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Rizzoli & Isles #4
Body Double
Maura Isles deals with death. As a pathologist in downtown Boston, she has seen more than her share of corpses. But never before has the body on the medical examiner's table been her own.
There can be no denying the evidence though. The dead woman is her mirror image right down to the most intimate physical details. Even more chilling is the discovery that they share the same birth date and blood type.
Then a DNA test confirms that Maura's mysterious double is indeed her twin sister, and suddenly an already bizarre murder investigation becomes a disturbing excursion into a past full of dark and deadly secrets ...
443 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 17, 2004
About the author
Tess Gerritsen
197 books19.6k followersInternationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D.
While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. In 1987, her first novel was published. Call After Midnight, a romantic thriller, was followed by eight more romantic suspense novels. She also wrote a screenplay, "Adrift", which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson.
Tess's first medical thriller, Harvest, was released in hardcover in 1996, and it marked her debut on the New York Times bestseller list. Her suspense novels since then have been: Life Support (1997), Bloodstream (1998), Gravity (1999), The Surgeon (2001), The Apprentice (2002), The Sinner (2003), Body Double (2004), Vanish (2005), The Mephisto Club (2006), and The Bone Garden (2007). Her books have been translated into 31 languages, and more than 15 million copies have been sold around the world.
As well as being a New York Times bestselling author, she has also been a #1 bestseller in both Germany and the UK. She has won both the Nero Wolfe Award (for Vanish) and the Rita Award (for The Surgeon.) Critics around the world have praised her novels as "Pulse-pounding fun" (Philadelphia Inquirer), "Scary and brilliant" (Toronto Globe and Mail), and "Polished, riveting prose" (Chicago Tribune). Publisher Weekly has dubbed her the "medical suspense queen".
Now retired from medicine, she writes full time. She lives in Maine.
While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. In 1987, her first novel was published. Call After Midnight, a romantic thriller, was followed by eight more romantic suspense novels. She also wrote a screenplay, "Adrift", which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson.
Tess's first medical thriller, Harvest, was released in hardcover in 1996, and it marked her debut on the New York Times bestseller list. Her suspense novels since then have been: Life Support (1997), Bloodstream (1998), Gravity (1999), The Surgeon (2001), The Apprentice (2002), The Sinner (2003), Body Double (2004), Vanish (2005), The Mephisto Club (2006), and The Bone Garden (2007). Her books have been translated into 31 languages, and more than 15 million copies have been sold around the world.
As well as being a New York Times bestselling author, she has also been a #1 bestseller in both Germany and the UK. She has won both the Nero Wolfe Award (for Vanish) and the Rita Award (for The Surgeon.) Critics around the world have praised her novels as "Pulse-pounding fun" (Philadelphia Inquirer), "Scary and brilliant" (Toronto Globe and Mail), and "Polished, riveting prose" (Chicago Tribune). Publisher Weekly has dubbed her the "medical suspense queen".
Now retired from medicine, she writes full time. She lives in Maine.
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October 24, 2024
Another well-written installment in the Rizzoli and Isles partnership. This one focuses on Isles and a shocking murder that hits too close to home for Maura.
But just because Rizzoli is super pregnant, don’t write her out of the action. And the secondary thread, which is the real thriller, also becomes a bit personal to Jane.
I love these ladies but I gotta admit, I just can’t see Jane as a Mom, but maybe that’s what I like about this series... it keeps moving forward and the characters keep growing.
If the next one is half as surprising, it will be an equally good read!!
(Reviewed 8/10/19)
But just because Rizzoli is super pregnant, don’t write her out of the action. And the secondary thread, which is the real thriller, also becomes a bit personal to Jane.
I love these ladies but I gotta admit, I just can’t see Jane as a Mom, but maybe that’s what I like about this series... it keeps moving forward and the characters keep growing.
If the next one is half as surprising, it will be an equally good read!!
(Reviewed 8/10/19)
January 17, 2018
Body Double: The title of Tess Gerritsen’s fourth Rizzoli & Isles thriller is what it implies. Dr. Maura Isles returns home from Paris feeling jetlagged and irritated after a medical conference. Her flight was delayed. Her baggage was lost. Now she encounters a confusing, unthinkable scene as the taxi approaches her home. She can’t even get to her door, as the yellow police tape and squad cars block her entrance. Maura is not the only one who is shocked and bewildered. Everyone who sees her does a double take. Why? Because the victim of the shooting in front of her home looks exactly like her.
As a medical examiner, Dr. Isles instinctively wants answers. Because of the circumstances, however, she must recuse herself from this case. That doesn’t mean she won’t seek the truth on her own. She’s not entirely on her own. The police are involved – Detective Jane Rizzoli lends a hand, even though it is not her jurisdiction. Most of the information comes from a detective in the Newton Police Department, Rick Ballard. He knew the victim and agrees to do whatever he can to assist Maura.
