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The twists and turns in this book were not what I expected at all, the characters and settings are so well described you can close your eyes and picture yourself watching them, seeing exactly what they are doing. I have read other Jeffery Deaver books before but thought I'd finally read this one, I have been meaning to read it for awhile and just couldn't wait any longer also helped that I had a great reading buddy to enjoy the experience with , if you haven't read any Jeffery Deaver books then I would recommend this one, not just because it is the introduction of Lincoln Rhyme who is just an amazing character but because it sends you on a journey while reading it, one that no film could ever compare too and I don't really think anyone could explains what happens in the book and make it as good as it is.
I will always love his books and his writing style, to me it is like no one else, I can easily read his books so quickly, because they are fast paced and they make you want to read on, make you want to miss some sleep just so you can read some more of it. Hopefully my enthusiastic review will make you want to read this book if you haven't before, and if you have watched the film, I would still recommend reading the book as to me films just cant capture what a book can do!
View all 7 comments. I read this as part of Book Pal challenge in one of my Goodreads groups. I have a tendency to read crime and mystery fiction written outside of North America or by lesser known authors.
Given that I am apparently some pretentious snob, I assume that the more popular an author is, the more watered down and crowd pleasing the story will be. Jeffery Deaver shattered that assumption with this book. You don't need a plot summary from me or a long review.
I know I am late to this party. At this point you have either seen the movie or read the book. Suffice to say, it is compelling read that fuses an exciting mystery while touching on some compelling social issues. Years prior to the events of this story, he was injured at a crime scene and as a result, he is a quadriplegic. He has the movement of his head and neck as well as a single finger. He is called on to help solve a gruesome string of crimes and as result, comes to work with the responding officer and beat cop, Amelia Sachs.
Right from the outset, the book makes it clear that it is going to deal with some issues that contentions moral and social issues. Specifically, the issues surrounding assisted suicide. While this book was written in , the issue is as contentious as is was in the days of Jack Kevorkian.
Having lived my whole live in Canada near the border of Detroit, Michigan, I clearly recall the obsession with Jack Kevorkian a.
Death and the ongoing discussion of assisted suicide. In the Bone Collector, we have a brilliant mind that is a locked within a body that cannot be used. In this novel, Lincoln Rhymes in on a quest to have his own suicide assisted and we are privy to the characters mindset and internal struggle in getting to that point.
Neither the book nor the author make bold declarations as to whether there should be a "right to die" but it does give food for thought. Personally, I found this subplot to be fascinating and as equaling compelling as the main story line.
In addition to a well written story, the characters of Rhyme and Sachs are dynamite. They are both complex, well drawn and there is superb character development. The dynamic between the characters is unique as Sachs is essentially the eyes, ears and hands for Rhymes who can no longer walk a crime scene. There is great potential in this duo and I look forward to future novels.
If I have any complaint, it is that Rhymes is to "all knowing". He has a what seems to be an encyclopedic knowledge of just about everything but I was so engrossed in the story and the characters that I just didn't care. Again, this novel is superb.
If you enjoy strong characterization or great crime thriller plots, pick this one up today. I make an effort to give you the information so you can make an informed decision before reading.
I am simply giving approximations. When reviewing language, mild obscenities are words like, shit, hell or damn. Religious exclamations are words such as Christ or Jesus when used as profanity. Scale 1 - Lowest 5 - Highest Sex - 1. There is some sexual tension but nothing graphic. I can say that in this one I did not seem as if there was as much language. It may have been that I was so taken up in reading the book that I did not notice adult language.
Violence - 3. Given the bad guy and his predilections, this could have been much more graphic. There are some graphic elements that some people will find disturbing but I would consider it to moderately graphic. View all 16 comments. Mar 15, Gina rated it it was amazing. Everyone was right I adored the characters very much. All of the down-to-earth in their own sort of way, including Lincoln.
I don't know how Deaver did it, but you really feel what it's like to be his character; all trials and tribulations. I do have to admit that, after watching the movie, I believe that Denzel and Angelina played their characters very well. The novel isn't just fast-paced, it's lightening speed!
