Original Novel Title: The Bone Collector
Author: Jeffery Deaver
Publisher: New York: Viking, March 1997 (hardcover)
In this gruesome serial killer mystery, a quadriplegic, retired New York City forensic police officer named Lincoln Rhyme solves the case with the help of his technology and puzzling crime scene evidence. Kaye Lanning Minchew wrote that "An archivist for the City of NY plays a minor but key role -- and is shown as a helpful resource."
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The Fictional World of Archives
Submitted by Kaye Lanning Minchew, Troup County (GA) Archives, 1998.10.19. Updated 1999.06.28.