My first thoughts about this book were that it is a little bit far-fetched. I can’t even write much about it without spoilers. Eventually, I decided to just see where the story would take me. When the remains of more victims started turning up, I wondered where this would end up. Could these cases possibly be related? Then we got snippets of a live victim – was this person still alive, or was this the author’s way of showing us how the killer operated? The killer – insane or simply evil?
There was even less of Detective Rizzoli in this one than there was in The Sinner, and that was a bit disappointing. Having seen all that Maura went through with her ex-husband in that book, I felt guarded, even protective, about her relationships this time around. I don’t find Maura as unlikable as many readers do, apparently. I didn’t quite trust Ballard, even though he is a cop. Despite the almost tabloid bizarreness of the plot, I found this book hard to put down. There is quite a twist at the end that I did not see coming. Overall, it didn’t quite hit the mark as well as the previous book, but I still found it to be suspenseful, albeit creepy at times; therefore, I will definitely continue with the series.
As a medical examiner, Dr. Isles instinctively wants answers. Because of the circumstances, however, she must recuse herself from this case. That doesn’t mean she won’t seek the truth on her own. She’s not entirely on her own. The police are involved – Detective Jane Rizzoli lends a hand, even though it is not her jurisdiction. Most of the information comes from a detective in the Newton Police Department, Rick Ballard. He knew the victim and agrees to do whatever he can to assist Maura.
My first thoughts about this book were that it is a little bit far-fetched. I can’t even write much about it without spoilers. Eventually, I decided to just see where the story would take me. When the remains of more victims started turning up, I wondered where this would end up. Could these cases possibly be related? Then we got snippets of a live victim – was this person still alive, or was this the author’s way of showing us how the killer operated? The killer – insane or simply evil?
There was even less of Detective Rizzoli in this one than there was in The Sinner, and that was a bit disappointing. Having seen all that Maura went through with her ex-husband in that book, I felt guarded, even protective, about her relationships this time around. I don’t find Maura as unlikable as many readers do, apparently. I didn’t quite trust Ballard, even though he is a cop. Despite the almost tabloid bizarreness of the plot, I found this book hard to put down. There is quite a twist at the end that I did not see coming. Overall, it didn’t quite hit the mark as well as the previous book, but I still found it to be suspenseful, albeit creepy at times; therefore, I will definitely continue with the series.
June 7, 2017
When a murdered woman turns out to be Dr. Maura Isles’s twin sister that she never knew about, Maura starts searching for answers about her biological parents. The more she learns, the more she wonders if some things are better left not knowing. This was a thoroughly captivating read with some genuinely chilling moments. Disturbing and a bit twisted, as well. It kept surprising me throughout.
June 24, 2018
Maura Isles returns home from a business trip abroad to find a very strange reception. There are emergency vehicles clogging her street with neighbors and friends within the Boston Police Department looking at her as if they’d seen a ghost. That’s because the dead woman in the car in front of her house is her doppelgänger. But, she soon learns she’s more than a random lookalike...she’s the twin sister she never knew she had!
Obviously, this book grabs you from the very beginning and it never let me go. Maura’s pursuit of her past leads to some startling and stunning revelations, investigated by an eight-months pregnant Jane Rizzoli who didn’t let that slow her down one bit. Maura’s findings subject her to danger from unknown sources, which only heightens the anxiety. There are also two other situations in play that seem to be disconnected from Maura’s circumstances but deep down I knew they would eventually intersect. They both were harrowing, playing to my worst fears.
This is my most favorite in the series to date and I’ve enjoyed all of them. The narrator was just excellent and I hope she continues. I’m so enjoying these stories, even though they are nerve wracking at times...just the way I like it.
Obviously, this book grabs you from the very beginning and it never let me go. Maura’s pursuit of her past leads to some startling and stunning revelations, investigated by an eight-months pregnant Jane Rizzoli who didn’t let that slow her down one bit. Maura’s findings subject her to danger from unknown sources, which only heightens the anxiety. There are also two other situations in play that seem to be disconnected from Maura’s circumstances but deep down I knew they would eventually intersect. They both were harrowing, playing to my worst fears.
This is my most favorite in the series to date and I’ve enjoyed all of them. The narrator was just excellent and I hope she continues. I’m so enjoying these stories, even though they are nerve wracking at times...just the way I like it.
September 30, 2017
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Det. Jane Rizzolli is now 8 months pregnant & was married to Gabriel Dean (FBI Agent) by Father Brophy (in "The Sinner" book)!