Hell, you get as much sleep as the ch Everyone was right Hell, you get as much sleep as the characters do in a 24 hour period, LMAO! So many twists, turns, suspense and action, you can't help reading it until waaay after the midnight hour. What I loved about this book is the details! Whether it's the crime scene, evidence or the cop lingo terminology of forensics Snap, snap, snap, one thing right after another.
This is one of the best novels I've read. Can't wait to read more of Deaver's work! Mar 06, Ashley B. I enjoyed the protagonists in the story, and how their differing personalities quickly come together. I hope to find this much enjoyment as I continue through the series.
Well, it was certainly better than the movie What's surprising is just how far-fetched and borderline ridiculous so much of this novel is. Despite the fact that author Jeffery Deaver obviously did his research down to the slightest detail, very little of the plot comes across as even remotely believable.
The last fifty pages made my eyes hurt from rolling them so much. But Deaver ruins it by somehow managing to make him completely unsympathetic despite his handicap. He also grants him such a vast array of collected knowledge and superhuman powers of deduction that he could probably out-fox Sherlock Holmes. And when you invent a character who can solve crimes better than Sherlock Holmes, that's when you know you went too far. And if you think that his being a quadriplegic jackass will stop him from getting the girl in the end In this first book in the series, Lincoln Rhyme, a quadraplegic due to a work related accident, is approached by his former colleague, Detective Sellitto to assist with the investigation of a serial killer.
Before his accident Lincoln was an expert on crime scene investigation. Through a police officer Amelia Sachs a feisty redhead Lincoln rediscovers his passion for working a crime scene, while plotting his own suicide to end the tedium of his condition.
Gripping, gory and thoroughly intriguin In this first book in the series, Lincoln Rhyme, a quadraplegic due to a work related accident, is approached by his former colleague, Detective Sellitto to assist with the investigation of a serial killer.
Gripping, gory and thoroughly intriguing! I am looking forward to reading more in this series. Here we meet the brilliant, impatient, and rude Criminologist.
He can move everything above his shoulders and his left pinkie finger. He has lost interest in everything and is awaiting a doctor that may give him what he's been praying for - help to kill himself. The doctor is late and a former colleague stops by his brownstone about noon on a Friday with a horrific case.
Rhyme can't himself. He's hooked. His bedroom becomes a war room of detectives and forensic equipment. They must catch Unsub before he kills again. The only clues they have are the ones that "the bone collector" leaves. The evidence points to another victim and place without much time to save the innocent soul. Amelia Sachs is his eyes and legs. She walks the grid of each crime scene. And she really doesn't want to. She'd rather be anywhere and she doesn't particularly like the former detective.
When she goes to a supervisor about Rhyme and what she's doing, the Feds come and jerk the case. But the case returns to Rhyme and his team and now it's a race to stop "the bone collector. The pace of the novel is heart pounding fast for both the reader and characters. The novel only covers the weekend and into Monday. So I was surprised that the characters were so well developed. And I loved that we got to see "the bone collector's" POV.
Deaver uses italics when we see him and delve into his deteriorating mind. This villain is intelligent and deliciously evil. And I love Lincoln Rhyme the most! And I thank Deaver for giving us a complex flawed protagonist who just happens to be disabled. View 2 comments. I really enjoyed the movie and was always disappointed that there weren't further instalments in the series. For me, Angelina Jolie is Amelia and Denzel Washington is Lincoln Rhyme funny that they've both got American president's names , they are now inextricably linked.
I will never be able to think about Rhyme or Sachs without seeing them as the actor's portrayals of them. I'm loving the extra details I'm getting from the book that weren't included in the movie due to time constraints.
More details about the first two victims who are completely different people in the movie , more background on both Sachs and Rhyme, including Rhyme's connections in the police force. In the movie Amelia's last name is changed from Sachs to Donaghy I never get the reasons behind name changes, they seem so arbitrary and pointless and her arthritis is no longer a contributing factor in her desire to leave Patrol.
In fact if I remember rightly there's no mention of her wanting to leave Patrol, she just does spontaneously in order to help Rhyme and solve the case. To be continued I can't remember all of what I wrote before it got eaten, but it went something like this. Now that I've finished the book it turns out that the movie is quite different from the book - everyone except Lincoln has had their name changed or their race, or gender , the killer and his motives are different, the victims are all different as are whether or not they survive, what he does to the victims and the clues he leaves are different.
