the bone collector (lincoln rhyme book 1)  <b>don&apos;t miss the nbc television series <i>lincoln rhyme: hunt for the bone collector</i><br /><br />the first novel in the <i>new york times</i> bestselling series featuring <b>forensic detective </b>lincoln rhyme—from the author of <i>the never game</i>.<br /><br /><b>“lightning-paced...a breakneck thrill ride.”—<i>the wall street journal</i></b><br /></b><br />lincoln rhyme was once a brilliant criminologist, a genius in the field of forensics—until an accident left him physically and emotionally shattered. but now a diabolical killer is challenging rhyme to a terrifying and ingenious duel of wits. with police detective amelia sachs by his side, rhyme must follow a labyrinth of clues that reaches back to a dark chapter in new york city’s past—and reach further into the darkness of the mind of a madman who won’t stop until he has stripped life down to the bone.