The narrative is written from a third-person perspective, jumping backĪnd forth between Lincoln Rhyme, often at home with his carer Tom, Amelia That’s rarely seen in books, never mind a crime thriller. The pressure created between the two is incredibly dynamic and something Here, Deaver’s brilliant writing comes into its own. Tension is increased further between the two when Sachs discovers Rhyme’s desire to end his own life. Rhyme would desperately love to comb the crime-scenes for clues but needs Sachs as his surrogate body, whereas Sachs would like nothing more than to hand the case over to Rhyme and leave for a desk role within the force. Throughout the story, there’s a constant back and forth battle betweenĪmelia and Lincoln, each trying to assert their own desires on the case. Through homicide detectives Lon Sellitto and Jerry Banks, Sachs begins to use Rhyme as a mentor, against her will to stay on the force, due to her increasing pain caused by arthritis. The problem is solving these clues in time. The killers’ purposely leaving behind vague clues as to where the next victim is.
The hand has uniquely had one finger whittled down to the bone and has a large cocktail ring sitting on its forefinger. Meanwhile, NYPD Detective Amelia Sachs stumbles across a body buried in the ground with the hand sticking out. With the help of a doctor who specialises in euthanasia. However, Rhyme can no longer work for the force anymore due to an accident several years prior that left him quadriplegic and paralysed from the neck down.ĭue to his struggles with the situation he’s decided to end his own life Enter Lincoln Rhyme, former head of NYPD crime scene operations. To Catch A KillerĪs a crime scene thriller, the book needs its patrol officer.
If successful, they’ll have freed the victim, but if not, then her faceįrom here on the potential deaths become more and more gruesome. This act is to give the police aĬhance to find her as the steam’s pressure won’t be released until a specific
Steam valve in the underground waterworks. When I say a puzzle, I don’t mean like the lament box from Hellraiser or the tasks involved in the Saw movies, no.įor example, one of the first two victims is tied up opposite an open New York civilians and then brutally murdering them using a puzzle. The Bone Collector is as the title suggests.
I was talking with my Dad and he mentioned that he owns a few, ok a lot, of his books and I should give them a try so here we are. Jeffery Deaver’s been a name I’ve seen lining bookstores for years (much like James Patterson), but I’ve never bothered to give him a try.
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