Only Lincoln and the general idea of the story are carried over from the book to the movie. I really enjoyed the frantic pace injected into the 'evidence examining' scenes by the constant pressure of getting to the victims before they die. In my head I could see the camera flicking from one character to another as Rhyme fires off questions or instructions regarding some bit of evidence or other.
I think I might enjoy the next book even more than this one, not having any preconceived notions of the plot, except for what Rhyme and Amelia look like. Shelves: good-read. This book is taking me longer to read because I am enjoying looking up criminologist terms I do not know. This helps with the proper pronunciation and function of the word. I saw this movie a long time ago starring Denzel Washington as Lincoln Rhyme and was fascinated with the technology and science.
But, reading about it is slow going. He is a madman living out a fantasy from another century. The rat scene with Morella wa This book is taking me longer to read because I am enjoying looking up criminologist terms I do not know. The rat scene with Morella was horrible. Amela Sachs has been pulled into the field of forensics. She is getting better at walking the gird crime scene.
As for Lincoln Rhyme, for a man who only has use of his mind, one finger, head, and shoulders, he has it going on. What can I say? A mind is a terrible thing to waste and Lincoln Rhyme is not wasting his.
Education Counts. Quotes: Sellitto said delicately, "Borrowing federal evidence is one thing. Destroying it? I don't know 'bout that, Lincoln. If there's a trial I didn't plan on it. Wait a minute. I don't do that. View all 3 comments. I can't believe I didn't start reading the books from this series earlier. I'm kicking myself for it. The book is fast paced with quite a few 'Oh my God' moments. You follow along in the investigative process, gathering physical evidence from crime scenes, which can be gruesome at times.
The author's descriptions are pretty graphic, but that what's makes the book for me at least a page turner. An awesome start and I can't wait to read the rest of the Lincoln Rhyme series. A big tha Gripping! A big thank you to Goodreads Giveaways for a copy of this book. View all 8 comments. According the number of feathers I found in my yard Sunday, a neighborhood cat stalked, caught and killed what appeared to be a seagull. Simply not beautiful but model which she was gorgeous. I felt as though I knew them, knew them well.
Came up with a zero guess though. Quite a list of authors but few surprises. I tend towards reading Edgar Award nominees and winners. That list just seems to be getting longer because the bar seems to be setting higher and higher each year. Writers are getting better and better with more intricate storylines and well-drawn characters which are a must for readers.
I've read some more than others. For instance I can only read Vachss infrequently because of the subject and his writing which is very vivid and strong with a sensative subject. Anyone have any ideas on how I should go about doing that, let me know. Or I could just stop it and determine that I'm reading a series to the end. I love anticipating the reading of any one of these guys, the characters; no the guys are real to me! Oct 15, Ammar rated it really liked it.
Creepy yet fascinating it takes forensic crime stories to a new level It's not often a character like Lincoln Rhyme is created. Paralyzed from the neck down, his encyclopedic brain coughs up remarkable forensic and historical elements associated with the crime. Battling with his inner demon, he's focused on ending his life until the bone collector surfaces in the form of a cab driver.
A tour de force, the story engages at many levels and like all well crafted mysteries explodes with momentum tow Creepy yet fascinating it takes forensic crime stories to a new level It's not often a character like Lincoln Rhyme is created. A tour de force, the story engages at many levels and like all well crafted mysteries explodes with momentum towards the end.
Having seen the Denzel Washington film, the book adds more depth, details, victims, characters and forensic crime solving details making it a more evocative experience. As it turns out, the screenplay flip flops the ethnicity of both Lincoln Rhyme and his caretaker and like many films, leaves out important plot elements. Regardless, Jeffrey Deaver is a master crime novelist and worth reading.
Jan 08, Melissa rated it it was amazing Shelves: mystery-suspense-thriller , series , i-would-read-again-and-again , kindle-books , police-procedural , comes-highly-recommended , authors-to-try , new-authors-i-like , movie-tie-in , female-protagonist. That was an intense book that I hard a hard time putting down.
I don't know what took me so long to pick up this book, but I am really glad I did. This was like a modern day Sherlock Holmes.
