Rizzoli & Isles : I know a secret : a novel

Format:

Book

Title:

Rizzoli & Isles : I know a secret : a novel

Other title(s):

Rizzoli and Isles : I know a secret

I know a secret

Author:

Gerritsen, Tess author

ISBN:

9780345543882

9781683245643

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Ballantine Books, [2017]

Physical Description:

318 pages ; 25 cm

Series title(s):

Rizzoli & Isles novel.

Number in series:

[BK. 12]

Summary:

"The crime scene is unlike any that Detective Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles have ever before encountered. The woman lies in apparently peaceful repose on her bed, and Maura finds no apparent cause of death, but there is no doubt the woman is indeed dead. The victim's eyes have been removed and placed in the palm of her hand, a gesture that echoes the terrifying films she produces. Is a crazed movie fan reenacting scenes from those disturbing films? When another victim is found, again with no apparent cause of death, again with a grotesquely staged crime scene, Jane and Maura realize the killer has widened his circle of targets. He's chosen one particular woman for his next victim, and she knows he's coming for her next. She's the only one who can help Jane and Maura catch the killer. But she knows a secret. And it's a secret she'll never tell"-- Provided by publisher.

Personal Subject:

Rizzoli, Jane, Detective (Fictitious character)-Fiction.

Isles, Maura (Fictitious character)-Fiction.

Rizzoli, Jane, Detective (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01202253

Isles, Maura (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01762429

Subject(s):

Policewomen -- Fiction.

Women forensic scientists -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Detective and mystery fiction.

Fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Suspense fiction.

Holds:

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Summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles--the inspiration for the smash hit TNT series--continue their bestselling crime-solving streak, as they pursue a shadowy psychopath keeping secrets and taking lives.

"Suspense doesn't get smarter than this."--Lee Child

Two separate homicides, at different locations, with unrelated victims, have more in common than just being investigated by Boston PD detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles. In both cases, the bodies bear startling wounds--yet the actual cause of death is unknown. It's a doubly challenging case for the cop and the coroner to be taking on, at a fraught time for both of them. As Jane struggles to save her mother from the crumbling marriage that threatens to bury her, Maura grapples with the imminent death of her own mother--infamous serial killer Amalthea Lank.

While Jane tends to her mother, there's nothing Maura can do for Amalthea, except endure one final battle of wills with the woman whose shadow has haunted her all her life. Though succumbing to cancer, Amalthea hasn't lost her taste for manipulating her estranged daughter--this time by dangling a cryptic clue about the two bizarre murders Maura and Jane are desperately trying to solve.

But whatever the dying convict knows is only a piece of the puzzle. Soon the investigation leads to a secretive young woman who survived a shocking abuse scandal, an independent horror film that may be rooted in reality, and a slew of martyred saints who died cruel and unusual deaths. And just when Rizzoli and Isles think they've cornered a devilish predator, the long-buried past rears its head--and threatens to engulf more innocent lives, including their own.

Praise for I Know a Secret: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

"Tess Gerritsen brings back Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles to tackle another baffling mystery . . . weaving a thriller that slowly unfolds in unexpected ways. . . . Rizzoli and Isles feel like real people, and readers who are fans of either the book series or the former TV show know there's an emotional angle to the proceedings and care about everything that happens to the duo. . . . Gerritsen writes effortlessly, and this is another stellar entry in the series." --Associated Press

"The unforgettable team of Rizzoli and Isles is back working on a chilling and difficult case. . . . The twists and turns this novel takes will force Gerritsen's heroines to face difficult emotions and their own biases. As always, Gerritsen is a master storyteller!" -- RT Book Reviews

"The characters converge in dynamic, diabolical ways and, in doing so, reveal past events that continue to haunt the present day. . . . Gerritsen continues to surprise with the depth and range of her storytelling ambitions. . . . Like the best of big-screen boogeyman blockbusters, there's complex villainy, a distortion between appearance and reality, and a third-act plot twist that will both surprise and satisfy. This one's a tasty treat with substance." --CriminalElement.com

"Be prepared for an exciting ride with unexpected twists and terrific writing." -- Library Journal

Author Notes

Tess Gerritsen was born on June 12, 1953 in San Diego, California. She received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco. While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. Her first novel, Call After Midnight was published in 1987. It was followed by eight more romantic suspense novels. She also wrote the screenplay, Adrift, which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson.

