num_pages: 5
description: Two men of words...One seeking only peace. The other, violence.Tate Collier, once one of the country's finest trial lawyers, is trying to forget his past. Now a divorced gentleman fanner, land developer, and community advocate in rural Virginia, he's regrouping from some disastrous mistakes in the realms of love and the law. But controversy -- and danger -- seem to have an unerring hold on Tate. And even as he struggles to regroup, his alter ego is plotting his demise.Aaron Matthews, a brilliant psychologist, has turned his talents away from curing patients to far deadlier goals. He's targeted Tate, his ex-wife, Bett, and their estranged daughter Megan for unspeakable revenge. Matthews, ruthless and hell-bent, will destroy anything that inhibits his plans. When their daughter disappears, Tate and Bett reunite in a desperate, heart-pounding attempt to find her, and to stop Matthews, a psychopath whose gift of a glib tongue and talent for coercion are as dangerous as knives and guns.Featuring an urgent race against the clock, gripping details of psychological manipulation, and the brilliant twists and turns that are trademark Deaver. "Speaking in Tongues" delivers the punch that has made this author a bestseller. It will leave you speechless.
language: English
title: Speaking in Tongues
titlecomplete: Speaking in Tongues
characters: Tate Collier, Dimitri "Konnie" Konstantinatis, Aaron Matthews, Betty McCall, Megan McCall
genres: Crime, Suspense, Modern, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Indonesian Literature, Fiction, Detective, Murder Mystery, Mystery
ratings_count: 5078
places: Fairfax, Virginia
publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio