threatening to sabotage another crane every 24 hours if the city administration doesn't convert some luxury properties into social housing. The mayor refuses to compromise: there will be no negotiations with terrorists. So who can stop a potential catastrophe if not the most brilliant duo in investigative science, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs? Brought in to assist with the investigation, America's most famous criminologist and his wife-colleague discover that behind this looming threat is their old nemesis, the most cunning adversary who has ever evaded capture: Charles Vespasian Hale, aka the Watchmaker. Returning to the scene after many years, he is driven by economic motives and a personal vow: to kill Rhyme. Another crane crashes, New York is gripped by panic, and time is running out. The investigative pair must move quickly, or chaos will reign.

The author:

A former journalist and lawyer, Deaver left his legal career in 1990 to pursue full-time writing. As a thriller novelist, he has won the Ellery Queen Readers Award for Best Short Story of the Year three times, the British Thumping Good Read Award, and has been a multiple finalist for the Edgar Award. His first novel, a horror book titled Voodoo, was published in 1988. His next three novels, set in New York, delve into the structure of detective stories. With the protagonists of his books, Deaver creates perfect contemporary thrillers, characterized by cinematic pacing and tension. He achieved international success with The Bone Collector, the first investigation featuring Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs, which was adapted into a film.

Other titles (published by the RCS group) include: The Bone Dancer, The Empty Chair, The Stone Monkey, The Vanished Man, The Twelfth Card, The Cold Moon, The Broken Window, The Burning Wire, Edge, The Bodies Left Behind, Requiem for a Porn Star, The Sleeping Doll, The Burning Wire, The Steel Kiss, The Cutting Edge, The Burial Hour, The Midnight Lock, The Goodbye Man, and Hunting Time.