They call him BoneMan, a serial killer who's abducted six young women. He's the perfect father looking for the perfect daughter, and when his victi...
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Apr 25, 2011
Tina
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He is called BoneMan and he is a father in search for a perfect daughter. He takes innocent teen girls and tries to make them love him and when they fail to be the daughter he wants, he breaks their bones without breaking their skin. On the other side of the world, Ryan Evans thinks of himself as a failure of a father -- after an especially harrowing abduction in the Middle East, Ryan comes home only to find that his wife and daughter had written him out More...
He is called BoneMan and he is a father in search for a perfect daughter. He takes innocent teen girls and tries to make them love him and when they fail to be the daughter he wants, he breaks their bones without breaking their skin. On the other side of the world, Ryan Evans thinks of himself as a failure of a father -- after an especially harrowing abduction in the Middle East, Ryan comes home only to find that his wife and daughter had written him out More...
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Jun 09, 2010
Kathrynn
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Picked this up on a whim because I was in the mood for an intense thriller. I got that in spades in "BoneMan's Daughters." There is quite a bit of backstory building, but all of it became important, like piecing a puzzle together. Most of the story is set in and around Austin, Texas (2009/10); although, the beginning is in Iraq. How what happened in Iraq fell into place with what happened in the Austin, Texas area was great story weaving, imo.
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Dec 05, 2011
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Apr 14, 2009
Cheryl
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Intelligence officer Ryan Evans has never been much of a husband to Celine or a father to his daughter, Bethany. In fact to avoid having to deal with Celine, Ryan volunteers for dangerous missions in far away counties. His latest mission has him gathering data in the Middle East. Ryan had called it a day and was travelling back to camp when the Humvee that he was riding in was attacked. Ryan gets knocked out. When Ryan awakes, he is in a room with a man by the name of Kahlid, who interrogates hi
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Mar 30, 2009
Smoore
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I have long been a Dekker devotee. Ever since I got the Circle Trilogy for Christmas back in '04, I have had a lasting obsession with the works of this man. I have read all but a few of his books—many more than once—and have seen his writing mature from Blessed Child back in 2000 through the massive Books of History Chronicles until now. BoneMan's Daughters is by far the most developed, intricate, gripping story I have ever read.
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Sep 14, 2011
Wendall Paul
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There is just something about a Ted Dekker book. Whether it’s the intense psychological challenges with which the man writes, or the thrill ride of suspense one can expect, or the spiritual context suffused through the plots for greater substance to the overall theme, there is just something about a Ted Dekker book that elicits a response in a reader of the book’s worth - simply from his name alone.
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Here, Dekker offers a father who fights to rescue his daughter from a serial killer a More...
Jul 17, 2011
Stephanie
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This was my 2nd Ted Dekker book and I didn't like it nearly as much as I liked The Bride Collector.
I felt like the story really dragged toward the middle and I also felt like it was a little too predictable. And then when what I predicted happened, it wasn't even really believable to me.
Ryan Evans is a Naval Intelligence officer who has chosen duty over his family. He's been away from them for two years and his wife has basically moved on and his daughter Bethany, 16, doesn't even More...
I felt like the story really dragged toward the middle and I also felt like it was a little too predictable. And then when what I predicted happened, it wasn't even really believable to me.
Ryan Evans is a Naval Intelligence officer who has chosen duty over his family. He's been away from them for two years and his wife has basically moved on and his daughter Bethany, 16, doesn't even More...
May 17, 2011
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Mar 16, 2011
Hannah
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Ted Dekker is purported to write gripping stories that keep you up until three o'clock in the morning.
I must have missed the "gripping" element somewhere.
While the storyline had great potential, Dekker wrote with less zeal than I expected and hardly showed his Christian colors. BoneMan's Daughters is the story of your average Joe searching for his kidnapped daughter: he does whatever it takes.
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I must have missed the "gripping" element somewhere.
While the storyline had great potential, Dekker wrote with less zeal than I expected and hardly showed his Christian colors. BoneMan's Daughters is the story of your average Joe searching for his kidnapped daughter: he does whatever it takes.
And, surprisingly, gets away with it.
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Jan 27, 2011
Jennifer
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There are some of Ted Dekker's books that I don't care for... And then others that I find very captivating! "BoneMan's Daughters" is definitely the latter.
His theological and "good vs. evil" implications provide an interesting read. The topics of love and sacrifice are evident. I think that those who really dislike the book must not be able to connect these themes with their Biblical implications (i.e. the father as the "savior" and loving Father/God, and More...
His theological and "good vs. evil" implications provide an interesting read. The topics of love and sacrifice are evident. I think that those who really dislike the book must not be able to connect these themes with their Biblical implications (i.e. the father as the "savior" and loving Father/God, and More...
