Bone Thief

This book is well written! It's fast pace had me finish it in one sitting. New York City is set as the backdrop for a fiendish series of killings. Lt. Driscoll of the NYPD, a tenacious cop, is called in to end the slaughter. The killer, he quickly realizes, is tracking his prey through the Internet. The pursuit ensues as the killings continue. A great read for the thriller fan!

Captivating read! The reader is drawn in on page one and the author never lets go. This is a fast paced psychological thriller set in New York City. It pits a dedicated police lieutenant against a brutal serial killer, who, like the title indicates, steals his victim's bones! Think Lucas Davenport tracking down Hannibal Lecter, stretched to the extreme. A quick read. Beware, though, this one should be read with the lights on!

Bone Thief by Thomas O'Callaghan was a fast, fun read that I enjoyed immensely. It is the type of book best read while waiting in an airport or whenever you have a few hours to kill. I read it in one sitting and it held my interest all the way through. I found the inside look at the NYPD's investigative techniques particularly fascinating. O'Callaghan has really done his homework here. Bone thief will never win the Nobel Prize for Literature, but if you are looking for a quick, enjoyable read that will keep you happily engrossed then this is the book for you.

As the title of this review indicates, Bone Thief is truly an excellent police thriller. Once you start reading, you simply can not put this book down---the ending of each chapter leaves you at the edge of your chair and you have no choice but to keep reading to see what happens next. I found the chapters about the police investigation to be particularly well-written and exciting. You can feel the intensity of the hunt for the killer and really get a sense of what a real-life homicide investigation must be like. I would HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone who likes a fast-paced thriller. I know that I can't wait for a sequel or even better, Bone Thief the movie!!!!!!

Bone Thief is one of the best debut novels I've read in this genre. If this suspense thriller does not scare the bejabbers out of you, nothing will. Very few fictional scenarios provide the punch and chills I experienced while reading Bone Thief. Characters and details were realistic and horror penetrated to the marrow. O'Callaghan's protagonist is Detective Lt. John Driscoll, a cop who dresses with panache and openly grieves his personal sorrows. When he's not working as a cop, Driscoll cares for his brain dead wife in the home they shared. His young daughter was killed in the same accident that left his wife a vegetable. This Irish Catholic cop is an appealing character, not only for his skill as an investigator but for his devotion to a wife whose existence depends on machines. The author skillfully weaves Driscoll's personal life with an investigation into murders perpetrated by a serial killer. Readers meet the serial killer early on. Colm Pierce is wealthy, intelligent, educated, multilingual, privileged, and hopelessly insane. His public persona is one of urbane normalcy. But Colm learned his insatiable desires and skills from Daddy, and nothing eases those desires like human bones. One boneless carcass after another turns up in carefully chosen sites around the city, and it's Driscoll's job to find the madman. Both Pierce and Driscoll speak fluent Old Irish, an interesting side plot that provides a few small clues. Bone Thief, in addition to being fast paced and intriguing, was technically realistic. Such realism added greatly to the plot as an experienced investigator tracks his equally adept and intelligent prey. This mystery thriller is highly recommended, but not for young or squeamish readers.