Dr. Maura Isles returns home to her Boston's suburb (Brookline) home. Jane finds the dead body shot looking identical to Maura. The body's DNA & blood type matches Maura. Driver license issued 4 months ago lists "Anna Jessop" & birthdate matches Maura's but the address leads to a empty Brighton apartment. They are identical-twin sisters!! Anna Jessop's real name is Anna Leona.
Maura knew she was adopted, but did not know she had a twin sister. She finds each were adopted for $20,000. Finds their birth mom is Amalthea Lank. She's now in Massachusetts Correction Institute for 2 murders. She's suspected killing woman that are 8+ month pregnant & selling their babies.
Anna Leona got adoption papers from Attorney Terrence Van Gates, listing Maura was her twin sister. Then she went to Brookline, Maura's home, to see her twin sister where she was killed.
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Det. Jane Rizzolli is now 8 months pregnant & was married to Gabriel Dean (FBI Agent) by Father Brophy (in "The Sinner" book)!
Dr. Maura Isles returns home to her Boston's suburb (Brookline) home. Jane finds the dead body shot looking identical to Maura. The body's DNA & blood type matches Maura. Driver license issued 4 months ago lists "Anna Jessop" & birthdate matches Maura's but the address leads to a empty Brighton apartment. They are identical-twin sisters!! Anna Jessop's real name is Anna Leona.
Maura knew she was adopted, but did not know she had a twin sister. She finds each were adopted for $20,000. Finds their birth mom is Amalthea Lank. She's now in Massachusetts Correction Institute for 2 murders. She's suspected killing woman that are 8+ month pregnant & selling their babies.
Anna Leona got adoption papers from Attorney Terrence Van Gates, listing Maura was her twin sister. Then she went to Brookline, Maura's home, to see her twin sister where she was killed.
December 1, 2007
I love thrillers, but I hate the type where every page is a blood bath, and the author focuses more on grossing out the reader than on trying to create a good story.
That's why I am so happy to have discovered Tess Gerritsen. She offers a page-turner that actually has a plot that makes me want to keep reading.
Body Double is one of my first Gerritsen books, but I wasn't hampered by the fact that I wasn't familiar with the characters. The author does a great job of making everyone accessible, while not giving TOO much backstory and boring the reader.
Dr. Isley, otherwise known as the "Queen of the Dead," is a medical examiner with a cloudy background. Even she isn't too sure of where she came from as she was adopted as an infant. Her past catches up to her when a woman who could be her double is found shot outside her apartment. Isley must discover who this woman was, who killed her, and why she's next on the list.
Full of twists and turns and enough mystery to keep you guessing until the end. Perfect blend of fear and excitement!
That's why I am so happy to have discovered Tess Gerritsen. She offers a page-turner that actually has a plot that makes me want to keep reading.
Body Double is one of my first Gerritsen books, but I wasn't hampered by the fact that I wasn't familiar with the characters. The author does a great job of making everyone accessible, while not giving TOO much backstory and boring the reader.
Dr. Isley, otherwise known as the "Queen of the Dead," is a medical examiner with a cloudy background. Even she isn't too sure of where she came from as she was adopted as an infant. Her past catches up to her when a woman who could be her double is found shot outside her apartment. Isley must discover who this woman was, who killed her, and why she's next on the list.
Full of twists and turns and enough mystery to keep you guessing until the end. Perfect blend of fear and excitement!
February 20, 2024
A nail biter with some literary depth!
Boston medical examiner, Dr Maura Isles, returns home from a working vacation at a forensic pathology conference and is shocked to discover that her home is a murder crime scene with herself starring in the role of victim. Chaos and confusion reign until consultation with detective Jane Rizzoli and further investigation reveal that the victim, Maura Isles' doppelgänger, not only shares her blood type and birth date but, based on DNA investigation, is actually an identical twin. The questions are deliciously obvious to the investigators and the reader alike - who was the actual intended victim, Dr Isles or her hitherto unknown sister?; if it was Dr Isles, then why did her unknown twin come onto the scene at that precise moment; if it was her sister, then what was she doing parked in Dr Isles' driveway?; who was their mother and why was Dr Isles unaware that she had a twin sister? I won't waste any further ink on plot synopsis because, frankly, nothing further need be said. Nobody could possibly put BODY DOUBLE down once they've read, oh, maybe three or four paragraphs!
There can be no denying it - Gerritsen is an extraordinarily skilled artist of the realism school when it comes to painting a thriller canvas! She brushes a background completed with broad daring strokes but, at the same time, completes a foreground with attention to the most meticulous detail. Body Double succeeds on any number of fronts. Rather than dwelling purely on a summary of a plot, as exciting as it is, of course, it's more worthwhile spending a little time on the enjoyable successes that set BODY DOUBLE apart from more run-of-the-mill thrillers.
