
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.

Lincoln Rhyme

Amelia Donaghy

Thelma

Captain Howard Cheney

Detective Kenny Solomon

Eddie Ortiz

Richard Thompson

Dr. Barry Lehman

Steve, Amelia's Boyfriend

Detective Paulie Sellitto

Lieutenant Carl Hanson

Lindsay Rubin

Alan Rubin
Train Engineer

Grandfather

Granddaughter

NYU Student

Taxi Inspector
Young Boy
Ortiz's Mother
Girlfriend in Nightclub
Girl in Nightclub

Gas Worker

Gas Worker
Police Instructor

Cop in Apartment

Cop in Apartment

Bookstore Clerk

Rhyme's Sister
Rhyme's Niece

Amelia's Partner

Hot Dog Vendor

Ortiz's Assistant

Homicide Detective
Male Detective

Forensics Expert
Fingerprint Cop

Forensics Worker
Uniform Cop
Rescue Worker
Rescue Worker
Nurse

Customer in Antique Bookshop (uncredited)
News Reporter (uncredited)

NYPD Officer (uncredited)

Rescue Worker (uncredited)

Cop (uncredited)
Perp (uncredited)
1972-12-22
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