I have watched the movie several times, and even though it has its differences from the book, I think they are both equally good.

The book, however, is a page-turner. Going to bed and not finishing it was not an option. I really liked how it ends on a cliff-hanger and makes you itch to pick up the next one in the series.

Great book. Anyone who enjoyed the movie must read this book! Much better than the movie. Much more detail, and the plot is slightly different. Great read. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

Creepy and suspenseful, I loved the interesting characters. Police detective work at it's best. Highly recommend this one. The movie wasn't nearly as good as the book.

Thrilling but forced. A third of this book is suspenseful and chilling. A third of this book is somewhat tedious crime scene analysis. And a third of this book covers the strange relationship of a paraplegic and a cop.

2.5 stars out of 5

This was my first Lincoln Rhyme book I read and it is fantastic! I also has lots of New York history, if you like history. In my opinion this is Mr Deaver's best book.

This is a great story....lots of twists.

The Bone Collector (1997)

Lincoln Rhyme, ex-head of NYPD forensics, was the nation's foremost criminalist, the man who could work a crime scene and come away with a perfect profile of the killer, frozen in time. Now, Lincoln is frozen in place — permanently. An accident on the job left him a quadriplegic who can move just one finger, a great mind strapped to his bed, mulish and sarcastic, hiding from a life he no longer wants to live.

Until he sees the crime-scene report about a corpse found buried on a deserted West Side railroad track, its bloody hand rising from the dirt. It belonged to a man who got into a cab at the airport and never got out. Reluctantly, Lincoln Rhyme abandons retirement to track down a killer whose ingenious clues hold the secret to saving his victims — if Rhyme can decipher them in time. The search leads him to the Bone Collector, whose obsession with old New York colors every scrap of evidence he leaves for Rhyme and his new partner, Amelia Sachs, whom he drafts as his arms and legs. But she's never worked a crime scene in her life — and he can only whisper in her ear as she does the exacting work he loved more than anything else.

It was ok. I found it slow at first and almost put it down but by the encouragement of my friend I kept on reading. Once you get past the first quater it turns out to be decent read.

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very good

The first of the series. Read this and you'll be hooked! Luckily, there are plenty of books in the series to follow!

Deaver has written a book that wasted very few clues and those clues kept the reader guessing as to the identity of the killer. He placed a few clues that would set the stage for the end of the story. I feel the characters were underdeveloped but the story is fast paced and exciting.

The Bone Collector centers its story on Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs and their mission to capture The Bone Collector, as serial killer. Rhyme is an ex-CSI who was paralyzed during an accident at a crime scene and Sachs is an everyday patrol cop, handpicked by Rhyme.

It's clear that fans of the T.V. show "CSI" will love this book. It gets into the technical bits of CSI procedures and equipment. I have no doubt that if you like "CSI" you will enjoy this book.

Another thing that is interesting about the book is that has a lot of cool New York history woven into the story. I found that very interesting and it made for a unique reading experience.

However, this is not just a good book because it's like "CSI" and has some cook historical stuff in it, no; it has other things going on as well. First, the quality and style of Deaver's writing is great and easy reading. His pacing is very good and the plot is outstanding. The Bone Collector also has some of the most believable and compelling characters of any novel I've read.

This is the first book in a long time that I gave 5 stars, in my opinion The Bone Collector is a can't miss read.

Good Read

Great book! This is the first in the Lincoln Rhyme series and I have already ordered the next one.

In my opinion the book is even better than the movie it inspired (starring Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington) and I really liked the movie! The story is fast-paced, scary and forensically interesting as well. Very clever.

This is my first Lincoln Rhyme book and I will certainly read more. A good mystery involving police and forensics...definitely a good and captivating read.

Very gripping. One smart cop/Criminalist.

Great story with so much information on old New York. Definitely liked book better than movie but I still like movie.

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