NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Rizzoli & Isles now a series on TNT In the murky shadows of Boston’s Chinatown lies a severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to that hand, a red-haired woman dressed in black, her head nearly decapitated. Two strands of silver hair—not human—cling to her body. They are homicide cop Jane Rizzoli’s only clues, but they’re enough for … Jane Rizzoli’s only clues, but they’re enough for her and medical examiner Maura Isles to make the startling discovery: that this violent death had a chilling prequel. Nineteen years earlier, a horrifying murder-suicide in a Chinatown restaurant left five people dead. One woman connected to that massacre is still alive—a mysterious martial arts master who is now the target of someone, or something, deeply and relentlessly evil. Cracking a crime with bone-chilling echoes of an ancient Chinese legend, Rizzoli and Isles must outwit an unseen enemy with centuries of cunning—and a swift, avenging blade.
Don’t miss Tess Gerritsen’s short story “Freaks” in the back of the eBook.
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The Silent Girl is another great Rizzoli and Isles tale. A body with a severed hand and a nearly severed head is discovered in Boston’s Chinatown. The only clues for homicide investigator Jane Rizzoli are two strands of silver hair, not human. The building once held a restaurant called the Red Phoenix. The Red Phoenix had a sordid history. Missing …
This book has a strange plot…almost, but not quite supernatural. It delves into Chinese culture and lore with some interesting results. A new character is introduced and he promises to be an interesting addition to future books.
I love all of her books, great writer!
Love Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles they are a wonderful team and the stories are always entertaining and interesting. Beware, these will keep you up late page turning until you reach the end!
always up for Rizzoli & Iles, this book was particularly interesting due to a lesson in Chinese history & articles of war. kept me guessing til the very end.
All her books are a good read have read them all
Rizzoli and Isles are great!
This is a great series.
I made a mistake and meant this review for the Silent Patient not The Silent Girl.
Great reliable author for an interesting read.
Love this author and try to read all her books.
Love action realistic and entertaining story lines which this author delivers!
On my own rating system I started a few years ago, I rated this the most stars I give.
This series always has interesting plot twists and turns.
Always entertaining
Another fav author on my list
Another Tess Gerritson page-turner!
Detective Jane Rizzoli and ME Maura Isles are called to a crime scene in Chinatown where a severed hand was found in an alley that eventually led to a female corpse on the rooftop of one of the adjacent buildings. Clues are scarce but eventually lead them to a 19-year old case where five people died in an apparent murder-suicide at a restaurant …
When a girl dressed in all black is found dead on a rooftop with her hand severed and her head nearly severed, Jane’s investigation leads her to a Chinatown restaurant where 19 years ago there was a massacre. As she looks into the massacre she finds a link between 2 of the victims. They both had daughters disappear over the years. Now Jane must …
Wish we still had them on TV. Always a good read.
This is a series that I enjoy reading. I always look forward to the next book in the series
Love the Rizzoli and Isles books.