Ah, how can I miss this one! "The Bone Collector" certainly stands out in its peers. Jeffrey Deaver must be an extremely clever guy, and very knowlegeable. I like it when a writer writes about something I don't know. I like it when a writer gives an analysis beyond my deductive ability. Jeffrey Deaver let me have this satisfaction.
And the characterization. Lincoln Rhyme is certainly a rarely unforgetable character in the stereotypical world of thrillers. The chilling description of the details of his everyday life reminds one of naturalism.
And his fictions are fast and intense as hell while maintaining a little bit of "literariness" mentioned above.
My minor complaint is that Jeffrey Deaver's subject matters do not fully meet my expectation of the "big" as Dan brown does. But that is a very very personal judgement.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Hi frui,
Have you read any of Jeffrey Deaver's books? He's an author I find equally compelling, especially his "Lincoln Rhyme" series, the first one of which is "The Bone Collector".
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