The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) in Pick-a-Shelf

Jul 16, 2018 Marie (UK) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018-reading-challenge

I am really uncertain about this one. It is certainly a great example of the art of thriller writer I felt the whole range of emotions reading this and there were times when my heart was truly in my mouth. At the same time there is something that makes you want to deny that things could truly have happened in this way, all just a little bit OTT or unbelievable. I liked the characterisation of Sachs and Rhyme and may well read more but it does require a bit of suspending credibility.

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Nov 05, 2009 BJ Rose rated it it was amazing

Shelves: series, contemp-suspense, gr-authors, thriller

Lincoln Rhyme is a forensic scientist who is also a quadriplegic - who can move one finger! So how is he able to do his job?! Enter Amelia Sachs, who becomes Lincoln's eyes & legs at the scene as he trains her to 'walk the grid' of crime scenes and bring the evidence back to him for analysis and conclusions. Usually I get turned off as authors become too wordy about technical aspects of a job, but this just worked for me, partly I think because Lincoln's brain & mind & voice are the only parts o ...more

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Apr 18, 2010 Susan rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, mystery, series

I enjoyed this book. It fell a little short of 4 stars for me, but it's definitely a series I'll want to continue. What I didn't like about it is that the crimes Rhyme and his crew were trying to solve were a bit more gruesome than I enjoy reading about.

I particularly enjoyed retired detective Lincoln Rhyme himself -- both his physical situation and his personality are complex and fascinating. And his relationships with the people around him, especially his assistant Thom and rookie policewoman ...more

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Mar 02, 2010 Pollyanna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: thrillers, mystery, crime

I first saw the film years ago and didn't even realise that it was a book. The book is creepier than the film as you get the killers perspective as well as Rhyme's and Amelia's. I was quite shocked at who the killer turned out to be and I didn't feel sorry for him but could understand the reasoning behind it even if it was horrific what he did. I will definitely read the next Rhyme book. ...more

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