By far, Jeffery Deaver is the one author with that uncanny ability to develop plot twists and very complex characters that leave you stunned to the end. If you've seen the movie, trust me, the books are far more ingenious and developed as compared to what we were presented with on the silver screen. The Bone Collector is a series novel starring Lincoln Rhyme, our famous forensics expert bound to his bed and mobile wheelchair.

Reading this novel I am reminded to never commit a crime. The art of fo More...

Okay, okay, okay. Deaver is not out to win any writing awards. I had to struggle with that at first. He wrote this novel the way some of us write comments on a co-worker's birthday card. We keep it short, try to be witty, and rarely use complete sentences. Perhaps I was disappointed because I read The Devil's Teardrop first. Also by Deaver, Teardrop is a fantastic example of a hardboiled forensic thriller that doesn't cop-out and doesn't resort to stunted writing in order to keep the pace lively More...

IN MY OPINION HI have been reading most of Jeffery Deaver's work and "The Empty Chair" shows that he has grown as an accomplished suspense writer deserving to be among the big authors
This amazing novel features forensic scientist Lincoln Rhyme and assistant Sachs, (a Deaver classic), in this opportunity, trying to find clues and whereabouts of victims around the swamps of North Carolina. The book also provides a reference map before the first chapter to follow Lincoln Rhyme's search.

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"t's not easy being NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme, the world's foremost criminalist. First of all, he's a quadriplegic. Secondly, he's forever being second-guessed and mother-henned by his ex-model-turned-cop protégé, Amelia Sachs, and his personal aide, Thom. And thirdly, it seems that he can't motor his wheelchair around a corner without bumping into one crazed psycho-killer after another.
In The Empty Chair, Jeffery Deaver's third Rhyme outing--after 1997's The Bone Collector and 1998's The Cof More...

Jeffery Deaver- The Empty Chair (Pocket Books 2005) 3.75 Stars

Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are asked to assist a small town police force in hunting down a brilliant kidnapper aptly named Insect Boy. Finding the boy may not be so difficult, but keeping him within their grasp may just be the toughest thing they have ever done. This may be their toughest case yet, pitting these allies on opposite sides.

Although The Empty Chair is described as a thriller, I feel it fits better into the mystery gen More...

Quadriplegic, criminalist Lincoln Rhyme, accompanied by his lover, investigator Amelia Sachs and his assistant Thom, is in Avery, North Carolina, where he hopes to undergo experimental surgery to aid with spinal cord regeneration. His first day there, Rhyme is visited by Jim Bell, sheriff of Paquenoke County, where two women have been kidnapped and a young man killed by 16-year-old Garrett Hanlon, nicknamed the Insect Boy because of his interest in bugs. Garrett’s on the run and Bell wants Rhyme More...

Ok, so i've read The Bone Collector, The Coffin Dancer and now The Empty Chair in quick succession. Honestly i'm in awe of how absolutely great these books have been. This though has been my favourite one so far, and i was wondering how the preceding books could have been bettered but bloody hell they were! The relationship between Lincoln and Amelia continuing to be the backdrop framing, and increasing, the tension of the cat and mouse chase to discover the truth. The feel and images of the loc More...

Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs have gone to North Carolina for surgery which might improve Lincoln's condition. The Sheriff of nearby Paquenoke County, Jim Bell, cousin of Rhyme's colleague Rolland Bell, arrives to ask for help. Two girls have been kidnapped (student researcher Mary Beth and then nurse Lydia), and the kidnapper, sixteen year old orphan Garrett, called Insect Boy, killed the man trying to rescue Mary Beth and probably several other several people. Lincoln and Amelia set up a crim More...

I hate to say it because I am a Jeffery Deaver fan and I really love the character of Lincoln Rhyme (and Amelia Sachs) but I really didn't like this one. Maybe it is because a city girl like me finds it hard to stomach the southern hick theme. Ugh.

Essentially, the story involved Lincoln Rhyme going to northeastern North Carolina with his partner Amelia Sachs and his caregiver Thom to have an experimental surgery that might help improve his situation- if it doesn't kill him. There is police corru More...