Jan 05, 2011
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Aug 13, 2010
Cori
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Really? This was written by the same guy who wrote the amazing Circle Trilogy? Sadly, I was disappointed with this one. It’s not often that a book gets such a low rating from me, but there was something about this one that really irked me. The plot was mildly Silence-of-the-Lambs-ish, but I didn’t find the serial killer to be nearly as terrifying as Hannibal Lecter. It wasn’t really suspenseful. I guess the whole thing felt cliched. There were some writing conventions that Dekker used that made
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Jul 25, 2010
Linda
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3.5 stars. Another, uh, interesting story by Ted Dekker. And while this is a classic Dekker novel, he leaves out the elements of demonic possession and sticks to good ol' fashion psychosis. Ryan Evans, a Naval Intelligence Officer, is captured in Iraq and subjected to torture that could be classified as worse than physical beating; having to watch terrorists break the bones of their own Iraqi children in order to force Captain Evans into psychological breakdown and offer up his own daughter and
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May 31, 2010
Jcwarre
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There were two things that frustrated me about this book- nay three things which tortured me through all 400 pages. The first was a weak story line, which, although at first was intriguing with the Navy Intel officer protagonist, fell short with cliche attempts at suspense and suffocated the reader with soap-operatic drama of disfunctional family dynamics. The second was a constant sense of wanting more... more suspense, more mystery, and of course more thrills from an antagonist who Dekker n
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Apr 16, 2010
Brett
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BoneMan, Satan & the Father of Lies.....
My 1st Ted Dekker experience!
This book caught my eye right away when I saw it for the first time and the blurbs from Nelson DeMille & Brad Meltzer on the back are what sold me on it! DeMille says it the best book yet by Dekker and Brad Meltzer (author of Book of Lies) says it gets under your skin! I know previously Dekker has written mostly for a Christian audience and this book is his first shot at mainstream.
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My 1st Ted Dekker experience!
This book caught my eye right away when I saw it for the first time and the blurbs from Nelson DeMille & Brad Meltzer on the back are what sold me on it! DeMille says it the best book yet by Dekker and Brad Meltzer (author of Book of Lies) says it gets under your skin! I know previously Dekker has written mostly for a Christian audience and this book is his first shot at mainstream.
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Apr 13, 2010
Tony
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Ted Dekker- BoneMan’s Daughters (Hachette 2010) 4 Stars
A killer is on the loose and they call him BoneMan. He has captured and killed six girls, and now he has taken another victim after years of silence. He thinks of himself as a father to the girls he kidnaps, and when they do not behave the way that he thinks that they should he kills them by breaking their bones, never damaging the skin. Ryan Evans has just come back from Iraq and his dangerous capture there has changed him, now More...
A killer is on the loose and they call him BoneMan. He has captured and killed six girls, and now he has taken another victim after years of silence. He thinks of himself as a father to the girls he kidnaps, and when they do not behave the way that he thinks that they should he kills them by breaking their bones, never damaging the skin. Ryan Evans has just come back from Iraq and his dangerous capture there has changed him, now More...
Mar 27, 2010
Heather
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Ryan is a military intelligence officer and serving in the middle east. He has been separated from his wife and daughter for the better part of his marriage and daughter's life. Needless to say, both his marriage and his relationship with his daughter is strained to the breaking point. And he doesn't really care. Due to Ryan's line of work, he has developed a certain coldness and detachment about him. He doesn't seem to care about too much beyond his duty.
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Dec 19, 2009
Nicola
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Reason for Reading: The publisher's description of this serial killer thriller was right up my alley.
Summary: The BoneMan kidnapped and brutally murdered six girl's by breaking every single bone in their body. He was arrested and sent to prison but there was always a feeling by some that the wrong man had been convicted. Two years later on a technicality the prisoner is released and at the same time Ryan Evans, Intelligence Officer, returns home from a gruelling POW capture in the de More...
Summary: The BoneMan kidnapped and brutally murdered six girl's by breaking every single bone in their body. He was arrested and sent to prison but there was always a feeling by some that the wrong man had been convicted. Two years later on a technicality the prisoner is released and at the same time Ryan Evans, Intelligence Officer, returns home from a gruelling POW capture in the de More...
Dec 07, 2009
Alisha
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It is possible that I am disappointed in it because of the genre confusion. It is, as it turns out, more of a crime/detective novel… something like Coben, but not nearly as good. There is nothing like wetting your whistle for a tall glass of icy sweet tea, only to guzzle down lukewarm pickle juice instead. So the fact I was geared up for some Clive and got Coben-knock-off didn’t help. But… that wasn’t all.
As I read along, there were ways that Dekker wrote than just annoyed me. C More...
As I read along, there were ways that Dekker wrote than just annoyed me. C More...
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Sep 10, 2009
Katrina
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This book is about the classic battle between good and evil. The father vs. the father of lies. The Boneman is a character no one wants to relate to. His evil is bone deep and twisted, but we can all relate in some way to wanting to be accepted, loved and cared about. Ryan Evans on the other hand is also a two sided character. He has not always been the perfect father and when he returns from the Middle East he realizes the depth of his failures but he has changed and needs a chance to show his
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Jun 29, 2009
Caitlin
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While this book has a very intriguing premise, I did not like it as much as I liked the rest of Ted Dekker's books that I have read to date. Once again (in true Dekker fashion), we are brought into the hands of a serial killer who is seeking the perfect daughter by kidnapping girls. When the girls don't measure up to his standards, he kills them by breaking their bones without breaking their skin (hence the name Boneman). Enter the main character who is a father enstranged from his family due to
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Jun 19, 2009
Kelly
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Leave it to Ted Dekker to come up with a novel way to totally creep us out. In Boneman’s Daughter, Dekker gives us the story of a sicko (of course) serial killer who is searching for the “perfect daughter”. (Because after all, even serial killers deserve adoring devotion and unswerving loyalty… Ick) The Bone Man kidnaps girls and when they just can’t live up to his expectations, (thinking their kidnapper is the best thing ever and being so happy to live with him) he smashes their bones until the
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Jun 15, 2009
Wendy
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This book just really seemed to go all over the place, with no real direction.