BODY DOUBLE provides an eerie, realistic chronicle of the development of a psychopathic serial murderer.
We are treated to superb examples of the use of modern police investigation techniques including, of course, forensic pathology and computer analysis.
Readers are forced to ask themselves difficult philosophical questions relating to adoption: To what extent do adoptees have a right to their natural history? To what extent do mothers giving up their children for adoption have the right to confidentiality? Nature or nurture? What is the prime determinant of personality, intelligence and skill make-up of adopted children? (Now here's a real toughie for you ... if you were an adopted child and you came into the certain knowledge that your mother was a schizophrenic and a convicted criminal, how would you feel about that and would you feel the compulsion to visit and learn more about her?)
Her story also forces us to ask ourselves what we might do faced with unresolvable, impossible "urges" - in this case, a sexual attraction to a priest who is clearly aware of the attraction and yet is absolutely committed to his vocation!
Today, we are well acquainted with serial killers such as Paul Bernardo, for example, whose name alone in Ontario is sufficient to conjure up a case of shivers. In Body Double, Gerritsen has given us a moment of respite by creating a victim who somehow found the inner strength to resist and confound her stalker, torturer and would-be murderer! (The ending of this little sub-plot will make you want to stand up and cheer at the same time as your laughing yourself silly!)
What do you think? Have I said enough to convince you that BODY DOUBLE is a five-star thriller must read?
Paul Weiss
Boston medical examiner, Dr Maura Isles, returns home from a working vacation at a forensic pathology conference and is shocked to discover that her home is a murder crime scene with herself starring in the role of victim. Chaos and confusion reign until consultation with detective Jane Rizzoli and further investigation reveal that the victim, Maura Isles' doppelgänger, not only shares her blood type and birth date but, based on DNA investigation, is actually an identical twin. The questions are deliciously obvious to the investigators and the reader alike - who was the actual intended victim, Dr Isles or her hitherto unknown sister?; if it was Dr Isles, then why did her unknown twin come onto the scene at that precise moment; if it was her sister, then what was she doing parked in Dr Isles' driveway?; who was their mother and why was Dr Isles unaware that she had a twin sister? I won't waste any further ink on plot synopsis because, frankly, nothing further need be said. Nobody could possibly put BODY DOUBLE down once they've read, oh, maybe three or four paragraphs!
There can be no denying it - Gerritsen is an extraordinarily skilled artist of the realism school when it comes to painting a thriller canvas! She brushes a background completed with broad daring strokes but, at the same time, completes a foreground with attention to the most meticulous detail. Body Double succeeds on any number of fronts. Rather than dwelling purely on a summary of a plot, as exciting as it is, of course, it's more worthwhile spending a little time on the enjoyable successes that set BODY DOUBLE apart from more run-of-the-mill thrillers.
BODY DOUBLE provides an eerie, realistic chronicle of the development of a psychopathic serial murderer.
We are treated to superb examples of the use of modern police investigation techniques including, of course, forensic pathology and computer analysis.
Readers are forced to ask themselves difficult philosophical questions relating to adoption: To what extent do adoptees have a right to their natural history? To what extent do mothers giving up their children for adoption have the right to confidentiality? Nature or nurture? What is the prime determinant of personality, intelligence and skill make-up of adopted children? (Now here's a real toughie for you ... if you were an adopted child and you came into the certain knowledge that your mother was a schizophrenic and a convicted criminal, how would you feel about that and would you feel the compulsion to visit and learn more about her?)
Her story also forces us to ask ourselves what we might do faced with unresolvable, impossible "urges" - in this case, a sexual attraction to a priest who is clearly aware of the attraction and yet is absolutely committed to his vocation!
Today, we are well acquainted with serial killers such as Paul Bernardo, for example, whose name alone in Ontario is sufficient to conjure up a case of shivers. In Body Double, Gerritsen has given us a moment of respite by creating a victim who somehow found the inner strength to resist and confound her stalker, torturer and would-be murderer! (The ending of this little sub-plot will make you want to stand up and cheer at the same time as your laughing yourself silly!)
What do you think? Have I said enough to convince you that BODY DOUBLE is a five-star thriller must read?
