The Empty Chair
- Published
- 1 January 2000
- Pages
- 454
- ISBN-13
- 9780743204248
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Empty Chair is the third entry in Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme series, published in 2000 at 454 pages. It follows The Coffin Dancer and precedes The Stone Monkey.
Key facts about The Empty Chair
Jeffery Deaver wrote The Empty Chair, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2000. The book has 454 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780743204248 to find the main one.
The Empty Chair is book 3 of 22 in the Lincoln Rhyme series. The series has 21 published books, while 1 more has an announced date. However, the series starts with The Bone Collector (1997). Meanwhile, The Collateral Heart comes next, with an announced date of 17 November 2026.
Additionally, Jeffery Deaver writes Rune, John Pellam and Kathryn Dance, plus 2 more series. Those series sit on our mystery and thriller shelves. Meanwhile, The Bookkeeper is the latest published Jeffery Deaver book on file, from 4 August 2026. The next announced Jeffery Deaver release is due on 17 November 2026, so there is still more to come.
About Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is an American thriller writer best known for the Lincoln Rhyme series, following a brilliant former NYPD forensic criminalist left quadriplegic after an on-duty accident who continues to solve crimes from his bed, working through his partner and eventual romantic interest, detective Amelia Sachs. See every Jeffery Deaver book in order.
Its place in Lincoln Rhyme
The Empty Chair is book 3 in the Lincoln Rhyme series. It follows The Coffin Dancer. It is followed by The Stone Monkey. See the full Lincoln Rhyme reading order.
Lincoln Rhyme is a former NYPD forensic criminalist left quadriplegic by an on-the-job accident, who solves crimes from his Manhattan townhouse-turned-lab using nothing but his intellect, an encyclopedic command of forensic science, and a rotating team of field investigators who become his hands -- chief among them NYPD officer (later detective) Amelia Sachs, whose willingness to walk crime scenes exactly as Rhyme directs makes her his essential partner, both professionally and eventually romantically. Jeffery…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780743204248
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780743499880
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780340769669