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Post by Pete on Feb 9, 2024 0:39:56 GMT
Is the book I'll soon be reading. Here's the story's outline:
They call this butcher The Skin Collector: a tattooist with a chamber of torture hidden deep underground. But instead of using ink to create each masterpiece, the artist uses a lethal poison which will render targets dead before they can even entertain the prospect of escape.
Drafted in to investigate, NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme and his associate Amelia Sachs have little to go on but a series of cryptic messages left etched into the skin of the deceased. As the pair struggle to discover the meaning behind the designs, they are led down a treacherous and twisting path where nothing is as it seems. And with the clock rapidly ticking before the killer strikes again, they must untangle the twisted web of clues before more victims – or they themselves – are next.
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Post by Hank on Feb 9, 2024 17:47:28 GMT
Someone posted about this before, or it was a movie description.
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Post by Pete on Feb 9, 2024 18:05:03 GMT
Henry, wasn't me. First time read for me.
You may be thinking of The Bone Collector. A book also by Deaver & a movie.
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Post by Hank on Feb 9, 2024 21:49:02 GMT
Or the TX Gal.
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Post by dave2 on Feb 10, 2024 5:31:55 GMT
Sounds familiar to me. Maybe I read it a few years back but can't be sure. I have read some of Deaver's novels but it was quite a while back.
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Post by Pete on Feb 10, 2024 13:05:42 GMT
Dave, Deaver is one of my favorite authors but only his stories featuring Lincoln Rhyme. His other stories involving different characters I've sampled I just didn't care for, for the most part.
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