in. They themselves are out to attain perfection in their already distinguished careers. Through the main characters, and the plots of both novels, characteristics of the other novel are clearly evident and as well the underlying theme of perf

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at if she wants to catch the killer that she has to raise herself to the same level as him.

In "The Bone Collector" the villain is very "copycat" like. He bases all of his killings on a historical novel that deals with a serial killer terrorizing old Manhattan Island. With every serial killer there is a passion, an inspiration, this unidentified subject takes his passion from human bones.

However, the bone collector does not mimic the exact footsteps of James Schneider, the serial killer in the old novel, because the bone collector enjoys watching his victims die. Unlike other criminals, the unidentified subject in this novel wants to lead the NYPD to the next crime scenes so that they can possibly save the victim. The reader can really tell that the bone collector has some compassion for his victims, not only because he leads the police to the next scene, but also because he actually spares some of them and gives them a chance to live. The bone collector's perfection comes by trying to mimic James Schneider, however he never really reaches perfection because he cannot outsmart Lincoln Rhyme's forensic knowledge.

Parker Kincaid had recently retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's forensics department. While there he was the top document examiner in the country. And now retired, Kincaid continues to examine document, specifically historical documents from past political leaders that were questioned to have been forged replica's. Parker Kincaids challenge isn't a physical one like Lincoln Rhyme's, it his children. Kincaid is currently in the middle of a custody battle over his two children. And if he were to take this case for the FBI then he would be under fire from his ex-wife. However, he reluctantly decides to help out with the case under the condition that it is not made known that he is involved with the case in fear of his ex-wife finding out.

In "The Devil's Teardrop" the reader discovers a very similar character to Amelia Sachs. Margaret Lukas is relatively new Special Agent for the FBI. When the case of the digger comes to the bureau, she becomes head officer on it as her supervisor is away on vacation. As Lukas assembles her team of investigators Parker Kincaid is invited aboard in order to examine the ransom letter. Like Sachs, Lukas' first impression of Parker Kincaid is very feeble. She finds him "old fashioned" and cannot adapt to his ways of doing forensic work. However, there is something that Lukas sees in Parker Kincaid that she can adapt to, his over-protectiveness of his children. Years ago Lukas was married and lost her son and her husband in a terrifying plane crash. While working with Kincaid she begins

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