The eagerly anticipated new Rizzoli & Isles thriller from No.1 bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.
Rizzoli & Isles return, in the nail-biting new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.
Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles are investigating the gruesome murder of a nurse, whilst also protecting a young student from a stalker. But immersed in their day jobs, will they lose sight of something sinister happening much closer to home?
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Praise for Tess Gerritsen-
'Tess Gerritsen's clever plotting and medical knowledge give her thrillers that extra edge. Expect a white-knuckle ride to very dark places.'
PAULA HAWKINS
'Suspense doesn't get smarter than this.'
LEE CHILD
'Crime-writing at its nerve-tingling best.'
HARLAN COBEN
'Baby, you are going to be up all night.'
STEPHEN KING
'Gruesome, seductive and creepily credible.'
THE TIMES
'Hair-raising, nail-biting stuff.'
GUARDIAN
An engrossing read with great characters
Boston PD Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles again team up to solve the brutal murder of a widowed nurse in her home.
Meanwhile, Jane's mother Angela Rizzoli has two mysterious issues of her own to get to the bottom of - the disappearance of a local teenager and a suspicious couple who have moved into the vacant house across the road.
Tess Gerritsen's plotting is superb, with the story swinging back and forth enticingly between different narrators, maintaining the reader's interest throughout. I picked one aspect of the solution from about the midway point, but this didn't detract from my enjoyment of the ride to the end. Indeed, it occurs to me that Gerritsen deliberately gives the reader the experience of being ahead of the protagonists on occasion, creating an immersive reading experience. Jane Rizzoli, Maura Isles and Angela Rizzoli feel like old friends, all three strong women with fascinating backstories, identifiable and likeable, despite their various foibles.
I'd enthusiastically recommend Listen To Me to any reader who enjoys well-plotted police procedurals and crime-thrillers. While this is no cosy mystery, there is added domestic and character interest which add occasional light humour to the narrative.
Sarah, 05/09/2022
