The Silent Girl, Tess Gerritsen
The Silent Girl, Tess Gerritsen
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The Silent Girl
A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

Author: Tess Gerritsen

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Abridged: 5 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2011


Synopsis

In the murky shadows of an alley lies a female’s severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to that hand, a red-haired woman dressed all in black, the body nearly decapitated. Two strands of silver hair—not human—cling to her body. They are Rizzoli’s only clues, but they’re enough for her and medical examiner Maura Isles to make a startling discovery: 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 knows a secret she dares not tell, a secret that lives and breathes in the shadows of Chinatown. A secret that may not even be human. Now she’s the target of someone, or something, deeply and relentlessly evil.Cracking a crime resonating 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.

About Tess Gerritsen

It is pretty rare for someone to achieve a Medical Doctor degree, become a practicing physician, and a very successful author. That is the career path followed by Tess Gerritsen, an internationally bestselling author. Tess graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Anthropology, then her MD. from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. From there, began her interesting journey.

Tess went to work as a physician in Honolulu, Hawaii, and during a maternity leave from that job, she wrote her first romantic suspense novel, Call After Midnight, which was followed by eight other such novels. She also wrote a screenplay, Adrift, which became a 1993 CBS movie starring Kate Jackson.

The author then began writing medical thrillers in 1996, with her novel, Harvest, which was her debut on the New York Times bestseller list. More than 15 books in the medical suspense genre followed. They were all aptly named, such as.....Life Support, Bloodstream, The Surgeon, The Bone Garden, and several others. Her books have been published in many countries, with over 30 million copies being sold internationally.

Tess Gerritsen's series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles inspired the very successful TNT television series, Rizzoli and Isles. She is now retired from medicine, and continues to write full time from her home in Maine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi on December 29, 2023

Another great “Vacation 2020” book! I love how these mysteries just get better with each book. Not only does Gerritsen deepen our insight into her co-leading characters’ lives but her mysteries have become more interesting, more layered, and slightly less procedural. I loved all the Chinese mythology......more

Goodreads review by Jonetta on December 10, 2018

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......more

Goodreads review by Damo on February 25, 2024

The grisly discovery of a severed hand in a Chinatown alleyway is the start of this fast-paced 9th entry in the highly regarded Rizzoli and Isles series. Jane Rizzoli and her partner, Frost, are called out to investigate while the beleaguered Maura Isles plays her part providing support as the count......more