Paul Weiss
March 17, 2019
The story opens with Dr. Maura Isles, the Boston medical examiner, in Paris. She had been attending a medical conference and now on her last day in Paris she is doing some touristy things. Museums, cafes, watching the tourists, and contemplating "what if". Then it is back to reality. Her plane is three hours late in departing, on arriving back in Boston she finds her luggage is lost, she is jet lagged. Could things get any worse? Yes! She takes a taxi home and is dozing in the back seat when she hears the taxi driver saying something is wrong. She wakes up to see police cars, lights flashing, near her house. The neighbors are standing around gawking. Then she sees Boston homicide Detective Jane Rizzoli. Maura lives in the suburb of Brookline. What is Rizzoli doing here? She is even more surprised by everyone's reaction. They look at her like they are seeing a ghost. The reason is that a woman was found shot to death in a car by Maura's house. Her doppelgänger. Maura is an adopted child and never knew her birth parents. A DNA test confirms that the mysterious doppelgänger is in fact her twin sister and sets Maura on a quest to learn about her twin sister and the parents she never knew. Growing up Maura had made up stories about her biological parents but reality is usually more brutal.
Pregnant women have prominent roles in this bone chilling thriller. Jane Rizzoli is eight months pregnant and very aware of her biological clock. She is still actively working homicide cases and has to endure comments and glances from co-workers. "Hey, I may be knocked up, but I'm not deaf!" she tells some other detectives up one point. "She's also armed" Maura reminds them. Maura's search for information on her sister and parents leads her to a remote cabin in Maine where the long-dead body of a pregnant woman is discovered buried in the woods. The investigation reveals that pregnant women across the country have been murdered for decades. Periodic chapters tell the story of a pregnant housewife who has been kidnapped and buried alive. Fighting to stay alive and save herself and her unborn baby.
This was a page turning thriller that kept me up at night wanting to read one more chapter and anxious to read the next book in the series. Vanish
Pregnant women have prominent roles in this bone chilling thriller. Jane Rizzoli is eight months pregnant and very aware of her biological clock. She is still actively working homicide cases and has to endure comments and glances from co-workers. "Hey, I may be knocked up, but I'm not deaf!" she tells some other detectives up one point. "She's also armed" Maura reminds them. Maura's search for information on her sister and parents leads her to a remote cabin in Maine where the long-dead body of a pregnant woman is discovered buried in the woods. The investigation reveals that pregnant women across the country have been murdered for decades. Periodic chapters tell the story of a pregnant housewife who has been kidnapped and buried alive. Fighting to stay alive and save herself and her unborn baby.
This was a page turning thriller that kept me up at night wanting to read one more chapter and anxious to read the next book in the series. Vanish
March 7, 2019
I think the deeper into a book series you get the harder it is to write a review. Because all the things I enjoyed about the book are things that only make sense if you read the books that came before it.
In Body Double Dr. Isles is shocked to discover that a murdered woman looks exactly like her.
How nuts would it be, to see your doppelganger dead?
Dr. Isles with the help of Detective Jane Rizzoli set out to investigate who this woman was and why she died. As with all the book in this series the writing was amazing. The pacing was taunt and suspenseful. Tess Gerritsen manages to write books about dark subject matter without making it too depressing. She doesn't pull any punches and it revelation seems completely realistic.
A great series by a great author.
In Body Double Dr. Isles is shocked to discover that a murdered woman looks exactly like her.
How nuts would it be, to see your doppelganger dead?
Dr. Isles with the help of Detective Jane Rizzoli set out to investigate who this woman was and why she died. As with all the book in this series the writing was amazing. The pacing was taunt and suspenseful. Tess Gerritsen manages to write books about dark subject matter without making it too depressing. She doesn't pull any punches and it revelation seems completely realistic.
A great series by a great author.
January 29, 2024
5 Stars for Body Double: Rizzoli & Isles, Book 4 (audiobook) by Tess Gerritsen read by Käthe Mazur.
We get a deep dive into Isles’ back story as she is coming to terms with her twin sister’s murder. This is a sister that the adopted Isles had known idea she had. And on top of that there’s a serial killer behind this whole murder mystery.
We get a deep dive into Isles’ back story as she is coming to terms with her twin sister’s murder. This is a sister that the adopted Isles had known idea she had. And on top of that there’s a serial killer behind this whole murder mystery.
November 22, 2018
My favorite of the series so far
May 11, 2024
The fourth novel in Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli & Isles series is another gripping thriller.
Pathologist Maura Isles is shocked to discover a murder victim who looks exactly like her & even shares her blood group & date of birth. From this great opening Gerritsen weaves a tale that takes your breath away with its twists & turns & the plot is superb.
Body Double was an excellent thriller & my favourite Rizolli & Isles novel so far. This one was first published in 2004, so I'm now only 20 years behind!
Pathologist Maura Isles is shocked to discover a murder victim who looks exactly like her & even shares her blood group & date of birth. From this great opening Gerritsen weaves a tale that takes your breath away with its twists & turns & the plot is superb.