At first I was worried that I wouldn't like Lincoln Rhyme and wasn't sure how this would work out, but I loved the interaction between Rhyme and Amelia she was his legs. The twist was quite good and unexpected. Overall, I found another great crime-fiction series that I can't wait to continue. May 04, Dana-Adriana B. The action is fast so you don't have time for a break. A team lead by a brilliant criminologist is tracking a serial killer, The bone collector.
It's not going to be easy to put the finger on him. Apr 06, David Putnam rated it it was amazing. Read this a long while ago and I remember liking it a great deal. Feb 17, Nicky rated it really liked it Shelves: crime , mystery. Once upon a time, during my undergrad, I did a module on crime fiction. It was fascinating stuff, but I had major problems with the lecturer. One problem was that when I sent in an anonymous suggestion that she warn students of the level of sexual violence in one of the books, she responded that students shouldn't be such "fragile little flowers", and should have expected it on a course about crime.
I constantly regret not standing up and pointing out to her that I am not weak for wanting a warn Once upon a time, during my undergrad, I did a module on crime fiction. I constantly regret not standing up and pointing out to her that I am not weak for wanting a warning before I read stuff like that -- I am, after all, someone who has been sexually assaulted -- and that "crime" does not and should not automatically mean "rape and torture".
In all the other books we read for the course, it just meant murder. Anyway, that took my breath away, but the following week was even worse. She told us that she was thinking about adding new books to the course, and asked for suggestions. This, as near as I can get it with an imperfect memory, is what she said: "Should I add more feminist crime novels? More female detectives? Gay and lesbian detectives? A black detective? A dog detective?
A disabled detective -- no, that would be really scraping the barrel. This is a pretty smart book. It deals with the issues of its disabled protagonist without making him a superman. It deals with the reactions to him honestly.
It deals with the idea of euthanasia and the protagonist's desire to go through with that -- and other people's reactions to that. It doesn't, so far as I could see, fetishise disability there were one or two points where I went, "uh, y'what?
We get the details of Lincoln Rhyme's bodily needs in the same way as we get crime scene info. It is a bit graphic in some places, but there's a sort of clinical tone that carried me through it, unlike in Val McDermid's work.
As far as I can remember, thinking back through it, there isn't much sexual content, at least. The thriller aspect, for me, took a backseat to my curiosity about Rhyme, the way he thought and felt, the way he dealt with the situation. I didn't work things out ahead of Rhyme, and I'm not sure you're meant to, though this isn't to make you feel stupid -- Sachs and the other people assisting Rhyme are also intelligent and sharp, just not in the same way.
I think if you know the ending or have a mind like Rhyme's you could keep following the evidence, but I stuck to the human interactions In any case, I enjoyed reading it, and while I'm sure that there are quibbles to be had with the portrayal of disability, I thought it was a solid effort.
And I think I will send an email to the lecturer I had for that module with some more feedback View all 13 comments. Mar 05, Christa rated it it was amazing Shelves: i-own. At the beginning of this book, I wondered if it would really be possible for Deaver to take a quadraplegic who is planning suicide and make him into a credible main character. Deaver proves himself a grandmaster of the genre as each surprise leads to an even bigger surprise, like a series of reverse Russian nesting dolls' Starred Review, Publisher's Weekly.
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Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Top reviews Most recent Top reviews. Top reviews from the United States. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Verified Purchase. Jeffry Deaver is one of the best thriller writers there is. The Bone Collector, the first of the Lincoln Rhyme novels is certainly no exception. Although Lincoln Rhyme, formerly head of the Investigation and Resource Division of the New York City Police Department, is now a quadriplegic and can only move his head and done finger, there is no lack of action and tension in this gripping story.
When the department asks for his help again with a case, Rhyme reluctantly agrees to help them try to solve it. He appears to know almost everything about everything, and to be able to decipher clues from the most microscopic evidence.
With the help of patrolwoman Amelia Sachs, his personal aide Thom, a crime-scene tech, and the two detectives who lured him into working on the case to begin with, Rhyme unravels all the clues through the most unexpected twists. He must overcome obstacles raised by the political establishment, the FBI, and even his own reluctance, as well as the traps set by the perpetrator to finally solve the case. I might be that some time spent in law enforcement a long time ago has left me jaded here, but I don't usually have as much difficulty suspending disbelief as I did with this one.
