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.
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"If you are like me then you are a huge Tess Gerritsen Fan and have or been dying to get your hands on her latest The Silent Girl - I know I have. It's been months since I first put my name on the waiting list at the library but it has finally arrived and I read it in one day :). The Silent Girl features three different time periods. The first is Nineteen years ago , when it was said that a Chinese cook named Mr. Wu went on a killing spree in a Chinatown restaurant and murdered five people and then shot himself dead , the second is a time period unknown when a girl is being followed and given an important task to avenge the death of her parents and the final timestamp is seven years later when our novel is set and a girl is found dead on top of a Chinatown building. Are all these deaths connected ?? and is Mr Wu , truly innocent ? . As the novel goes along we discover that the set-up of a murder/suicide was not the case and that after the death of the five people , two of their daughters went missing - are the cases connected and if so , who is wanting to remind them of the past and what really happened that fateful night nineteen years ago ? . The Silent Girl does and proves what Tess does best with providing the readers a great thrilling and suspenseful filled read. In other news, we discover that Frost was married to Alice and his now undergoing a separation , Jane is married to Gabriel and has a two and half year old Daughter named Regina , Maura has adopted the houseguest of Rat Perkins who saved her life in Ice Cold and it seems Angie - Jane's mother is about to marry Korsack.Find out all this and more in The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen , a novel worth reading."
— Paula (5 out of 5 stars)
" I tried reading this a few times on my Kindle, but it took me downloading it from Audible to really get into it. I'm so glad I finally read it though, because the plot is intricate and there were several surprises. Thankfully the next book in the series is already awaiting me on my audible account! "
— Kate, 2/20/2014" I really loved this book. My first time reading her Rizzoli & Isles Novel. It was one thoes mystery/crime books that you would carry everywhere with you because its that good. Tess is a Gifted writer. I loved the voice of the character Fang, the place of chinatown and how the story kept building up to the final end.I even loved how she incorporate the ancient Chinese Fables in the mystery. I'm really looking forward to reading more books by her. "
— Rhina, 2/13/2014" Outstanding, funny, mysterious i love it "
— Fernanda, 2/11/2014" Great book! I love this series and this book was no exception. Unlike the last book in the series, this one focuses mainly on Jane Rizzoli, although Isles makes definite appearances. What I loved about this was the infusion of Chinese culture and folk lore. Also, Gerritsen kept me guessing as to "who done it" almost til the very end (which is something I appreciate in a mystery). Definitely recommend this one. "
— Shannon, 2/8/2014" Very good, typical Tess, work but with heaps of turns and suspense till the last page.. "
— Neville, 2/6/2014" Needed more Maura, but I love Rizzoli enough that I survived :) loved the story and the mystery this time, and LOVED the conclusion. "
— Alicia, 2/5/2014" Gerritsen is a true master at creating a mystery that, even as a seasoned fictional crime reader, you cannot quite figure out. I thoroughly enjoy this series because of this. The twists & surprises keep you guessing, however wrong those guesses may be. "
— Colby, 2/3/2014" haven't read others in the series. good, but predictable. would rec for easy read. "
— Emily, 1/23/2014" Another great entry in the Rizzoli & Isles series! "
— Maureen, 1/15/2014" Awesome, awesome, awesome. I loved it. I can't wait to read more books about Tam!!!!! I love how so many characters come back in all of her stories. Tam and Rat and Anthony Sansone and Lily (i think). I wish my favorite writers could write as fast as I can read. ;) "
— Meredith, 1/15/2014" Gerritsen writes well even when the subject matter is grim and gruesome. I'm becoming a real fan of hers but his one I actually could have done without. Too dark. "
— Karleene, 1/10/2014Tess Gerritsen, a former phyisican, is the internationally bestselling author of Harvest, Life Support, The Silent Girl, and The Surgeon, a work for which she won the RITA Award and the Nero Award. She also wrote a screenplay, Adrift, which was made into a movie for television in 1993. Her series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles is the inspiration for the TNT television series Rizzoli & Isles. Gerritsen currently lives in Maine.
Tanya Eby is a novelist and an audiobook narrator who has earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards and been nominated for the Audie Award. She has a BA degree in English language and literature and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine.