My husband and I were thrilled to see that NBC was bringing one of
our favorite book series to the small screen this winter: the series of
mysteries/thrillers by Jeffrey Deaver, starring paraplegic criminologist
Lincoln Rhyme. The new series is called Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector,
referring to the main character and the title of the first book in the
series. Featuring a great cast and suspenseful mysteries, we are
thoroughly enjoying this new show so far.
In the
beginning of the first episode, we see how Lincoln Rhyme, played by
Russell Hornsby, came to be in his current state, confined to his home.
While tracking a serial killer dubbed The Bone Collector, the killer
gets the best of Lincoln, and the detective ends up falling from a
height flat on his back and unable to move, as the killer taunts him and
sneaks away. The show then flashes forward three years to the present.
Lincoln is confined to his home, able to move only his head and a few
fingers, aided by a lot of expensive electronic systems and a nurse.
When a series of murders in the city appears to indicate the return of
The Bone Collector, Lincoln's old boss Michael Selitto, played by
Michael Imperioli, consults with Lincoln. Lincoln chooses a young NYPD
officer, Amelia Sachs (played by Arielle Kebbel), to wear a body cam and
investigate the crime scenes with him watching from home. With that,
the partnership between Lincoln and Amelia is born. In each episode, the
two investigate a difficult case, along with a forensics team and
Detective Selitto, but all the while the threat of The Bone Collector
(who seems to have gone back underground) is in the background.
So
far, the show is an excellent recreation of the outstanding novels. The
characters are slightly different than as described in the books (my
husband says they didn't make Lincoln nearly cranky and mean enough),
but the essence of the stories is here: a brilliant but paralyzed
forensic criminologist paired with a young female police officer solving
unsolvable crimes. Each episode presents a new case that grabs the
team's attention, while the tension around The Bone Collector slowly
builds. The audience can see who the Bone Collector is and what he's
doing, so that adds to the suspense. When the killer makes it clear that
he knows who Amelia is and targets her family, as he did years ago with
Lincoln's, the stakes are even higher. The weekly mystery plots are
twisty and compelling, the cast is outstanding, and the suspense keeps
growing. We've watched the first three episodes so far and can't wait to
see more--Lincoln Rhyme has quickly become one of our favorite TV shows that we wait for each week!
Lincoln Rhyme
airs Fridays at 8 pm Eastern time on NBC. We watch it On Demand, and
for now, all three episodes are also available for free on the NBC website. It is also available on Amazon for $1.99 an episode or $19.99 for the full first season.
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