Once, he was the nation’s foremost criminologist. Now, he can only exercise his mind.
When a sadistic killer begins leaving a trail of cryptic clues across New York City, Lincoln Rhyme is pulled from his forced retirement. Confined to his bed but armed with a razor‑sharp intellect, Rhyme teams up with rookie cop Amelia Sachs to track a murderer who calls himself The Bone Collector. Every clue is a trap, every victim chosen with chilling precision — and the next move could cost them everything.