4-22-08 The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver - Fiction

5 - I just watched the movie again and remembered that I had thought the book was much better. So I figured I should double check. Yeah, the book is still awesome and much better than the movie. Deaver writes a tight thriller, keeping the reader guessing until the very end. The crimes are unusual and cleverly executed and Lincoln Rhyme's analysis is exquisite. Lincoln Rhyme is a quadriplegic who can move only his head, shoulders, and one finger. An authority on crime scene forensics, he's pulled into a confusing case that begins with a hand reaching out of a grave by the railroad tracks in New York City. Amelia Sachs, the first officer on the scene, earns his unwanted respect by preserving the crime scene. She's unwillingly drafted to be Rhyme's eyes and legs on each crime scene, getting on the job training in walking the grid of a crime scene. It's a race against time when the perpetrator leaves clues for the next crime. This is an excellent crime thriller.