Another book "found" while cleaning my office. If I'd been a bit more patient, I would've gone to the library and checked out the first two in Deaver's series, which includes The Bone Collector (I think I've watched the movie but not read the book). Luckily, Deaver wrote a solid book that stood fair enough on its own (but my understanding was boosted by having remembered bits from the movie).

I like Deaver's characters, and his storytelling is spot-on: he's an author that doesn't let you predict More...

There probably is a book titled "Tips and Tricks for Writing a Thriller" in which is mentioned that you must have a twist in your story. Jeffrey Deaver must have read this. The problem is that he isn't good at it and that he is convinced that the more twists and turns there are in a story the better. The insect boy killed several people and kidnapped 2 women. No, he didn't kill all those people. He did, at least two. No, he didn't. Maybe he did. At least he killed one. Yes. No. Maybe. No. But he More...

WARNING! If you have high blood pressure you may want to be sure you have taken your meds before you read this book.

Though starting out a little slow the intensity continues to grow until you may be unable to put this down until it is finished. Quadraplegic, Lincoln Rhyme has come to North Carolina for an experimental procedure that might give him some of his life back. While in a small backwater town he is asked to help with a kidnapping that had just occurred. A young man has kidnapped and mur More...

I always love the twists and turns Jeffery Deaver takes in his stories, but there was one part in this one that struck a chord in me....

"There are those who suggest that a divine force doesn't exist, but one's cynicism is truly put to the test when we look at the world of insects, which have been graced with so many amazing characteristics: wings so thin they seem hardly to be made of any living material, bodies without a single milligram of excess weight, wind-speed detectors accurate to a frac More...

Opps - missed this Lincoln Rhyme book. Got lost in the shuffle. Not based in New York, the only story of his I know of like this.

Small town police men and women, a strange boy kidnapping two women, and accussed of other murders. Lincoln can't stand it - takes the bait. Doesn't make much sense until late in the novel (I don't mean it's not a good story) - it's about this psycho kid, but the actual goings on are much, much different, and are late in the telling.

Good adventure, Sachs gets into rea More...

This third entry in Jeffrey Deaver's series of books featuring quadriplegic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme sees himself and Amelia Sachs travel to the University of North Carolina in order for Rhyme to get an operation only for them to become involved in a local kidnapping case involving a 16 year old boy fascinating by insects.

What sets this third book apart from the previous two is the change of pace and setting, gone are the streets of New York to be replaced by the wilds and swamps of North Carol More...

I took almost 3 weeks in finishing this book.. NOT because it wasn't good enough though =)

I had a lot going on, distracted by a few events but somehow, no matter how many days I had left this book to fend for itself, I could find myself immersed in the plot right where I left it. This is a plus for me as I left the book for days at time so at least I didn't have to reread it to gain back the sense of the story.

The first three quarters of the book had a good enough pace.. not too slow, but not to More...

After watching the film "The Bone Collector" and deciding to read the book that inspired it, I have been obsessively devouring the Lincoln Rhyme series and loving every second of it. This book was no exception.

I have an uncanny knack for spotting the twist in a story a mile away, something that has ruined many a good book/movie for me. However, Deaver is one of the few writers who can keep me guessing right up to the end. The Empty Chair had more twists and turns than a rollercoaster, and the ch More...

Lincoln is in North Carolina for a risky spinal cord surgery and he’s brought Amelia and his aide, Thom, with him. Lincoln is hoping for any small improvement and Amelia is discouraging him from taking the risk. The local sheriff, a cousin of a NY friend, asks Lincoln to help with a kidnapping case in the few days he has before he goes under the knife. Garrett, Insect Boy to locals, has kidnapped two girls and Lincoln and Amelia work with local authorities to track him down. Once in jail, Amelia More...

Jeffrey Deaver is becoming one of my favorite authors. This book is the third book in the Lincoln Rhymes series. Deaver recieved a literary award for authoring this particular novel. I enjoy the twists and turns of a good thriller. This book contained many surprises. It is a fun read. Deavers' training as a lawyer and journalist gives him the ability to inject some interesting and authentic information in his books. There were some plot twists in this one that probably would not have happened in More...

