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Jeffery Deaver's 1998 novel The Coffin Dancer follows Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic criminologist for the NYPD, who along with his partner Amelia Sachs, must identify and capture the elusive assassin known as the Coffin Dancer. The killer has returned, targeting witnesses who can testify against arms smuggler Phillip Hansen. As Rhyme navigates complex clues and the assassin's adept disguises, he and Sachs race against time to protect the remaining witnesses and uncover the true mastermind behind the killings.