Body Double was an excellent thriller & my favourite Rizolli & Isles novel so far. This one was first published in 2004, so I'm now only 20 years behind!
December 7, 2014
I just finished this book this afternoon and I utterly enjoyed it and couldn't put it down. I was completely gripped from the first page. The book is full of twists and turns and I was totally not expecting that ending! It was the first crime novel that I've read in a long time where I was wrong about who the killer was (I normally guess the killer correctly before I'm halfway through the book). I'm looking forward to reading some more of Tess's books in the future :)
PS: I also watch the TV show and I'm glad the TV version of Maura has a 'nicer' birth family! Paddy Doyle ain't so bad compared to Maura's birth parents in this book!
PS: I also watch the TV show and I'm glad the TV version of Maura has a 'nicer' birth family! Paddy Doyle ain't so bad compared to Maura's birth parents in this book!
April 14, 2024
Die Pathologin Dr. Maura Isles kehrt gerade von einer Medizinerkonferenz in Paris zurück und will nur noch nach Hause, als sie feststellen muss, dass ihre ganze Straße gesperrt ist. Die anwesenden Polizisten scheinen alle sehr erleichtert, sie zu sehen.
Der Grund dafür offenbart sich kurz darauf: Vor Mauras Haus wurde eine Frau erschossen. Eine Frau, die ihr bis aufs Haar gleicht. Wo kam die mysteriöse Doppelgängerin her und was wollte sie in Boston? Maura, die bei Adoptiveltern aufwuchs, weiß so gut wie nichts über ihre ursprüngliche Herkunft. Gemeinsam mit Detective Rizzoli macht sie sich auf die Suche nach Antworten.
Gleichzeitig beschäftigt das Boston Police Departement ein weiteres Problem: Immer wieder verschwinden hochschwangere Frauen – und das schon seit Jahrzehnten. Bald zeigt sich, dass die beiden Fälle wohl mehr miteinander zu tun haben, als ursprünglich angenommen.
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Guter Krimi, nachdem meine letzten Erfahrungen mit Rizzoli & Isles eher mäßig waren, hat das Lesen diesmal wieder richtig Spaß gemacht.
Der Grund dafür offenbart sich kurz darauf: Vor Mauras Haus wurde eine Frau erschossen. Eine Frau, die ihr bis aufs Haar gleicht. Wo kam die mysteriöse Doppelgängerin her und was wollte sie in Boston? Maura, die bei Adoptiveltern aufwuchs, weiß so gut wie nichts über ihre ursprüngliche Herkunft. Gemeinsam mit Detective Rizzoli macht sie sich auf die Suche nach Antworten.
Gleichzeitig beschäftigt das Boston Police Departement ein weiteres Problem: Immer wieder verschwinden hochschwangere Frauen – und das schon seit Jahrzehnten. Bald zeigt sich, dass die beiden Fälle wohl mehr miteinander zu tun haben, als ursprünglich angenommen.
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Guter Krimi, nachdem meine letzten Erfahrungen mit Rizzoli & Isles eher mäßig waren, hat das Lesen diesmal wieder richtig Spaß gemacht.
March 27, 2023
Here is an example of a series that continues to get better as it progresses. The unusual pairing of the police detective Jane Rizzoli and the medical examiner Maura Isles is working remarkably well and Tess Gerritsen has outdone herself to come up with a mind blowing plot in their 4th outing.
Body Double turns its focus primarily to Maura Isles where we witness a revelation about her past that will have seismic ramifications for the way in which she feels about herself. Meanwhile, Jane Rizzoli is now heavily pregnant and is beginning to have difficulty in moving around with any kind of ease. This doesn’t seem to have affected her determination and drive and she continues to be a force to be reckoned with.
Maura returns from an overseas conference to find her home surrounded by emergency vehicles and friends and neighbours crying with relief to find she is alive and well. When she eventually drags an explanation out of Jane Rizzoli she learns that a woman who matches her description has been shot and killed outside her home. Although this revelation is astounding, she is soon floored by the news that the murdered woman is the twin sister she never knew.
From this bombshell, the hits keep on coming for Maura as we plunge into a horrifying case that almost defies comprehension.
Although Maura knew she was adopted the files surrounding her adoption were always sealed and she had never bothered trying to track down her birth mother. With the astounding appearance and death of her twin she is compelled to track her down. And what she finds is almost too much for her take in too.
While the in-depth analysis is done on Maura Isles and we are gaining a complete understanding of what makes her tick, there is also a murder investigation ongoing. Someone killed her twin and they’re still out there. Not only that, we become aware of another woman, an 8 months pregnant woman, who has been made captive underground. Through the investigation being conducted by Jane Rizzoli, her predicament is gradually becoming horrifyingly clear.
