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Summary: Very, very good.
Review: This book is suspenseful and full of plot twists. The forensics make it very interesting, and it is much better than the movie. Buy this, and all of Deaver's other works, too.
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Summary: "Bone Chilling" Mystery
Review: Jeffrey Deaver has weaved an intricate mystery that will amaze you with scientific detail and unexpected turn of events. The main characters, Rhyme and Sachs, seemingly have little in common. But as the criminal case escalates, their personas are drawn together in unexpected ways that reveal troubled, incomplete personalities that have been dealt harsh blows while living amidst New York City's law enforcement community. The bizarre behavior of the "unsub" is horrifying, yet creates an interest in why a man would be driven to commit such heinous crimes. As the tale builds to a climax and the perpetrator moves to complete his reign of terror, an unexpected twist will leave you fearfully grasping to protect your own neck. I plan to read the more recent "Lincoln Rhyme" novels written by Deaver as well.
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Summary: In the end, an average book.
Review: I picked up this book on a whim. I had recently finished Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lector trilogy and was looking for something along the same style. There are only four characters with personality in this book, everybody else is very generic. The dialogue is very predictable. If you've seen any action or suspense movies, you can probably guess what any character is going to say in reaction to a given situation in the book. Also, I felt that the author kind of "dumbed down" the text. I felt like I was reading a book I would find in a junior high library. Still, it wasn't all bad. It was good enough to not get one star. Its just a very bland predictable novel. If you're thinking of buying this, I suggest you head on over to Thomas Harris's "Red Dragon" instead. Its along the same lines, but is written extremely better than this one.
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Summary: Deaver - The Bone Collector
Review: Normally, I'm not a huge fan of straightforward mystery novels, nor am I typically a fan of series. But lately, having discovered John Sanford's Prey series, I decided they weren't all bad. Hence my discovery of Lincoln Rhyme and The Bone Collector.If the idea of a brilliant bed-ridden quadriplegic forensic investigator doesn't break the mold of normal crime novels, the content truly will. The focus here is on forensic evidence - how its gathered, how its processed and the clues it yields. And the results are fascinating. Of course, the fact that the characters are well developed and engaging only enhances this well thought out novel. The Bone Collector is an excellent novel. Don't miss it.
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Summary: Best Duo Since Holmes and Watson!
Review: "The Bone Collector" is the first in the riveting Lincoln Rhyme-Amelia Sachs series, and it leaves the reader gasping for more. Take one handsome and brilliant forensic scientist--who now happens to be a quadriplegic who can move his head and exactly one finger. Team him with a gorgeous redheaded cop with a chip on her shoulder and a propensity for biting her nails to the quick. Present them with a serial killer to end all serial killers. And then hang on tight, because this plot has more twists and turns than the most sophisticated roller coaster. As the book opens, a despairing Rhyme is methodically planning his own suicide, with the help of a Kevorkian-type doctor. Trapped in his useless body, the former criminalist feels he simply cannot go on. Then he is asked to help solve one more case--and his brilliant mind simply cannot resist the tantalizing and baffling clues. With a slew of high-tech gadgets (fascinating) in his bedroom, and the unwilling Amelia Sachs acting as his stand-in at the various crime scenes, Rhyme tracks a killer whose twisted mind jumps back and forth from the real world to that of Old New York. This is one heck of a perp: He thinks he's living 100 years ago, and his murders have everything to do with that delusion. No way can the reader guess the end; no way is the reader going to be satisfied with only one Rhyme-Sachs novel. Fortunately, there are more--and I've ordered them all!
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Summary: Wow
Review: You cannot put this book down, and you will never prodict the ending!
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Summary: wounderful forensics and full of great characters
Review: "The Bone Collector" written by Jeffery Deaver is one of the most fascinating books about forensics that I have read to date. It takes place in Manhattan where a dangerous killer is on the loose. Officer Sachs teams up with Linclon Rhyme, the best forensic criminalogist that the public has seen. He got in an accident when he was investinating a crime scene that left him paralzed from the neck down but he still has some movement in the fingers of his right hand. From his bed he digests and dissects the clues that Sachs brings back from the crime scenes hoping he can capture this mad man. The whole time the murders are going on there is a UN conferance in New York. So the atmosphere is very uptight which causes procedures to be rushed. The mayor is torn between stationing his men at the UN conference or sending them to aid in the investigation. The killer is now killing people faster and Sachs and Ryhme are not showing signs of getting the case solved, consequently they are kicked off the case, eventallly they are reasigned. I dont want to ruin the ending for you so I'll just say this one thing...the killer is alot closer to the characters then one would think. Once you find out who it is you won't beleive it.
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Summary: A clever book.
Review: Even though I enjoyed reading this book, I prefer the movie (it brought the story to life & Angelina Jolie played the character of Amelia perfectly). It's a good msytery novel, unpredictable & detailed. But my favourite J Deaver novel is still The Blue Nowhere.
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Summary: The Best Lincoln Rhyme story
Review: The movie does not do this book justice. I absolutely thought this book was terrific! Of all the Lincoln Rhyme books to date, I think this is the best one.
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Summary: Surprising hero
Review: When I read this I saw the movie first and thought the book should be way better than the movie. And wouldn't you know, it is way better than the movie. I liked this book because it had a character who had to do what he could with what he had, which wasn't much. Only a finger and his head. He was a C-4 quad who had to catch a serial killer on the loose. It was a great plot and very interesting characters. Now people say that it is very unrealistic which is untrue. If you are going to be a forensic scientist all you need is a very high IQ and someone to help you to the crime scene
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