“A true criminalist is a man akin to the creators of the Renaissance.” That's Lincoln Ryme, a forensic genius. The accident chained him to a wheelchair bed, but almost complete immobility does not prevent him from solving the most tricky puzzles when catching criminals. The police once again turn to Raim for help . In New York, there was a killer nicknamed the Bone Collector, acting with sophisticated cruelty. He throws at the crime scene "key" evidence, in which the script of the future murder is encrypted. Together with his partner Amelia Sacks, Lincoln gets into a fight with the Bone Collector, and this is primarily a duel of minds.