(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I have a vague recollection of seeing the movie of The Bone Collector quite a while ago… but all I really remember is the title and no further details, so I could be wrong about the film.
Anyway… even though this was a book that was later in the series, I still found it easy to follow. The descriptions of what was being done to the victims was really awful in parts, more so with what was left out about exactly what they were experiencing.
The characters in this book were really intriguing and it was interesting to see the relationship with Pam, especially. I thought it came across really well that the relationship there wasn’t really perfect, but still came across as believable, particularly with Amelia trying to protect a young woman who was trying to grow up.
There were a few things I didn’t quite follow in this book, but there were other things that I thought worked really well. I particularly liked that there were elements of humour in this book when it came to the undercover work. There was one thing in particular that I guessed, but a few other things that I didn’t see coming.
I haven’t read the other books in this series (that I recall), so I can’t comment on whether or not this has the same sort of plot… though the title isn’t as original as it could have been, considering the title of the first book. But I found it easy to read and the characters fairly interesting and well-rounded. There were some really creepy scenes that I thought worked really well and I’d probably read other books in this series at some point in the future.
Ink of Blood 