Body Double is a murder mystery that manages to pile on one life-changing revelation after another. Through it all we manage to learn a great deal about Isles, her past while also getting a good feel for just how strong and driven she is. It becomes a comprehensive character analysis which gives us tremendous insight that should prove valuable as the series progresses.
There has been a pleasing growth and maturity to this series as it goes along. This 4th book has firmly entrenched both of the main characters in our minds, given them distinct personalities and pasts and made me care about them. Even more importantly, the plots continue to push the boundaries and have made for some compelling reading.
Body Double turns its focus primarily to Maura Isles where we witness a revelation about her past that will have seismic ramifications for the way in which she feels about herself. Meanwhile, Jane Rizzoli is now heavily pregnant and is beginning to have difficulty in moving around with any kind of ease. This doesn’t seem to have affected her determination and drive and she continues to be a force to be reckoned with.
Maura returns from an overseas conference to find her home surrounded by emergency vehicles and friends and neighbours crying with relief to find she is alive and well. When she eventually drags an explanation out of Jane Rizzoli she learns that a woman who matches her description has been shot and killed outside her home. Although this revelation is astounding, she is soon floored by the news that the murdered woman is the twin sister she never knew.
From this bombshell, the hits keep on coming for Maura as we plunge into a horrifying case that almost defies comprehension.
Although Maura knew she was adopted the files surrounding her adoption were always sealed and she had never bothered trying to track down her birth mother. With the astounding appearance and death of her twin she is compelled to track her down. And what she finds is almost too much for her take in too.
While the in-depth analysis is done on Maura Isles and we are gaining a complete understanding of what makes her tick, there is also a murder investigation ongoing. Someone killed her twin and they’re still out there. Not only that, we become aware of another woman, an 8 months pregnant woman, who has been made captive underground. Through the investigation being conducted by Jane Rizzoli, her predicament is gradually becoming horrifyingly clear.
Body Double is a murder mystery that manages to pile on one life-changing revelation after another. Through it all we manage to learn a great deal about Isles, her past while also getting a good feel for just how strong and driven she is. It becomes a comprehensive character analysis which gives us tremendous insight that should prove valuable as the series progresses.
There has been a pleasing growth and maturity to this series as it goes along. This 4th book has firmly entrenched both of the main characters in our minds, given them distinct personalities and pasts and made me care about them. Even more importantly, the plots continue to push the boundaries and have made for some compelling reading.
June 1, 2024
SPOILERS AHEAD
Nature versus nurture. This story starts with a bang with Maura coming home from a trip to Paris. Outside of her house she finds in a car her dead identical sister she never knew about. Rizzoli is 8 months pregnant and is investigating who murdered Anna the mysterious sister.
The other plot revolves around a serial killer harvesting babies around the US. It is all linked to Maura’s natural parents. She finds answers in the end and walks away from her imprisoned psycho mother.
The twist with Rick Ballard was excellent. A shame that Maura is stuck for the time being in a sexless relationship with her catholic priest. I liked Mattie the last victim and her escape and discovery her husband Dwayne is a shallow narcissistic idiot.
All in all a good read.
Nature versus nurture. This story starts with a bang with Maura coming home from a trip to Paris. Outside of her house she finds in a car her dead identical sister she never knew about. Rizzoli is 8 months pregnant and is investigating who murdered Anna the mysterious sister.
The other plot revolves around a serial killer harvesting babies around the US. It is all linked to Maura’s natural parents. She finds answers in the end and walks away from her imprisoned psycho mother.
The twist with Rick Ballard was excellent. A shame that Maura is stuck for the time being in a sexless relationship with her catholic priest. I liked Mattie the last victim and her escape and discovery her husband Dwayne is a shallow narcissistic idiot.
All in all a good read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 10, 2023
czytalam tutaj ostatnio kogos recenzje ze ta seria wcale nie jest wybitnie dobra (czasami to co sie dzieje jest takie absurdalne💀) ale wciaga i zgadzam sie
November 21, 2011
Tess Gerritsen has done it again! And this one was amazing!
Boston medical examiner, Dr Maura Isles, was relaxing for a few days in Paris after a conference before heading home, and back to work. When she arrived back in Boston, she discovered the airlines had lost her luggage, so after filling in lost property forms, she finally hailed a cab to take her home. She was exhausted from the long flight, so when she roused herself from the doze she'd been in, the cabbie was braking hard, and talking to her...there were flashing blue lights and police everywhere, and they seemed to be right outside her house! She quickly exited the cab, and made her way down toward the crowd of police, to be greeting by shocked looks, looks of total confusion from her colleagues!
