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Summary: No Bone To Pick With The Bone Collector
Review: This is an especially suspenseful thriller made more so by the personal angst of the main character, Lincoln Rhyme. A quadriplegic, forensic ex-detective for the New York City Police Department, Rhyme is brought out of retirement by the police department to assist them in the apprehension of an apparently psychopathic killer who is loose on the streets of New York. . The forays into bits of arcane New York history, as well as the sleuthing done almost entirely through the application of forensics and deductive reasoning, make for a very interesting read. While at times it seems that no one could be as uncannily accurate as Rhyme in deciphering the meaning of the physical evidence, this contrivance does serve to move the plot along.With the story line so engrossing and the crime scenes horrific, as well as ingenious, it is the kind of book that is hard to put down, because you simply cannot wait to see what happens. The surprise ending is the icing on the cake. Assisting Rhyme with his work is Police Officer Sachs who, while not as compelling a character as Rhyme, is essential to the story. It is her character who does the 'heavy lifting' so to speak. Highly intelligent and resourceful, with an innate appreciation of the importance of physical evidence, she inspects and preserves the crime scenes, as well as gathers the physical evidence from which Rhyme ultimately weaves his magic. She also serves as somewhat of a Deus Ex Machina in that she saves the day in more ways than one. Sachs is a wonderful foil for Rhyme in that she runs hot to his cold. She is driven by her desire to help others, as well as by her own personal demons, while he is ever the calm, cool, collected clinician, whose desire to preserve a crime scene may supercede the milk of human kindness latent within his emotionally atrophied soul. The personal connection that Rhyme ultimately develops with Officer Sachs is one that leaves you hoping that they will be teamed up again in yet another novel.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This is the first Deaver book I read. Now I'm on a mission to read them all. The story behind this book is simple. A madman is on the loose in NYC, kidnapping victims and leaving clues behind for the police to find the victims. If they are not found in time, they meet with a horrible death. Knowing this, the police turn to an ex-cop, Lincoln Rhyme, famous criminalist who was retired after a spinal column injury. Now a quadriplegic, he is forced back into service knowing he is the only one who can catch the madman. With the assistance of a team he assembles, including the beautiful Patrolwoman Amelia Sachs, they set out on the villians trail. This book was a page-turner. The charcters are developed quickly and in depth. You are immediately swept up into action and it doesn't end until the end. I didn't find one thing boring about this book. The only disappointing part was the ending which seemed a little far fetched. But I still recommend this whole-heartedly!
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Summary: The world of crime science
Review: I like the story structure most. There are Killer¡¦s monologues and Lincoln Rhyme¡¦s deduction. It excites me to chase every wording and chapter by chapter. Sachs¡¦ adventures in venue are so attractive. I am interested in crime science now. Lincoln Rhyme¡¦s tragedy begins when he becomes paralyzed. Luckily, Amelia Sachs brings him back from despair. The bone collector loses his family accidentally and then embeds ¡¥revenge¡¦ in his entire mind. Bringing Rhyme to death becomes his aspiration. This novel surprises me page by page. After reading, I realize that meaning of life is contributing our talents to society, even our lives are coming to an end. Let¡¦s enter the world of crime science.
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Summary: Read the Book, THEN See the Movie
Review: The Bone Collector, with Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington, doesn't do full justice to Deaver's suspenseful forensic novel. The book has far more cases than the movie, but this is most likely due to trying to cram several hundreds of pages into 2 hours. The movie, however, is a wonderful tie-in with the book. Deaver's descriptions are fantastic; though I was a little lost with the chemicals and the usage of the men's forensic "toys," I learned a lot about forensic science, much more than any episode of CSI could ever teach someone. The crime scenes in the novel were graphic, bloody, cringe-worthy, and a delight to read for someone who loves thrillers. I liked how Deaver included the "chart" of the murderer's M.O. It let me pretend I was right in the room with Linc and Amie, trying to figure out when the Bone Collector would strike next. It's not just a slash 'em up novel, though; Deaver weaves suspense, heartache, and a little flirtatious romance into a tight, cohesive web of mystery that kept me in my chair reading until I had finished the book all the way through in one night.
