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The hero of Jeffery Deaver's thriller The Bone Collector is Lincoln Rhyme, a forensic scientist known to his peers as "the world's foremost criminalist". Rhyme will need all his reason--and his considerable stock of high-tech tools--about him to solve this latest brain-twister: a serial killer with method to his madness. In tried and true thriller fashion, the killer's crimes are described in lurid detail, as is the astounding technological equipment with which Rhyme examines the evidence--everything from an energy-dispersive x-ray unit to a mass spectrometer.
Every fictional detective has his or her gimmick, from Sherlock Holmes's violin to Nero Wolf's orchids, and Rhyme is no exception. He is a quadriplegic who can move nothing but a single finger. Gadget-philes will be in seventh heaven reading about Lincoln Rhyme's tools; other readers might feel the book could do with a few more plausible characters and a little less technology. --Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Praise for Jeffery Deaver's novels
(: )'The best psychological thriller writer around' (The Times )
'The most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world . . . [Deaver] has produced a stunning series of bestsellers with unique characterisation, intelligent characters, beguiling plots and double-barrelled and sometimes triple-barrelled solutions.' (Daily Telegraph )
'This is a novel that will chill your blood on the warmest day of any summer holiday. Keep looking over your shoulder . . .'
(Independent on Sunday )
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The first of the Lincoln Rhyme books, and the second one I read. The main character is a "criminalist", a forensic expert. He used to be head of NYPD's forensics department but was badly injured at a crime scene and is now paralysed from the neck down, apart from one finger. In this book he is near to achieving his aim of committing suicide but his interest in life is rekindled by a fascinating case and a female police officer. Will it be enough to keep him going?
The book tells the story of the Bone Collector, a murderer who has a particular interest in peoples' bones. He kidnaps people in his taxi or goes out to find them, basing all his actions on an old book about a killer in the last century. At each crime scene he leaves clues leading to the next one - can Rhyme and the rest of the team get there in time to save the next victim? And can they use the evidence he accidentally leaves to catch him rather than just following in his footsteps? The twist in the tale is one of the most memorable I've come across but I can't say any more without ruining the story! A highly recommended read.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Like every other reviewer so far I have to agree that this is a 5* read. Jeffery Deaver blows Patricia Cornwell out of the water. This is the first Lincoln Ryme novel - Lincoln starts the book as a Quadriplegic with a death wish - trying to find a doctor who will grant his wish to put him out of his misery. Along come a string of really sick murders designed to tax Lincoln's forensic skills and lateral thinking. With the unwilling help of Amelia - the beautiful policewoman who stumbled on the first of the crime scenes, he takes us into the mind of the killer with only the smallest amount of physical evidence. Right to the end you will NOT guess who the killer is. You will forget his disability and be carried along by the sheer brilliance of his deductive reasoning. As for whether or not the plot is really feasible or realistic and whether they can really do stuff like this - you really won't care. His next book, the Coffin Dancer is also excellent and sufficiently different to suggest that he won't become too formulaic
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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If I could give it more I would, although I have marked a number of other books 5 stars (if books aren't good I can't finish them which makes me think I'm not worthy of reviewing them) there are very few authors out there that compare to Jeffrey Deaver. This man is a master of his craft. This is the first of Deaver's novels to feature Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs and I would recommend that you start with this book to get an understanding of how their relationship forms. There are times when this novel is positively gruesome and you do wonder how Deaver manages to think up some aspects of the plot as well as complete what must be huge amounts of meticulous research across a wide range of subjects to make this book so believable (in an unbelievable serial killer kind of way).
I bought this book after seeing the film and while the adaptation of this was far better than of the James Patterson novels, it is another example of how the detail in a book will far surpass what they are able to put into a film. Deaver's plots are complex and full of twists, this is a novel that although you can read quickly, due to the fact it's brilliant, you do need to actually concentrate on it so that you don't miss something vital or any of the complex information. It's a real grown-up thriller!
I bought this book after seeing the film and while the adaptation of this was far better than of the James Patterson novels, it is another example of how the detail in a book will far surpass what they are able to put into a film. Deaver's plots are complex and full of twists, this is a novel that although you can read quickly, due to the fact it's brilliant, you do need to actually concentrate on it so that you don't miss something vital or any of the complex information. It's a real grown-up thriller!
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Excellent and well worth a read even if you've see the film
I had seen this film when it first came out so wondered if it would be worth reading the book. The answer YES!!!! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Trickle Tree
It will make you gasp!
The Bone Collector
I have read Lincoln Rhyme stories before, so I have not read them in order. This is the first and also his introduction to Amelia. Read more
I have read Lincoln Rhyme stories before, so I have not read them in order. This is the first and also his introduction to Amelia. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. E. A. Satchell
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I first saw the film based on this book and sharing the same name and that's what caught my interest and provoked me to read the books. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Duane
The Bare Bones
I am a great fan of Lincoln Rhyme, the way that Jeffrey Deaver has him working things out is so believeably clever. I was enthralled from beginning to end.
Published 9 months ago by S. J. Rigby
top Deaver stuff
This, the first of the Lincoln Rhyme stories, is a stonker. Deaver on top form and it's totally unputdownable.
Published 9 months ago by pennyh
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typical jeffery deaver suspense to the end hope movie is as good , now I've read the book to see the picture
Published 10 months ago by Mr. B. Smith
THE BONE COLLECTOR
Hi very sorry I have only just started this book, I don't have a lot of time to read know only about 15-30 mins a day when I go to bed in fact so up to yet I have only read about... Read more
Published 11 months ago by MAB
The Bone Collector
I really enjoyed this book, kept me guessing right to the end as to who the villian was. Only bought it as it was on offer, but am very glad I did. Read more
Published 11 months ago by C. Cook
Definitely a page turner
This author was recommended to me by a friend, who knows I am not a great fan of this genre. Even while a quiet voice at the back of my brain was saying "oh no, not yet another... Read more
Published 12 months ago by thespiralquirk
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It could have been good, but was padded out with too much unnecessary detail. Do readers really need to know about neodymium:yttrium aluminium garnet lasers or gas... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Annie
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