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Jeffrey Deaver was born in Chicago in 1950 and wrote his first novel at the age of eleven. He graduated from the University of Missouri's School of Journalism before going on to study law at Fordham University. After practicing law for a time, he began his career as a full-time writer, exploring a wide range of interests including songwriting, performing, and journalism. However, his real passion lay in writing suspense novels and he began to focus on this field in 1990.

Deaver has been nominated for six Edgar Awards by the Mystery Writers of America, as well as a Nero Wolfe Award, an Anthony Award, and has won three Ellery Queen Reader's Awards for Best Short Story. His novels have been translated into thirty-five languages and have frequently appeared on bestseller lists worldwide. He has had three of his novels adapted into films and also penned the latest official James Bond novel, 'Carte Blanche'.

Deaver's works are known for their intricate twists and turns, often ending with a surprise or multiple surprises.

作者简介

杰夫里•迪弗一九五〇年出生于芝加哥，十一岁时写出了他的第一本小说，从此笔耕不辍。迪弗毕业于密苏里大学新闻系，后进入福德汉姆法学院研修法律。在法律界实践了一段时间后，他在华尔街一家大律师事务所开始了律师生涯。他兴趣广泛，曾自己写歌唱歌，进行巡演，也曾当过杂志社记者。与此同时，他开始发展自己真正的兴趣：写悬疑小说。一九九〇年起，迪弗成为一名全职作家。迄今为止，迪弗共获得六次MWA（美国推理小说作家协会）的爱伦•坡奖提名、一次尼禄•沃尔夫奖、一次安东尼奖、三次埃勒里•奎因最佳短篇小说读者奖。迪弗的小说被翻译成三十五种语言，多次登上世界各地的畅销书排行榜。包括名作《人骨拼图》在内，他有三部作品被搬上银幕，同时他也为享誉世界的詹姆斯•邦德系列创作了最新官方小说《自由裁决》。迪弗的作品素以悬念重重、不断反转的情节著称，常常在小说的结尾推翻，或者多次推翻之前的结论，犹如过山车般的阅读体验佐以极为丰富专业的刑侦学知识，令读者大呼过瘾。其最著名的林肯•莱姆系列便是个中翘楚。另外两个以非刑侦专业人员为主角的少女鲁伊系列和采景师约翰•佩拉姆系列也各有特色，同样继承了迪弗小说布局精细、节奏紧张的特点，惊悚悬疑的气氛保持到最后一页仍回味悠长。除了犯罪侦探小说，作为美食家的他还有意大利美食方面的书行世。