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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"The latest Rizzoli and Isles book is a good effort. Several strange murders seem to be connected to a massacre that took place in a Chinese restaurant in Boston 19 years before. Was the blame unfairly placed on a cook who committed suicide at the scene? Rizzoli and Isles seek to solve the current crimes and also the one from the past?"
— Lee (4 out of 5 stars)
" Surprisingly enjoyable and not tedious at all! "
— DeliaC, 2/6/2014" Took about 5 hours to read. Good, fast paced, slightly repeating some themes. More a Rizzoli book than a Rizzoli and Isles book. "
— Emily, 2/5/2014" Pretty good. I'm not a fan of the t.v. show, but enjoyed the book. Standard murder mystery. "
— Sharon, 2/4/2014" One of Gerritsen's best. I loved finding out about Boston's Chinatown. Rizzoli and Isles are my favorite characters. "
— Jill, 2/1/2014" Another good read in this series. "
— David, 1/29/2014" I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It has myths and mystery mixed into the plot. It also has twisted and turns and keeps you guessing for the whole book. "
— Jenna, 1/28/2014" The ususal characters....Rizzoli, Isles, Frost, etc. This time going back in time to solve a mass murder in Boston's Chinatown. Real good plot that doesn't solve the crime until the very end of the story. Could be a good movie someday. "
— Ron, 1/26/2014" Really enjoyed all the Chinese references. Gotta love the Monkey King. "
— Mindy, 1/23/2014" Really good book. Her books are always well-written & this one kept you guessing as to where it was going. "
— Kathy, 1/17/2014" Another good book by Tess. This book did not have as tight a grip on me as the others, but I was still intrigued throughout. Will the new officer be a recurring character? I liked his style. "
— Dottie, 1/13/2014" Simply stated...I could not put down this book! "
— Jazzie077, 10/27/2013Tess 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.