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Summary: A pageturner that keeps you guessing
Review: This was one of the best thriller novels I've ever read, and I've read too many to count. The plot centers around a brilliant retired police detecitve whose mind is trapped inside of a body that is paralyzed, save one finger. The detectives name: Lincoln Rhyme, and this book begins a series of novels written by Deaver with Rhyme as a central character. Amelia Sachs also appears as his beautiful, but self-doubting Watson to his Holmes. This book moves very quickly and the clues are sprinkled throughout the book in such a way that your mind never stops pondering "Who is the Bone Collector and who is his next victim?" This book gets good early and keeps you hooked. There is very little "down-time, except perhaps, the sub-plot of Rhyme's planned suicide, but even that adds to the story in the end. This is the kind of book you stay up late trying to finish because you just can't go to sleep not knowing how it will end. A VERY good book.
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Summary: As good as it gets
Review: How would you like to see the blood of the innocent shed? How would you like to hear the sound of human bones breaking? Or, maybe you'd like to feel the pain of your flesh being cut through to the bone? Who thinks of these distrubing images? Why, it's none other than the images of (Unsub 823.) Who seems to like history and old things, but takes only random victims. If you like mystery, suspense and thrills, you'll love this book just as much as I did. Everyone likes the movie, but I think the book is better. It has very detailed descriptions of everything you'd need to know about crime scenes and physcial evidence to last you a while. Just when you think the case is solved, you find another clue that leads to other victims and perps. To find out who Unsub 823 is and which officer finds him you'll have to read the book.
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Summary: The world of crime science
Review: I like the story structure most. There are Killer¡¦s monologues and Lincoln Rhyme¡¦s deduction. It excites me to chase every wording and chapter by chapter. Sachs¡¦ adventures in venue are so attractive. I am interested in crime science now. Lincoln Rhyme¡¦s tragedy begins when he becomes paralyzed. Luckily, Amelia Sachs brings him back from despair. The bone collector loses his family accidentally and then embeds ¡¥revenge¡¦ in his entire mind. Bringing Rhyme to death becomes his aspiration. This novel surprises me page by page. After reading, I realize that meaning of life is contributing our talents to society, even our lives are coming to an end. Let¡¦s enter the world of crime science.
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Summary: The Bone Collecter
Review: The Bone Collecter, what a chilling name for a book? Well, it fits this book perfectly. While reading this book, I couldn't put it down, not even while walking through the halls of my school. Lincoln Rhyme and Sachs are a perfect match for this case. The book will leave you frightened to the bone, and looking behind you everywhere you walk. With Rhyme unable to go to the crime scenes himself, he recruits Amelia Sachs, a beautiful patrol officer. With stubborn Rhyme nearly yelling at her through walkie talkies, she works her first crime scenes, as well as the most important crime scenes at that time.
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Summary: A Killer Who Leaves Clues On Purpose
Review: Lincoln Rhyme, head of the NYPD forensic unit, was consider to be the best at what he did, but when an accident left him a quadriplegic, he asks Dr. William Berger of the suicide-friendly Lethe Society to help him out of his misery, but his old buddy Detective Lon Sellitto talks him out of suicide and into heading up the hunt for a serial killer who leaves clues relating to the history and geography of Manhatten. Rhyme chooses Amelia Sachs, an inexperienced female patrol officer, to be his eyes and ears at the crime scenes. Together they must interpret the staged clues left by the killer in order to stop him. This amazing book is both a thriller and a whodunit and one that I couldn't put down. Better than the movie. Reviewed by Vesta Irene
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Summary: This book is a wonderful spell binding read!
Review: I have never read a Deavers book. I had seen the movie before I had purchased this book because I had read the previous reviews. I must say that I enjoyed it immensely. I have never read anything like it. It was so well written! Rhyme's character was so unique, he could be biting but had a wit about him. The Thom character interacted with Rhyme so flawlessly that I laughed when they had their little bouts with one another. When Deaver changes the point - of - view its never confusing. You can follow the story with ease and feel the chill going up your spine as you turn the page. You'll love Sachs as she is the officer turned crime scene detective who is cool as a cucumber with rock hard guts as she does the dirty work. If you love thrillers get this one!! You won't regret it!
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