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Lincoln Rhyme · Book 1

The Bone Collector

by Jeffery Deaver
Published
1 January 1997
Pages
432
ISBN-13
9790340838654
Type
novel
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About this book

The Bone Collector is the book that opens Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme series, a thriller published in 1997 at 432 pages. It's followed by The Coffin Dancer in a series that has run continuously since, to twenty-two entries and counting.

Key facts about The Bone Collector

Jeffery Deaver wrote The Bone Collector, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1997. The book has 432 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9790340838654 to find the main one.

The Bone Collector is book 1 of 22 in the Lincoln Rhyme series. The series has 21 published books, while 1 more has an announced date. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Meanwhile, The Collateral Heart comes next, with an announced date of 17 November 2026.

Additionally, Jeffery Deaver writes Rune, John Pellam and Kathryn Dance, plus 2 more series. Those series sit on our mystery and thriller shelves. Meanwhile, The Bookkeeper is the latest published Jeffery Deaver book on file, from 4 August 2026. The next announced Jeffery Deaver release is due on 17 November 2026, so there is still more to come.

About Jeffery Deaver

Jeffery Deaver is an American thriller writer best known for the Lincoln Rhyme series, following a brilliant former NYPD forensic criminalist left quadriplegic after an on-duty accident who continues to solve crimes from his bed, working through his partner and eventual romantic interest, detective Amelia Sachs. See every Jeffery Deaver book in order.

Its place in Lincoln Rhyme

The Bone Collector is book 1 in the Lincoln Rhyme series. It is followed by The Coffin Dancer. See the full Lincoln Rhyme reading order.

Lincoln Rhyme is a former NYPD forensic criminalist left quadriplegic by an on-the-job accident, who solves crimes from his Manhattan townhouse-turned-lab using nothing but his intellect, an encyclopedic command of forensic science, and a rotating team of field investigators who become his hands -- chief among them NYPD officer (later detective) Amelia Sachs, whose willingness to walk crime scenes exactly as Rhyme directs makes her his essential partner, both professionally and eventually romantically. Jeffery…

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