Author: Tess Gerritsen
Published: August 28th 2012 by Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover, 338 pages
Genre: Police Procedural
Series: Rizzoli & Isles #10
This tenth installment of Rizzoli and Isles was just twisty enough to keep my attention. Sure, from time to time, I had wondered where it was going, but with the mention of one little piece of the puzzle, my brain was tickled to the end.
Maura Isles is planning on a two-week vacation with her charge Julian Perkins, but first, she must stop off at a crime scene. The story is horrifying - parents and foster children murdered execution-style and one lone survivor, Teddy, able to get away. There isn’t much Maura can do that is until she reaches Evensong, the boarding school where Julian is enrolled, a school designed to help gifted children who have been traumatized by violence. Once there, she learns about two children that have suffered the same fate as Teddy. They also were lone survivors of brutal murders, and since Maura does not believe in coincidences, she begins to compare their stories to Teddy’s. Connecting the dots, along with the help of Jane Rizzoli, they uncover a story rooted in Italy involving the CIA, Icarus, and the damage left in the wake.
While parts of the novel are tied up, there is more to be answered. With what Maura finds out about the school and Anthony Sansone, the more she questions Julian’s safety and if The Mephisto Club is something that she may want to be part of or if there are ulterior motives for keeping her close.
Maura Isles is planning on a two-week vacation with her charge Julian Perkins, but first, she must stop off at a crime scene. The story is horrifying - parents and foster children murdered execution-style and one lone survivor, Teddy, able to get away. There isn’t much Maura can do that is until she reaches Evensong, the boarding school where Julian is enrolled, a school designed to help gifted children who have been traumatized by violence. Once there, she learns about two children that have suffered the same fate as Teddy. They also were lone survivors of brutal murders, and since Maura does not believe in coincidences, she begins to compare their stories to Teddy’s. Connecting the dots, along with the help of Jane Rizzoli, they uncover a story rooted in Italy involving the CIA, Icarus, and the damage left in the wake.
While parts of the novel are tied up, there is more to be answered. With what Maura finds out about the school and Anthony Sansone, the more she questions Julian’s safety and if The Mephisto Club is something that she may want to be part of or if there are ulterior motives for keeping her close.
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