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.

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12 hours and 48 minutes
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffrey Harding
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10 February 2012
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English
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Hodder & Stoughton
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B01N5LI9YP
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Listening Length	12 hours and 48 minutes
Author	Jeffery Deaver
Narrator	Jeffrey Harding
Audible.com.au Release Date	10 February 2012
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01N5LI9YP
Best Sellers Rank	17,290 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 92 in Modern Detective Mysteries 557 in Hard-Boiled Mystery 11,767 in Teen & Young Adult (Books)

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At last the title makes sense!

Reviewed in Australia on 18 November 2016

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I've read every novel in the Lincoln Rhyme series except The Bone Collector. Having seen the movie many times (which I loved,) I just skipped to the next in the series and it wasn't until I started reading The Skin Collector (which makes reference to the first novel,) that I realized that, as usual, the novel and movie are worlds apart.
At last the title makes sense! I could never quite "get" why the movie was called "The Bone Collector." It's an excellent story which introduces most of the "Rhyme" characters in a fast-moving thrill-ride.
I should've read it years ago.

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pokerjoe

Reviewed in Australia on 2 June 2014

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Can't put down. I will now read all Jeffrey deaver books. Recommend highly and although i watched the movie many years ago. The book is much better

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 4 February 2016

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Loved it

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Great first book in this series

Reviewed in Australia on 28 January 2019

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 intriguing! I am looking forward to reading more in this series.

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CaroleQ

The bone collector

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2019

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The Bone Collector

This is the first in Jeffrey Deaver’s series featuring quadriplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme. Injured whilst ‘walking’ a crime scene Rhyme is struggling to come to terms with his disability. He is seriously wondering whether his life is now worth living.

A killer stalks the streets of New York City. He is kidnapping his victims and planning horrific deaths for them. He compounds his intentions by leaving the police clues at each scene of his next intended murder. It is a constant race against time and the police appear to be losing. The authorities turn to Rhyme but is he in a fit state to cope with demands of a serial killer investigation.

In addition to the search for the killer there are several sub-plots continuing throughout the story. Rhyme’s pessimistic attitude to life is a constant feature. The ‘turf’ wars that can and do exist between different organisations sometimes to the detriment of their primary objective. The on-going United Nations conference that New York is currently hosting.

Deaver writes well in my view and in addition to his description of the physical limitations a quadriplegic such as Rhyme experiences he also shows a good insight into the emotional and mental health aspects of such a condition. Deaver does not spare his readers the realities of such an existence.

Well worth a look.

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Philip Chadwick

3 1/2 stars!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2021

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A good procedural crime thriller with the emphasis on procedural - too many references to somewhat arcane SCO work without enough explanation dilute the tension being built up in the serial killer parts - but it is the first in a series so things may improve
The film is a help, though Rhymes is far more likeable through being played by Denzel
A good start - I hope!

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Di-W

My first Deaver.....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2016

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....but not my last. Even though I'd seen the film which seems to have followed the book very closely, I enjoyed this more than I expected, and, though I thought I'd remembered the ending, I hadn't!
In parts there is a little too much forensic detail and technical information but I coped by glancing over it to get back to the story.
It's a different take on the usual detective novel and I enjoyed getting to know the characters, who were well drawn.
The fact that Rhyme is crippled and can only move his head and one finger, and needs everything doing for him, down to the most basic bodily functions, is dealt with in a matter-of-fact, non-pitying way, and does not become ' the story', a quadriplegic is what he is, not who he is and it is simply part of the tapestry of the story.
I heard Mr Deaver being interviewed on Radio 2 and I realised he was a writer I had not yet read, I'm glad I did.

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Roberto

Worth a read at 99p

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 August 2017

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Great read. Good intro to the series.

Starts off with some quite technical terms to get you into the lingo (and, to be honest, it just went staight over my head), but once the story beds in it becomes a good read.

The characters are competant, clever and well thought out. The plot is easy to follow but also interesting. The subplots weave well into the main plot. The pacing is strong.

I give it 4 stars because i've already read book 2 in the series and that is even better!

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Christopher Morgan

Rhymes first though not his best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2007

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Strangely this is the last of the Lincloln Rhyme books that I decided to read, strange in that it is infact the first book of the Lincoln Rhyme series. The reason I had not read it is that it didnt seem as grabbing as the other titles and whilst its good it certainly doesnt rank amongst the Rhyme-Deaver best.

The book is identical in plot to the usual Rhyme novel stop the badguy before they kill again, using a team of NYPD cops a disabled genius and a supermodel policewoman (sounds ridiculous right). It is infact a brilliant blend that makes for a great book every time.

Rhyme in his first book is contemplating suicide whilst trying to stop a copycat killer obsessed with human bones, the killer leaves clues at the crime scene in order to give the police a chance to save the next victim and on goes the story.

Typical Deaver puts in a twist or two at the end and though this one was a little obvious (im not sure if its generally obvious or just because ive read every RHyme-Deaver novel) it was still good to get to. Definitely a book worth adding to your shelf but not quite as good as The Coffin Dancer or a few of his other brilliant novels.

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