bookfairy99's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoy the Rizzoli and Isles TV show, so I picked up this book thinking it would have a similar feel to the showI’ve been watching. It didn’t. Not at all! Rizzoli and Isles (the show) is light and a little fluffy… I call each episode a mini forensic chick flick, and I suppose I was expecting forensic chick lit from the novel. Instead I got a serious, intense crime thriller. Which was fabulous, but not at all what I expected. I was also very surprised to see there was no mention of Dr. Isles at all. She wasn’t a character in this novel, and for a series called “Rizzoli and Isles”, it really surprised me that she doesn’t even warrant a mention. Those are minor quibbles, though. I really enjoyed Gerritsen’s writing style, and the book hooked me from the beginning and kept me engaged until the last page. I’ll definitely be reading the next in this series.
annm1121's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty good murder-mystery thriller. A bit gory. Little heavy on the gender discrimination plot line.
mackenzierm's review against another edition
4.0
As it turns out, I've read this book before. The other day I picked it up at the local used book store after reading the synopsis on the back thinking it sounded really interesting, but also in a way familiar. I started it this morning and got half way through before realizing exactly why the events in the book felt familiar.
It's an amazing book, I'd recommend it to anyone who loves suspense. Tess is a talented author, I hope to read more novels she's written in the near future.
It's an amazing book, I'd recommend it to anyone who loves suspense. Tess is a talented author, I hope to read more novels she's written in the near future.
meloches's review against another edition
4.0
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Tess Gerritsen is one of my favourite authors. This novel, the first of the Rizzoli and Isles series, was absolutely amazing. It was well written, smart and downright terrifying. I found myself looking over my shoulder while I read this book.
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Tess Gerritsen is one of my favourite authors. This novel, the first of the Rizzoli and Isles series, was absolutely amazing. It was well written, smart and downright terrifying. I found myself looking over my shoulder while I read this book.
terppsi's review against another edition
2.0
Quite a page turner, but I could have done without the romantic interest, which was a bit of a cliché, and certainly without the detailed descriptions of operations.
So I guess hospital thrillers are definetily not my thing.
So I guess hospital thrillers are definetily not my thing.
jessicaatinaa's review against another edition
4.0
I've read Tess Gerritsen's short stories and I loved them so I decided to start reading the Rizzoli and Isles series from the beginning and I was not disappointed at all. She's got a way of when i just start thinking I have it all figured out,there's another twist or piece of evidence that keeps me guessing and interested right until the very last page of the book. I am very excited to keep reading the series and build on the characters and be introduced to Maura! :)
catvonb's review against another edition
2.0
I'm conflicted about this book. I really wanted to know how it ended, but it annoyed me incredibly. I had to look up so many times when this book was written (2001, for your information), because it seemed to date from either 1950 or 1901. All the women seem to be angry and all the men immediately fall in love with the prettiest lady. Luckily, the female characters gain some depth later in the book, but it took way too long.
And then there is the part where I thought this book was written in 1901. At some point a black man enters the stage and she continually talks about the 'nigger'. Come on! Who still uses that word?! In 2001?! This is ridiculous. It isn't like it is said by one of the more racist characters in the book, it is used as a description. Please tell me this was only in there because I read a translation.
So, there it is. A misogynistic book with the word nigger in it, with a very exciting plot I really wanted to know. What the hell kind of rating do you give that?!
And then there is the part where I thought this book was written in 1901. At some point a black man enters the stage and she continually talks about the 'nigger'. Come on! Who still uses that word?! In 2001?! This is ridiculous. It isn't like it is said by one of the more racist characters in the book, it is used as a description. Please tell me this was only in there because I read a translation.
So, there it is. A misogynistic book with the word nigger in it, with a very exciting plot I really wanted to know. What the hell kind of rating do you give that?!
kirjanpuutostila's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0