A gripping, gruesome tale.. (The Bone Collector - Jeffery Deaver)

Member Name: Dezza

Product:	The Bone Collector - Jeffery Deaver
Date:	07/02/01 (52 review reads)
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Advantages: After the initial shock value, gripping

Disadvantages: Quite in-depth criminology

This was the first book I read by Deaver, and what an introduction.
A few weeks on from reading it, I can still remember the sheer level of shock that this author induces when describing the mutilations which occur in the Bone Collector.
The main character, Lincoln Rhyme, is a cripple with a brilliant ability in crime scenes. He is enlisted to solve the case of a sick killer/torturer.
This at a time when he is in a grave personal state, which adds extra edge to the plot. Deaver delves into the mind of Rhyme, and really shows the internal fight which a cripple suffers daily.
Rhyme is joined but an intelligent female cop, who finds herself in the wrong place at the right time!She helps Rhyme in the case, as they chase the killer's crimes, always seeming one step behind.
The killer seems to have a fascination with bones. And how he treats the victims bones is the real sickening factor! Maybe I'm a wimp, but I wasn't looking forward to each next act of debauchery. Except your morbid curiosity keeps you reading.

There's a real insight into criminology in The Bone Collector, which I found initially hard to adjust to, but which soon had me reading this non-stop. Rhyme and his helpers are good, and amaze with how they keep on the trail. But Deaver leaves you wondering how they'll get him right through.

I love this book. At first i thought the author was trying for shock value too much, but as the plot unfolds, it's a real thriller.

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