In 'Empty Chair' Mr. Rhyme and his companions manage to find the town that make the rednecks from 'Deliverance' seem like friendly neighbours and gets envolved in a crime investigation with more twists and turns than Mississipi delta. The fact is that there are perhaps a bit too many twists and turns in this story and I have to admit that toward the end of the book I was growing a bit tired of them. At the same time I have to admit that the enviroment and main story arc are very compeling and s More...

Yet another Lincoln Rhyme novel where what you think is happening - really isn't what's happening. You'd think I wouldn't get caught up in the red herrings but the author gets me almost every time.

In this story, Lincoln is in North Carolina pursuing surgery that could help alleviate his paralysis. While he is there, a request for assistance comes in - let chaos ensue. The book is set in the South with small town corruption, a questionable police force and a suspect who (maybe) shouldn't be one.

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You know, there are times when a single part of the story line makes you lose a lot of respect for the book. I don't know if it's the way it was condensed for Reader's Digest or not, but that happened here.

Criminalist mastermind, Lincoln Rhyme finds and catches the target within a few hours. Then, apparently, the love of his life, who also happens to be a good cop, flakes out and brakes out this target due to a maternal gut instinct? That felt cheap to me, and it ruined the rest of the story li More...

О-о-о автор несомненно в моем вкусе и выше всяких похвал! Нюансы криминалистики и собирание преступления по крупицам - это выше всяких похвал. И хотя насчет многих улик открытий и умозаключений приходиться верить на слово, но здорово прописанные характеры, каверзные преступления и лихо закрученный сюжет способны затянуть в чтение на долго. И хотя по эмоциональному напряжению третья книга куда мягче... (view spoiler)[ Не считая концовки конечно, так как еще не читала не одной книги о Линкольне Раяме, где бы его (hide spoiler)] More...

By far Jeffery Deaver is my fav. psychological thriller author. You never know what to expect with him.
Every time I think that I have reached the end of the story, Jeffery Deaver comes up with something that literally takes your breath away.

Now Regarding the third book in the Lincoln Rhyme series, It started out steady and you don't really get to see how intense this story is until you have reached the very end.

I love how Jeffery D. really understand his writings. He presents very technical d More...

Book three in the 'Lincoln Rhyme' series takes our main characters out of their Manhattan comfort zone and into the swamps of North Carolina; no mean feat for a quadriplegic forensic genius. While this book does tend to nod to the 'all southerners are evil scum', cliche the pace, the writing and the wonderful characterisations of Rhyme and his protégée, Officer Sachs, and the various good guys / bad guys they encounter keep you going. I started this in the morning and finished it by early evenin More...

Deaver unfailingly produces a great psychological thriller. In this continuing saga of criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and detective Amelia Sachs, I was somewhat shocked that the author seemed to be so unfair to his character Sachs. She has been carefully built up in this and other novels as an unfailingly professional and painstaking investigator and I thought there was one scene in this story where the author was totally unfair to her just for the sake of a new twist to the plot. I don’t think the A More...

A crazy teenager kidnaps two young women and kills one man. The good guys need to catch him before he does something bad to his victims.

That's it, basically. To me, reading this book was like watching an action movie. The plot timeline is linear - even though it jumps between different characters, what the neglected ones do when they're not in the spotlight is not that important. Because of this and insane pace leaving no time to think, it was hard for me to develop any feelings for the charact More...

I can't put the Lincoln Rhyme novels down once I start reading, but find them ultimately rather unsatisfying. They set up one cliff-hanger after another only to find out again and again that Rhyme has anticipated it and set up the bad guys. Then you get an ending so improbable it's hard to keep a straight face. The bad guys are all revealed, the good guys are all OK and even the accidental killing turns out to have been a bad guy, so that's OK too. I rather like the characters of Lincoln Rhyme a More...

My favorite so far in the Lincoln Rhyme series, with well-rounded characters and a very plausible plot. I often have a hard time fully believing in the motives and skills of the most impressive murderer characters (especially pattern killers, whether in Deaver's work or other detective stories) but that was not the case here. Suspense was well mastered and the development of the relationship between the cop (Sachs) and the suspect kept me on the edge — I could not make up my mind as to whether o More...