Jeffery Deaver

In a race against time and nature, there’s only one man you want on your side.

In northern California, a small town teeters on the brink of disaster as flood waters bear down on it. Colter Shaw, however, is on an even more urgent rescue mission – a family swept away in the initial deluge. The clock is ticking, and their survival window is rapidly closing. However, the impending disaster raises questions – is the town’s vulnerability a natural occurrence, or is there a more human element at work?

Reward seeker Colter Shaw races against the clock to save a flooding town from a full-fledged disaster.

When a levee collapses in a small town in Northern California, Colter Shaw is brought on by his sister, Dorion, a disaster response specialist, to help locate a family swept away by the raging water. But after a surprise attack along the river obstructs Colter’s urgent search, the siblings are forced to consider a new reality: Is the levee at risk of failing from natural causes, or is someone sabotaging it?

South Of Nowhere is available now in hardcover, eBook, and audiobook in the USA and Canada, and will be out later this week in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The Italian translation of South Of Nowhere will be released in July.

With events in Indiana, Arizona, Texas, Ohio and Missouri this week. Get all the details of these and other upcoming events.

“This suspenseful thriller will keep readers off-balance and unsure whom to trust… Perfect for a one-sitting read.”
— Library Journal ★ Starred Review

“…riveting…Deaver’s pacing is characteristically top- notch, and he ratchets up the suspense… This series has plenty of gas in the tank.”
— Publishers Weekly

Read more reviews and an excerpt or listen to an audiobook excerpt. Coming out in May.

Jeff has a busy schedule this spring with the South Of Nowhere book tour in Indiana, Arizona, Texas, Ohio, Missouri, and then Maryland, before heading to Italy in May, and again in July. Get all the details on the Events page.

Meet Jeffery Deaver at the 36th Annual Literary Feast! LitLIVE!, free and open to the public, will take place on Friday, March 28, from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. The ticketed fundraising event, A Night of Literary Feasts, will take place on Saturday, March 29, beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information about each event, visit bplfoundation.org/literary-feast.