INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER For the second time in his short life, fourteen-year-old Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Orphaned once more when his foster family is murdered, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turn—until the Boston PD puts Detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime … of violent crime learn vital skills of survival. But even behind locked gates, Jane fears that Evensong’s benefactors aren’t the only ones watching. And when she learns of two other students whose pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddy’s, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind. Joining forces with medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane races to stop an obsessed killer’s twisted quest—before an unspeakable secret dooms the children’s fate.
Don’t miss Tess Gerritsen’s short story “John Doe,” and a sneak peek of her novel, Girl Missing, in the back of the book.
“One of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today.”—The Providence Journal
“[Tess] Gerritsen has a knack for creating great characters and mysterious plots that seem straightforward but also dazzle with complexity and twists.”—Associated Press
“An exciting and puzzling mystery . . . [Last to Die] is a key book in a series that keeps getting better and better.”—Bookreporter
“Gerritsen skillfully heightens the tension right up to the suspenseful ending.”—Booklist
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I found this book to be riveting, couldn’t put it down. Tess brought the characters to life and the story haunted me. I highly recommend it to anyone.
Suspenseful!!!
Love all the Rizzoli and Isles books
Jane and Maura join forces to protect a young boy whose family has been murdered. The murderer isn’t finished and Jane and Maura may have also gotten in his sights! Scary good read!
I love the Rizzoli & Isles series (both book and tv). This book has a short story in it as well and both were great reads. Enjoy
A good read
What are the chances of 3 kids having faced the same tragedy in the same week and then another tragedy years later? Not very likely, but that is the case of 3 kids at Evensong, a boarding school for kids who have been victims of violent crimes. Maura is at the school visiting Rat and her and Rizzoli work together to figure out what connects the 3 …
Somehow I failed to record this book when I read it earlier this month. I enjoyed it enough to want to read the entire series starting with book 1.
This is a great series. Both characters are dynamic and are a perfect match. Very entertaining.
Why would someone kill the families of three different children then slaughter the families that adopted them? That’s the basic premise of Last To Die and it’s a good one. Unfortunately, Gerritsen doesn’t deliver what could have been a great book.
On the plus side, she didn’t give us another serial killer novel – something she’s overly fond of. …