The scenarios, explanations, dialogue, characters, and everything else involved in the story are absolutely and ridiculously unbelievable. I mean, they are DUMB! I can't believe there were so many positive reviews of this drivel. Lincoln Rhyme is supposed to be a curmudgeon, I get it, but he comes across as simply unlikeable just for kicks, I might go back into the text and count how many times he "barks" his responses to people.
Couple the distasteful main character with the fact that he annoyingly has a pat and ready answer for absolutely every piece of evidence that is presented to him and the result is a farce. I finished the book because I wanted to see if it would get better This would have been a one-star review, but I gave it a second star for finally coming to an end.
Lincoln Rhyme is a very intriguing character in his own right. Amelia Sachs is a great cop in her own right and it took the meeting of a lifetime with Rhyme to challenge her mindset and infuse confidence in her abilities to round out her ego so she can symbolically and literally drive faster. I'm looking forward to completing the rest of the series. The rest of the characters on the team are just as memorable because they all have issues of some kind that compliment and each other.
Who doesn't love Thom! I totally loved the movie but the book is in my opinion worthy of binge reading the collection. One person found this helpful. They are immortal now. I freed them. I took them down to the bone. I read this book for the first time when it first came out back in I loved it from the beginning and read the entire Lincoln Rhyme series after that. And as I remember this movie followed the book pretty closely.
It seemed like there are a bunch of discrepancies from the book and I re-read it just to refresh my memory. The TV show is okay but it barely follows the book and, in comparison, definitely makes the movie shine. Lincoln Rhyme was a criminalist with the New York Police Department until he was injured on the job and became a quadriplegic. He's having a difficult time finding the desire to live when abruptly he is called upon to consult on an unusual case.
He brings in Officer Amelia Sachs to be "his feet" at the crime scenes. I loved the storyline. I loved the characters especially Lincoln, Amelia, and his health aide Thom. If you haven't read this book and this series, you are genuinely missing out on one of the best police procedurals out there. The Bone Collector was a fast-paced, can't put down read that kept me reading well into the night!!
I can't wait to read the next book! Lincoln Rhyme is a quadriplegic now, since his accident while in the police force. A forensics expert, he is asked to run the crime scene by his former team. Will he be able to get into the mind of the bone collector before he takes his next victim? To do this, he needs to follow the clues left at the scene of the crime.
But will it be in time I loved it!!!! Having read a couple of these Lincoln Rhyme books recently, I bought the first one to see how it all started. The last fifty pages made my eyes hurt from rolling them so much. But Deaver ruins it by somehow managing to make him completely unsympathetic despite his handicap. He also grants him such a vast array of collected knowledge and superhuman powers of deduction that he could probably out-fox Sherlock Holmes. And when you invent a character who can solve crimes better than Sherlock Holmes, that's when you know you went too far.
And if you think that his being a quadriplegic jackass will stop him from getting the girl in the end In this first book in the series, Lincoln Rhyme, a quadraplegic due to a work related accident, is approached by his former colleague, Detective Sellitto to assist with the investigation of a serial killer. Before his accident Lincoln was an expert on crime scene investigation. Through a police officer Amelia Sachs a feisty redhead Lincoln rediscovers his passion for working a crime scene, while plotting his own suicide to end the tedium of his condition.
Gripping, gory and thoroughly intriguin In this first book in the series, Lincoln Rhyme, a quadraplegic due to a work related accident, is approached by his former colleague, Detective Sellitto to assist with the investigation of a serial killer. Gripping, gory and thoroughly intriguing! I am looking forward to reading more in this series. Here we meet the brilliant, impatient, and rude Criminologist.
He can move everything above his shoulders and his left pinkie finger. He has lost interest in everything and is awaiting a doctor that may give him what he's been praying for - help to kill himself. The doctor is late and a former colleague stops by his brownstone about noon on a Friday with a horrific case. Rhyme can't himself. He's hooked. His bedroom becomes a war room of detectives and forensic equipment. They must catch Unsub before he kills again.
The only clues they have are the ones that "the bone collector" leaves. The evidence points to another victim and place without much time to save the innocent soul. Amelia Sachs is his eyes and legs. She walks the grid of each crime scene.
