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Author | Jeffery Deaver |
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Language | English |
Series | Lincoln Rhyme |
Genre | Crime |
Published | 1997 Viking Press |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 461 (paperback) |
ISBN | 978-0-340-99272-2 |
Followed by | The Coffin Dancer |
The Bone Collector is a 1997 thriller novel by American writer Jeffery Deaver. The book introduces the character of Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic forensic criminalist.
It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1999. A pilot for a television series based on the novel was ordered by NBC in 2019.[1][2] Though the pilot was made available through some services on January 1, 2020, it made its broadcast premiere on January 10, 2020.