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The Bone Collector - Jeffery Deaver |
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21/06/02 (285 review reads) |
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Advantages: Chilling, Action packed, suspensefull
Disadvantages: not for the squeemish
New York is preparing for a UN summit, when two taxi passengers are kidnapped. Amelia Sachs(a patrol cop) is searching for evidence about the kidnapping after a anonymous tip-off when she makes a gruesome discovery, a human hand rising from the ground, flesh stripped to the bone!
Lincoln Rhyme was a reknown criminologist in the NYPD until a tragic accident cut his career short and left him quadraplegic. Currently contimplating assisted suicide Rhyme is called upon by his old colleagues to help catch the kidnapper/killer "The bone collector" before he kills again.
Cunningly the bone collector has left clues at the crimescene intentionally, to the whereabouts of his next victim. A game of cat and mouse ensues.
Jeffrey Deaver is a genius of crime writing, and as such The Bone Collector has to be regarded as a masterpiece of criminal literature.
Not so much thriller, as chiller, the novel transports the reader into the world and minds of Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs with ease. Deaver's descriptive prose is at times stomache-churningly accurate. The brutality of the crimes are portayed with clarity. This is definitely not a novel for the squeemish, as the mutilations are described in intense detail.
The chase of the killer is relentless, with breathtaking action throughout, and the power shifting between detective and criminal all the way through.
There is a fantastic twist to the story at the end but I wouldn't be cruel enough to give that part away.
An easily read book, that absorbes the reader. If you can put it down, tell me how as I could't. I would recommend a free weekend, unplug the telephone and tell your friends you've left the country as once you have started to read The bone collector you'll not want to stop. A must for thriller lovers.
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- 19/11/08 The book is much better than the film and you summed it up brilliantly |
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- 25/09/02 I liked this film, but had no idea it was based on a book |
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- 10/09/02 As per usual, the excellent book became a slightly less wonderful film, but that's the way of things I guess. You've already cemented in your mind what everyone looks like, before the casting director even gets near the script! Chris |
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