Her first medical thriller, Harvest, was published in 1996. She is the author of the Rizzoli and Isles series, which was adapted into a television show. She has won several awards including the Nero Wolfe Award for Vanish and the Rita Award for The Surgeon. She retired from the medical field and writes full-time. Her other novels include Presumed Guilty, Harvest, Gravity, The Bone Garden, and Playing with Fire.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (4)

Publisher's Weekly Review

The bitterness of a Boston winter doesn't hinder a killer with a knack for gruesome murders, in bestseller Gerritsen's twisty 12th Rizzoli & Isles mystery (after 2014's Die Again). As Det. Jane Rizzoli puzzles out why the murderer is selecting seemingly unrelated victims, medical examiner Maura Isles struggles to discover what exactly killed them. Dogged police work ties the victims-a woman burned to death, a filmmaker with her eyes removed, and a man pierced with arrows-to an infamous child abuse case at a local day care center. When a fourth person connected to the abuse case disappears, Rizzoli must protect troubled Holly Devine, the only remaining child abuse victim in the day care case and the next person on the killer's list. Meanwhile, Rizzoli must bear witness to her mother's growing unhappiness in a loveless marriage, and Isles's biological mother, cold-blooded murderer Amalthea Lank, has once again found a way to sink her claws into her daughter's psyche. Gerritsen smoothly blends her leads' domestic dramas with the hunt for the ruthless killer. Agent: Meg Ruley, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

The latest in the Rizzoli and Isles series (Die Again, 2014, etc.) mixes martyrdom, murder, and mystery.Indie filmmaker Cassandra Coyle's body is found with what medical examiner Maura Isles calls "bilateral globe enucleation" and what Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli calls "someone cut out her eyeballs." The corpse reminds Isles and her priest friend of Lucy, patron saint of the blind. More strange murders follow, apparently mimicking the terrible deaths of other saints. Timothy McDougal, for example, dies with three arrows in his chest, like Sebastian, patron saint of archers. Meanwhile, Rizzoli and Isles learn that Coyle and her associates had been making Mr. Simian, a horror flick featuring similar killings. Coyle and the other victims, all young adults, were among the accusers 20 years earlier of a man named Martin Stanek in the Apple Tree Daycare child molestation scandal, and they have all died since his release from prison. So Stanek looks good for the murders, but as a Coyle colleague says: "Horror 101the killer's always the person you least suspect." Young Lizzie DiPalma disappeared from the school back then, and her presumed murder remains a mystery. Another former student, Bill Sullivan, now is missing and perhaps dead, and Rizzoli puzzles over the cause of death in two more apparent homicides. Into this gruesome mix are added the personal lives of Rizzoli and IslesIsles visits her dying biological mother, Almalthea Lank, a convicted serial killer serving multiple life sentences. Luckily, Isles was adopted away from her "family of monsters" and raised well, proving that "one's true family is defined not by DNA but by love." Gerritsen's fans won't be surprised at the grisly crimes or the graphic autopsiesnot for nothing is Dr. Maura Isles nicknamed "Boston's Queen of the Dead." One character's statement that "sometimes up really is down" applies to this complex and enjoyable story. It's a worthy addition to the series. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles pool their resources to find the killer of a young woman found with no signs of trauma or a struggle but holding her eyes in one hand. The woman belongs to a group of horror-movie filmmakers (passionate wannabes, funded by the victim's indulgent father). The grotesque death scene echoes one in their films. A second mutilation murder follows, also ghastly, this time with religious iconography. While Rizzoli and Isles try to decipher the motive behind these murders, another narrative voice emerges, that of a woman with a deep secret in her past. Figuring out whether this woman is predator or prey proves fascinating more so, in fact, than following Rizzoli and Isles' investigation. The interplay between the leads lacks depth here, depending too much on what readers may know of the characters from previous episodes in the long-running series. Fans of the books, and the popular TNT series based on them, won't mind, but new readers may be disappointed.--Fletcher, Connie Copyright 2017 Booklist

Library Journal Review

In light of the cancellation of the TNT series Rizzoli & Isles after seven seasons, it's exciting that Gerritsen will continue to write about these wonderful characters. Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles investigate a series of murders in which the killer is reenacting scenes from horror films. Be prepared for an exciting ride with unexpected twists and terrific writing. [See Prepub Alert, 1/20/17.] © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.