And she really doesn't want to. She'd rather be anywhere and she doesn't particularly like the former detective. When she goes to a supervisor about Rhyme and what she's doing, the Feds come and jerk the case. But the case returns to Rhyme and his team and now it's a race to stop "the bone collector. The pace of the novel is heart pounding fast for both the reader and characters.
The novel only covers the weekend and into Monday. So I was surprised that the characters were so well developed. And I loved that we got to see "the bone collector's" POV.
Deaver uses italics when we see him and delve into his deteriorating mind. This villain is intelligent and deliciously evil. And I love Lincoln Rhyme the most! And I thank Deaver for giving us a complex flawed protagonist who just happens to be disabled.
View 2 comments. I really enjoyed the movie and was always disappointed that there weren't further instalments in the series. For me, Angelina Jolie is Amelia and Denzel Washington is Lincoln Rhyme funny that they've both got American president's names , they are now inextricably linked. I will never be able to think about Rhyme or Sachs without seeing them as the actor's portrayals of them.
I'm loving the extra details I'm getting from the book that weren't included in the movie due to time constraints. More details about the first two victims who are completely different people in the movie , more background on both Sachs and Rhyme, including Rhyme's connections in the police force.
In the movie Amelia's last name is changed from Sachs to Donaghy I never get the reasons behind name changes, they seem so arbitrary and pointless and her arthritis is no longer a contributing factor in her desire to leave Patrol. In fact if I remember rightly there's no mention of her wanting to leave Patrol, she just does spontaneously in order to help Rhyme and solve the case. To be continued I can't remember all of what I wrote before it got eaten, but it went something like this.
Now that I've finished the book it turns out that the movie is quite different from the book - everyone except Lincoln has had their name changed or their race, or gender , the killer and his motives are different, the victims are all different as are whether or not they survive, what he does to the victims and the clues he leaves are different. Only Lincoln and the general idea of the story are carried over from the book to the movie.
I really enjoyed the frantic pace injected into the 'evidence examining' scenes by the constant pressure of getting to the victims before they die. In my head I could see the camera flicking from one character to another as Rhyme fires off questions or instructions regarding some bit of evidence or other. I think I might enjoy the next book even more than this one, not having any preconceived notions of the plot, except for what Rhyme and Amelia look like.
Shelves: good-read. This book is taking me longer to read because I am enjoying looking up criminologist terms I do not know.
This helps with the proper pronunciation and function of the word. I saw this movie a long time ago starring Denzel Washington as Lincoln Rhyme and was fascinated with the technology and science.
But, reading about it is slow going. He is a madman living out a fantasy from another century. The rat scene with Morella wa This book is taking me longer to read because I am enjoying looking up criminologist terms I do not know. The rat scene with Morella was horrible. Amela Sachs has been pulled into the field of forensics.
She is getting better at walking the gird crime scene. As for Lincoln Rhyme, for a man who only has use of his mind, one finger, head, and shoulders, he has it going on.
What can I say? A mind is a terrible thing to waste and Lincoln Rhyme is not wasting his. Education Counts. Quotes: Sellitto said delicately, "Borrowing federal evidence is one thing.
Destroying it? I don't know 'bout that, Lincoln. If there's a trial I didn't plan on it. Wait a minute. I don't do that. View all 3 comments. I can't believe I didn't start reading the books from this series earlier.
I'm kicking myself for it. The book is fast paced with quite a few 'Oh my God' moments. You follow along in the investigative process, gathering physical evidence from crime scenes, which can be gruesome at times. The author's descriptions are pretty graphic, but that what's makes the book for me at least a page turner.
An awesome start and I can't wait to read the rest of the Lincoln Rhyme series. A big tha Gripping! A big thank you to Goodreads Giveaways for a copy of this book. View all 8 comments. According the number of feathers I found in my yard Sunday, a neighborhood cat stalked, caught and killed what appeared to be a seagull.
Simply not beautiful but model which she was gorgeous. I felt as though I knew them, knew them well. Came up with a zero guess though. Quite a list of authors but few surprises. I tend towards reading Edgar Award nominees and winners. That list just seems to be getting longer because the bar seems to be setting higher and higher each year.
Writers are getting better and better with more intricate storylines and well-drawn characters which are a must for readers. I've read some more than others. For instance I can only read Vachss infrequently because of the subject and his writing which is very vivid and strong with a sensative subject. Anyone have any ideas on how I should go about doing that, let me know.
