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the_red_one's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
shailydc's review against another edition
4.0
This short story was a lot more interesting and thought out than [b:Freaks|11407573|Freaks (Rizzoli & Isles, #8.5)|Tess Gerritsen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1326105339s/11407573.jpg|16340349].
avareadssometimes's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
momentum262's review
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
4.0
Very good for such a short novella, sharp, gripping, good characterization - as expected from one of my favorite female authors!
patchworkbunny's review against another edition
3.0
When Maura Isles meets a handsome man at a fundraiser, she welcomes a bit of harmless flirtation. Or that’s what she thinks. The next day she wakes up on her couch with no memory of how she got there. Had she really drunk that much? When Rizzoli turns up at her door with questions, Maura starts to worry. A dead man has been found in the park and he has her business card.
John Doe is a digital short in Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli and Isles series. I’m not sure the plot suited itself to a shorter format as it started out like a full length novel and then had to speed up to get everything wrapped up by the end. There are some situations that lend themselves to short fiction but a serial rapist and a cold case seem a bit much to wrap up in a couple of days.
Saying that, it’s a good little read to pass an hour or so and will help keep fans going until the next instalment, Last to Die, is out later this month.
John Doe is a digital short in Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli and Isles series. I’m not sure the plot suited itself to a shorter format as it started out like a full length novel and then had to speed up to get everything wrapped up by the end. There are some situations that lend themselves to short fiction but a serial rapist and a cold case seem a bit much to wrap up in a couple of days.
Saying that, it’s a good little read to pass an hour or so and will help keep fans going until the next instalment, Last to Die, is out later this month.
pewterwolf's review against another edition
4.0
Review Taken From The Pewter Wolf
Dr Maura Isles is at a boring social event. So when a good looking young man chats her up, she's thrilled. And then... nothing. She can't remember anything about that night after he goes gets her a glass of champagne. She's at home, with Jane Rizzoli banging on her front door with two pieces of news. A man is dead - and he has Maura's address in his pocket...
As someone who follows the TV show, Rizzoli and Isles (which the book series is inspired from), this short story sounded very similar to an episode in season 4 called Killer in High Heels. This is one of the main reasons I held off reading this till now.
But once I started reading this, I realised that the two are very different. The TV show pushes Maura into a situation we have never seen her in - a prison. Whereas the book took a much darker turn in questioning how sexual assault is handled by the Police.
I was hooked in reading this - like I said, it's been FOREVER since I read Tess Gerritsen and I haven't got any of her latest books on my TBR pile! - and while I think most crime fans will read this and go "Typical eNovella thriller", I'm quite excited to go back to her again. It's been too long. Maybe I will reread [b:Body Double|591907|Body Double (Rizzoli & Isles, #4)|Tess Gerritsen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1277923751s/591907.jpg|1009035] (my first Tess Gerritsen), [b:Vanish|591908|Vanish (Rizzoli & Isles, #5)|Tess Gerritsen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1277923779s/591908.jpg|2692184] or [b:The Mephisto Club|1249659|The Mephisto Club (Rizzoli & Isles, #6)|Tess Gerritsen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1277923845s/1249659.jpg|216590]... Or should I try her latest...?
Dr Maura Isles is at a boring social event. So when a good looking young man chats her up, she's thrilled. And then... nothing. She can't remember anything about that night after he goes gets her a glass of champagne. She's at home, with Jane Rizzoli banging on her front door with two pieces of news. A man is dead - and he has Maura's address in his pocket...
As someone who follows the TV show, Rizzoli and Isles (which the book series is inspired from), this short story sounded very similar to an episode in season 4 called Killer in High Heels. This is one of the main reasons I held off reading this till now.
But once I started reading this, I realised that the two are very different. The TV show pushes Maura into a situation we have never seen her in - a prison. Whereas the book took a much darker turn in questioning how sexual assault is handled by the Police.
I was hooked in reading this - like I said, it's been FOREVER since I read Tess Gerritsen and I haven't got any of her latest books on my TBR pile! - and while I think most crime fans will read this and go "Typical eNovella thriller", I'm quite excited to go back to her again. It's been too long. Maybe I will reread [b:Body Double|591907|Body Double (Rizzoli & Isles, #4)|Tess Gerritsen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1277923751s/591907.jpg|1009035] (my first Tess Gerritsen), [b:Vanish|591908|Vanish (Rizzoli & Isles, #5)|Tess Gerritsen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1277923779s/591908.jpg|2692184] or [b:The Mephisto Club|1249659|The Mephisto Club (Rizzoli & Isles, #6)|Tess Gerritsen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1277923845s/1249659.jpg|216590]... Or should I try her latest...?
diav's review against another edition
4.0
Great read, even if it is a short story. Tess Gerritsen always impresses me with her stories. :)
allimae's review against another edition
2.0
Good plot, but the story is too compact. It reads as notes about plot that are going to be written into a full-length book, but never were. I still enjoyed it though.