Lincoln Rhyme book 1 · 1997
The Bone Collector
Lincoln Rhyme, once the NYPD’s top forensic scientist, has been left quadriplegic and wants to die. Then a killer begins leaving clues to his next victims at crime scenes, and Rhyme is drawn back in, with patrol officer Amelia Sachs as his eyes and legs.
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Book facts
- Author
- Jeffery Deaver
- Series
- Lincoln Rhyme, book 1 of 17
- Published
- 1997
- Setting
- Set in New York
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
The Bone Collector on screen
- The Bone Collector (1999, film, Cinema). Denzel Washington plays the paralysed criminalist and Angelina Jolie the patrol officer who becomes his eyes at the crime scenes.
- Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (2020, series, NBC). Russell Hornsby and Arielle Kebbel lead a single-season series in which Rhyme and Sachs hunt the killer known as the Bone Collector.
Who is in The Bone Collector
5 recurring or key characters from Jeffery Deaver’s chart. Introduces Lincoln Rhyme, Amelia Sachs, Lon Sellitto, Mel Cooper and 1 more.
Lead 2
- Lincoln RhymeFirst appearanceQuadriplegic forensic scientist and former NYPD captain
- Amelia SachsFirst appearanceNYPD detective and Rhyme’s partnerA patrol officer about to transfer out
Major 1
- Lon SellittoFirst appearanceNYPD detective
Minor and cameo 2
- Mel CooperFirst appearanceForensic technician
- Thom RestonFirst appearanceRhyme’s aide
Also featuring these characters
Other Jeffery Deaver books that share the most characters with The Bone Collector.
- The Empty Chair2000 · Lincoln Rhyme · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Stone Monkey2002 · Lincoln Rhyme · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Vanished Man2003 · Lincoln Rhyme · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Twelfth Card2005 · Lincoln Rhyme · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon