Jeffery  Deaver

Look who's back to chill readers to the bone... The first novel featuring Detective Lincoln Rhyme, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Stone Monkey.

The Bone Collector

Jeffery Deaver

New York City is thrown into chaos by the assaults of the Bone Collector, a serial kidnapper and killer who gives the police a chance to save his victims from death by leaving obscure clues. The cops go to Lincoln Rhyme, an ex-NYPD forensics expert left paralysed after an accident on the job. Rhyme reluctantly postpones his ambitions towards suicide and puts together a forensic investigation team, enlisting as his eyes and ears young police officer Amelia Sachs. Rhyme digs deep into the only world he has left - his astonishing mind - and slowly begins to narrow the noose around the Bone Collector. But the kidnapper is narrowing his own noose - around Lincoln Rhyme.

Wynter

Soooo thrilling, I think I'm still recovering from the shell-shock. Amazing characters, well-done pace, and some unbelievable twists in the end. You kind of have to suspend your disbelief, when a common patrol officer Amelia Sachs gets to do everything from crime scene to tactical without being reprimanded, but that's not even an issue. Lincoln Rhyme is a great spin on your typical badass detective, and the rest of the cast is unique too! Thom! The Hardy Boys! You name it. I can't wait to read the entire series, if the first book is any indicator to the quality of Deaver's writing.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver's chilling thriller that inspired the film starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington and is now a major NBC TV series. Their first case, their worst killer . . . New York City has been thrown into chaos by the assaults of the Bone Collector, a serial kidnapper and killer who gives the police a chance to save his victims from death by leaving obscure clues. Baffled, the cops turn to the one man with a chance of solving them - Lincoln Rhyme. Left paralysed by a debilitating accident, ex NYPD cop Rhyme has to dig deep into the only world he has left - his astonishing mind - to have any hope of solving the case. With the help of a young police officer, Amelia Sachs, he starts to close in on the killer. But as he edges closer to the truth, the Bone Collector is closing in on Lincoln Rhyme himself. '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

The thrilling first novel in the bestselling Lincoln Rhyme mystery series

Siya S

★★★★ This-is-the-beginning-of-a-binge-reading-spree 4.5 Stars


This was wayyyy better than the movie! Although the version I saw when I was little (with Denzel and Angie) has stuck with me for years and years (as a result of letting a 7-year-old watch a gore crime thriller movie, thanks to my country and their poor sense of movie rating and censorship). 

Well, I'm glad I picked this up. A bit lagging at times (the readers are forced to familiarize themselves with endless lectures on scientific and forensics knowledge, but I'm okay with that) but otherwise, I love the writing (albeit the unrealistic glorification of Sachs, but I mean, what could one expect from an old school male writer?). I even re-watched the movie again and UGHHH how awful was that film...They got it all wrong! The thrill, the riddles, the crime itself, and the chase were much much better in the book. 

AND now that I know what they ACTUALLY look like, here's the Sachs and Rhyme I have envisioned: 

 


  YESSSSSS


Anyway, I haven't read a crime thriller this good in ages (the most recent one was from the ever-amazing Ms. Karin Slaughter). The crimes were creepy and so fucking violent (and quite creative to be honest). I had to stop to catch my breath during the steam pipe scene and the infamous rat scene. And oh my friggin god, the plot twist! I didn't see that coming at all. The last 30 pages were WILD. 

I love Rhyme and Sachs - the dynamics between them were amazing. The supporting characters gave a great nuance to the stories. I didn't think I would say this, but I ended up liking Fred Dellrey more than I thought I would. And well, most of all, Thom was such a dreamboat. Why the heck would they turn him into Queen Latifah??? (not only they gender-bended him, they also ethnic-bended AND age-bended him, *le sigh*). 

To summarize: the movie didn't do this story justice at all. They miss all the important details. I wish it was directed by David Fincher, or the visual-demigod Denis Villeneuve, or the ever-sophisticated Tom Ford. I know I can only wish. 

Please read the book, and forget everything about that movie. As of today (a week after I finished this) I'm on Book 5 already. We can be crazy like that sometimes.

Sian Wadey

I read The Bone Collector after watching the 1999 film of the same name staring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, so I went in with characters already in my head, despite the descriptions in the book being different to both actors.
The other day I was discussing with a friend the different kinds of books you get, and I'm not talking genres. This book is a 'rip-roaring' read, in that, it's quick, fast-paced, full of tension and excitement. But once you've read it, it doesn't stay with you. Some of my favourite books I can remember great chunks of, I can clearly see images in my head, but this isn't the same with The Bone Collector. 
I don't think Jeffrey Deaver is a bad writer at all. In fact, I think he's a great writer, for keeping up the suspense. I remember reading the book eagerly, each crime scene that Amelia Sachs processes and investigates is very descriptive and almost graphic in detail. 
I also remember being surprised at the ending, which is different from the film, and the person responsible for the crimes was a shock, which I always like to be at the end of a mystery.
Overall, I enjoyed it, and would probably read some more by Jeffrey Deaver when in need of some quick thrills!

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In his classic thriller The Bone Collector, Jeffery Deaver introduced readers to Lincoln Rhyme-the nation's most renowned investigator and forensic detective. Now, a new killer is on the loose: a criminal inspired by the Bone Collector. And Rhyme must untangle the twisted web of clues before the killer targets more victims-or Rhyme himself. THE SKIN COLLECTOR The killer's methods are terrifying. He stalks the basements and underground passageways of New York City. He tattoos his victims' flesh with cryptic messages, using a tattoo gun loaded with poison, resulting in an agonizing, painful death. When a connection is made to the Bone Collector-the serial killer who terrorized New York more than a decade ago-Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are immediately drawn into the case. Rhyme, Sachs, and the NYPD must race against time to answer the many questions the investigation uncovers: Whom will the killer attack next? What is the message behind the victims' tattoos? Does the killer's own inking--a fanged centipede sporting a woman's face--hold any significance? And what is his ultimate mission? As time runs out, Rhyme discovers that the past has returned to haunt him in the most troubling way imaginable...

The Bone Collector

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