After receiving a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri, Deaver worked as a magazine writer, then, to gain the background needed to become a legal correspondent for The New York Times or Wall Street Journal, he enrolled at Fordham Law School. After graduation he decided to practice law for a time and worked for several years as an attorney for a large Wall Street firm. It was during his long commute to and from the office that he began writing the type of fiction he enjoyed reading: suspense novels. In 1990 he started to write full time.
Deaver's 23 novels have won numerous awards and been translated into 25 languages. Denzel Washington played Lincoln Rhyme in a Universal film of Bone Collector. Deaver's novel A Mainden's Grave was made into an HBO film retitled Dead Silence, starring James Garner and Marlee Matlin.
On the official website there are several interviews including film clips and a complete bibliography and Q & A.