Or I could just stop it and determine that I'm reading a series to the end. I love anticipating the reading of any one of these guys, the characters; no the guys are real to me! Oct 15, Ammar rated it really liked it. Creepy yet fascinating it takes forensic crime stories to a new level It's not often a character like Lincoln Rhyme is created. Paralyzed from the neck down, his encyclopedic brain coughs up remarkable forensic and historical elements associated with the crime.
Battling with his inner demon, he's focused on ending his life until the bone collector surfaces in the form of a cab driver. A tour de force, the story engages at many levels and like all well crafted mysteries explodes with momentum tow Creepy yet fascinating it takes forensic crime stories to a new level It's not often a character like Lincoln Rhyme is created.
A tour de force, the story engages at many levels and like all well crafted mysteries explodes with momentum towards the end. Having seen the Denzel Washington film, the book adds more depth, details, victims, characters and forensic crime solving details making it a more evocative experience.
As it turns out, the screenplay flip flops the ethnicity of both Lincoln Rhyme and his caretaker and like many films, leaves out important plot elements. Regardless, Jeffrey Deaver is a master crime novelist and worth reading. Jan 08, Melissa rated it it was amazing Shelves: mystery-suspense-thriller , series , i-would-read-again-and-again , kindle-books , police-procedural , comes-highly-recommended , authors-to-try , new-authors-i-like , movie-tie-in , female-protagonist.
That was an intense book that I hard a hard time putting down. I don't know what took me so long to pick up this book, but I am really glad I did. This was like a modern day Sherlock Holmes.
At first I was worried that I wouldn't like Lincoln Rhyme and wasn't sure how this would work out, but I loved the interaction between Rhyme and Amelia she was his legs.
The twist was quite good and unexpected. Overall, I found another great crime-fiction series that I can't wait to continue. May 04, Dana-Adriana B. The action is fast so you don't have time for a break.
A team lead by a brilliant criminologist is tracking a serial killer, The bone collector. It's not going to be easy to put the finger on him. Apr 06, David Putnam rated it it was amazing. Read this a long while ago and I remember liking it a great deal. Feb 17, Nicky rated it really liked it Shelves: crime , mystery. Once upon a time, during my undergrad, I did a module on crime fiction. It was fascinating stuff, but I had major problems with the lecturer. One problem was that when I sent in an anonymous suggestion that she warn students of the level of sexual violence in one of the books, she responded that students shouldn't be such "fragile little flowers", and should have expected it on a course about crime.
I constantly regret not standing up and pointing out to her that I am not weak for wanting a warn Once upon a time, during my undergrad, I did a module on crime fiction. I constantly regret not standing up and pointing out to her that I am not weak for wanting a warning before I read stuff like that -- I am, after all, someone who has been sexually assaulted -- and that "crime" does not and should not automatically mean "rape and torture". In all the other books we read for the course, it just meant murder.
Anyway, that took my breath away, but the following week was even worse. She told us that she was thinking about adding new books to the course, and asked for suggestions. This, as near as I can get it with an imperfect memory, is what she said: "Should I add more feminist crime novels? More female detectives?
Gay and lesbian detectives? A black detective? A dog detective? A disabled detective -- no, that would be really scraping the barrel. This is a pretty smart book. It deals with the issues of its disabled protagonist without making him a superman. It deals with the reactions to him honestly. It deals with the idea of euthanasia and the protagonist's desire to go through with that -- and other people's reactions to that.
It doesn't, so far as I could see, fetishise disability there were one or two points where I went, "uh, y'what? We get the details of Lincoln Rhyme's bodily needs in the same way as we get crime scene info. It is a bit graphic in some places, but there's a sort of clinical tone that carried me through it, unlike in Val McDermid's work.
As far as I can remember, thinking back through it, there isn't much sexual content, at least. The thriller aspect, for me, took a backseat to my curiosity about Rhyme, the way he thought and felt, the way he dealt with the situation. I didn't work things out ahead of Rhyme, and I'm not sure you're meant to, though this isn't to make you feel stupid -- Sachs and the other people assisting Rhyme are also intelligent and sharp, just not in the same way.
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