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I see that he was trying to show a hardened military-type guy who had 'broken' and was no longer able to keep up that persona. But all the crying was really annoying. The 'Kahlid' Boneman thing seemed sort-of tacked on, not realistic at all.
Bethany was a spoiled brat, and all Ryan talked about was spoiling her more..giving her anything she wanted.
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I see that he was trying to show a hardened military-type guy who had 'broken' and was no longer able to keep up that persona. But all the crying was really annoying. The 'Kahlid' Boneman thing seemed sort-of tacked on, not realistic at all.
Bethany was a spoiled brat, and all Ryan talked about was spoiling her more..giving her anything she wanted.
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May 05, 2009
Margaret
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Sometimes I wonder where an author has been all my reading life. How could I have missed an exceptional one like Ted Dekker, who’s written 23 novels? I’m just glad I found him now, though, so I can look for his name on bookstore shelves in the future.
Two years ago, a serial killer that the press dubbed BoneMan abducted six young girls, hoping that one of them would make the perfect daughter. When they disappointed him, he broke their bones without breaking the skin and left them to ble More...
Two years ago, a serial killer that the press dubbed BoneMan abducted six young girls, hoping that one of them would make the perfect daughter. When they disappointed him, he broke their bones without breaking the skin and left them to ble More...
Apr 04, 2009
Tonia
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People call him BoneMan, he likes to think of himself as Satan. BoneMan is a serial killer who has abducted six young women. He is looking for the perfect daughter. When they don't live up to his expectations he kills them by breaking all the bones in their bodies. BoneMan is the most chilling Dekker villain to date. BoneMan's Daughters is the latest thriller from Ted Dekker.
Ryan Evans is a Naval intelligence officer, whom after a life changing experience in Iraq decides to get his More...
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Aug 20, 2009
Jan
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A psychological thriller from the get-go. Ryan Evans, a career intelligence officer, and,over the years, hasn't spent much time at home with his wife and daughter. He is captured by insurgents, the head of whom wants Ryan to pay for the death of his family by offering up Ryan's family and, lacking that, to watch other innocents die by having all their bones broken. Ryan escapes, heads back to the States and wants nothing more than to be reunited with his family.
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May 09, 2009
Staci
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I have read Ted Dekker in the past and enjoyed his books. This one is a fast and compelling read, but there were moments for me that just didn't work. The relationship between Ryan, his wife, and daughter was not developed at all. The reader is just suppose to accept the hatred coming from the wife and daughter towards Ryan. It did not ring true to me. When he comes home from his ordeal of being captured and tortured, neither his wife nor his daughter welcome him home. In fact, they treat his so
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Aug 30, 2010
Mackenzie
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Oh, what can I say?
This is one of the most confusing and poorly written books I've read in the last couple months. I had to push myself to finish the novel and was practically skimming through the pages, to see if anything good happened. There was a twist or two that took me by surprise. That was it.
The first half of the book wasn't that great, but I think I liked it over anything else that happened. I did like the ending though. By ending, I mean the relationship that b More...
This is one of the most confusing and poorly written books I've read in the last couple months. I had to push myself to finish the novel and was practically skimming through the pages, to see if anything good happened. There was a twist or two that took me by surprise. That was it.
The first half of the book wasn't that great, but I think I liked it over anything else that happened. I did like the ending though. By ending, I mean the relationship that b More...
Apr 08, 2009
Becky
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Wow! I have been wishing this book for a while now, and a friend of mine was lucky enough to get her hands on it! This is the first of Dekker's books that I've read, but I do intend on picking up at least one more.
This was an interesting read to say the least. The book starts out much differently than I expected it to. But, as I continued to read on, I realized that the beginning was to introduce Ryan and to develop his character for the reader. So, as I was learning all about Ryan, More...
This was an interesting read to say the least. The book starts out much differently than I expected it to. But, as I continued to read on, I realized that the beginning was to introduce Ryan and to develop his character for the reader. So, as I was learning all about Ryan, More...
Feb 22, 2009
Becky
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The BoneMan, or, more frequently, just BoneMan, no article thank-you-very-much, is a fairly typical post-Hannibal the Cannibal serial killer. He has a schtick--kills his victims by breaking their bones, one at a time, without ever breaking the skin. He has a fetish--clear, unblemished, unbroken skin. He has a childhood trauma--a mommy who didn't love him enough. His given name is Alvin, but you can call him Satan.
Ryan Evans is a naval intelligence officer on loan to the army, who More...
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