Mnogo, mnogo bolje od filma.
Mnogo paznje posveceno detaljima, pristojno uradjeni karakteri i odlicna jeziva atmosfera.

3.5

I have owned this book since 2012 and never cracked it open. Since reading Memory Man, I felt like reading another hard-boiled police procedural and chose this. I am now in the process of reading The Coffin Dancer and am contemplating buying the entire series. The Bone Collector was just that good!

If you like or have an interest in a lot of technical information walking crime scenes, forensic science, the early history of New York City or even just a really good mystery, then I really think you will like this book. Throw in a burgeoning relationship (maybe), throw out your notion of Denzel Washington as Lincoln Rhyme and dive in. I wonder just how many readers figured out who was doing it...I sure was thrown for a loop and I sure do love that fact. I hate reading a book, thinking I knew who did it and find that I am right. I love to be surprised and this book did it for me. It sure had my heart pounding towards the end.

The first half or more I really disliked the protagonists Lincoln and Amelia, however, I understood them which allowed me to keep reading without too much prodding, the last half brings in another character I didn't like very much. I soon came to understand him too and I wonder if we will see more of The Chameleon in further books?

It may be cliché or trite of me to say, but this was a heck of a page-turner that kept me from my sleep and kept me at the edge of my chair, biting my nails down to the quick while turning pages as quickly as I could! LOL!

* If you do not want to read about euthanasia or about anyone contemplating euthanasia-then take a pass on this book.

Gripping!

Wow! 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 thank you to #Goodreads Giveaways for a copy of this book.

When I decided to add to the mix some new writers and series (new to me, anyway), this one was already on the list. I’d heard so many good things about it that I pointedly avoided the movie adaptation, despite the quality cast. Deaver was respected by too many people to risk a movie ruining the surprises.

Clearly Deaver belongs to the John Sandford school of writing, though I believe Deaver started first. The philosophy is the same. The emphasis is not on plot or character or atmosphere, but on structure. Keep the readers breathlessly turning the pages at all cost. Then, and only then, can you sprinkle in the other elements that make a story work, particularly in regard to your lead character. At this, The Bone Collector is a success.

Lincoln Rhyme, once the brilliant head of the Crime Scene unit of New York City, is now a quadriplegic due to a freak on-the-job accident. When someone starts kidnapping people and later killing them in bazaar and very public ways, Rhyme is pulled out of retirement, at first against his will. His intelligence and knowledge is an asset that can’t be ignored. Deaver has stated that his intent was to create a modern day Sherlock Holmes. Perhaps Nero Wolfe would have been a better inspiration as Rhyme promptly recruits his own Archie Goodwin in Amelia Sachs. The first officer on the first crime scene, she did everything right, forensically speaking. Originally needed only for her first-hand impressions, she is also quickly drafted into service, also against her will. The two learn to like and respect each other as they pursue their quarry.

If there is any fault it is in Deaver’s efforts to provide obstacles for the middle part of the story. There’s the cliché of the FBI trying to take over the case. And Amelia keeps losing her lifelines. She loses her gun in a tunnel, loses a fire extinguisher in a blazing basement, crashes her vehicle by looking away at the wrong time. That it doesn’t reflect on her competence, however, is a testament to Deaver’s other skills.

In fact, on the whole, The Bone Collector is a testament to Deaver. The complaints are minor compared to what he accomplishes.

n   My #6 Read of 2014 n

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome - 5 Stars

I contemplated adding a few more Awesomes to the review heading but I didn't want to overdo it. 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.

The story's protagonist is Lincoln Rhyme, a criminalist/Crime Scene Investigator/Forensic Expert. 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 1997, 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.k.a. Dr. 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.

Content Advisories

It is difficult to find commentary on the sex/violence/language content of book if you are interested. I make an effort to give you the information so you can make an informed decision before reading. *Disclaimer* I do not take note or count the occurrences of adult language as I read. 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 - 1.5

There is some discussion about Rhymes desire and ability to engage is sex given his disability. There is some sexual tension but nothing graphic.

Language

Mild Obscenities - 122 F-Words - 87 Religion Exclamations - 42 Turns out there was far more adult language than I thought. 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 - 3.5

There are multiple murders/attempts. 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.

This is my all time favorite book. When I was in high school I hated to read. The only books I would read were the cheesy movie knock off books. I read Mission: Impossible, Batman and Robin, and The Saint. My mom had said this was going to be a movie and the movie paperback edition had just come out. I read this book in record time for me and was captivated. No book had ever held my attention, or kept me up at night with a flash light because I had to find out what happened next.

Jeffery Deaver was the first real author I had ever read and he left an impression on me that has caused me to be the avid reader I am today. I have read every one of his books, some of those haven’t been in print for years and never will be again. I searched so hard years later to find a hardback first edition of this book and found one. Last year I met Deaver for the first time and had him sign my copy.

This is the first Lincoln Rhyme novel and it made me love the character so much I began to study forensics when I got to college. The Bone Collector is a vicious killer who leaves clues to his next victim at the crime scene. The victims are left in some of the most grisly situations and the suspense is so intense I had a hard time sitting still. I couldn’t read fast enough. This book and the writing style of Jeffery Deaver brought the joy of reading into my life, and helped me expand my horizons to find some of the best authors I have ever read.

3.5 stars. This was a very well made crime novel, it was intense and engaging and I didn't get bored at all by it. But I don't think police procedure books are always for me. It's takes a lot to be something I really like but this was good enough.

Buenísimo!
Tanto los personajes como la trama son geniales! Super recomendable
Valoración 4.5

Buenísimo! He encontrado un nuevo autor favorito. Creo que terminaré este año con esta serie.

I think I found a new favorite series. Rhymes mind is crazy brilliant. And I love the dynamics between him and Sachs. They make a great team, they're ingenious together.

4.5 Stars

I've read several of novels in Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme Series, but never The Bone Collector. Here we meet the brilliant, impatient, and rude Criminologist.

Lincoln Rhyme was a genius in Forensics when he worked for NYPD until a serious accident left him a cripple (Rhyme's word). 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 823 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. Oops. But the case returns to Rhyme and his team and now it's a race to stop "the bone collector."

I really enjoyed the book and it's so much different than the movie, thank goodness. 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.