Detective Jane Rizzoli, who was very pregnant, was standing in the middle of what was obviously a crime scene, and when she noticed Maura, she looked dazed, like she was in a trance, as she looked from the vehicle in front of her, to Maura....
Maura and Jane are thrust into a crime so horrendous, so horrifying, it's hard to comprehend. With the murder of Anna, who, after a DNA test, turns out to be Maura's twin sister (with Maura being an only child!), the trail leads to disturbing evidence of something far more sinister than it first seemed!
With the twists and turns of a really good thriller, the dark secrets of the past, both recent and long ago, this story had me unable to put it down. I was sure I had the 'bad guy' but I was stunned to realize I was wrong, and totally shocked to find out who it was!
I totally recommend this to all lovers of suspense...Tess Gerritsen writes a masterful tale!
Boston medical examiner, Dr Maura Isles, was relaxing for a few days in Paris after a conference before heading home, and back to work. When she arrived back in Boston, she discovered the airlines had lost her luggage, so after filling in lost property forms, she finally hailed a cab to take her home. She was exhausted from the long flight, so when she roused herself from the doze she'd been in, the cabbie was braking hard, and talking to her...there were flashing blue lights and police everywhere, and they seemed to be right outside her house! She quickly exited the cab, and made her way down toward the crowd of police, to be greeting by shocked looks, looks of total confusion from her colleagues!
Detective Jane Rizzoli, who was very pregnant, was standing in the middle of what was obviously a crime scene, and when she noticed Maura, she looked dazed, like she was in a trance, as she looked from the vehicle in front of her, to Maura....
Maura and Jane are thrust into a crime so horrendous, so horrifying, it's hard to comprehend. With the murder of Anna, who, after a DNA test, turns out to be Maura's twin sister (with Maura being an only child!), the trail leads to disturbing evidence of something far more sinister than it first seemed!
With the twists and turns of a really good thriller, the dark secrets of the past, both recent and long ago, this story had me unable to put it down. I was sure I had the 'bad guy' but I was stunned to realize I was wrong, and totally shocked to find out who it was!
I totally recommend this to all lovers of suspense...Tess Gerritsen writes a masterful tale!
October 1, 2017
Richtig Richtig gut!!!
Spannend und trotzdem mit genug Tiefe auch wenn immer etwas passiert und es kein bisschen langatmig oder gar langweilig wird. Tolle Charaktere und ein für mich spannender Twist am Ende den ich nicht erwartet hätte! Super Rizzoli&Isles Fall - Ich lese ganz sicher weiter 5 Bücher hab ich ja noch mit den Beiden :)
Spannend und trotzdem mit genug Tiefe auch wenn immer etwas passiert und es kein bisschen langatmig oder gar langweilig wird. Tolle Charaktere und ein für mich spannender Twist am Ende den ich nicht erwartet hätte! Super Rizzoli&Isles Fall - Ich lese ganz sicher weiter 5 Bücher hab ich ja noch mit den Beiden :)
September 24, 2010
The best yet in the series. Loved it!
December 1, 2012
The 4th book in the Medical thrillers by Tess Gerritsen.
I love this series the plots and the characters are carefully sculptured making an excellent read.
I love this series the plots and the characters are carefully sculptured making an excellent read.
September 7, 2021
Maura Isles'ın evinin önünde tıpkı ona benzeyen, tek kurşunla öldürülmüş bir kadın ceseti bulunur. DNA'sına kadar Maura ile aynıdır. Ve bu kadın, varlığından haberi olmadığı ikiz kardeşidir Maura’nın. Evlatlık verilen Maura, şok edici gerçeğin ardından öz annesine de ulaşır. Ve öz ailesiyle ilgili bazı karanlık sırlar açığa çıkmaya başlar. Aynı zamanlarda polisin dikkatini, ülke genelindeki hamile kadınların kayıpları çeker. Ne anne ne de bebeklerden hiçbir iz yoktur. Maura’nın ölen kardeşinin evini ziyaretinde ise çok ilginç şeyler olur: Evin, kiler kısmından erkek ve kadın kemikleri bulunur, üstelik kadınlar hamile oldukları hâlde bebek kemikleri ortada yoktur!
Bu kitap için arada kaldım diyebilirim. Ne sevdim ne sevmedim. Yazar çoğunlukla yine olayları Maura tarafından işlemiş. Ben öyle olunca sevemiyorum. Maura'nın duygu dünyası ve düşünceleri beni sıktı. Ve bu kitapta kendisine çok sinir oldum. Bir önceki kitapta başına gelenden sonra aynı hatayı niye yaparsın ki? Bu kitapta da yine aynı düşüncesizce ve bana göre iradesizdi. Ve başına belayı da böylelikle almış oldu. Ve bazı davranış ve tavırlarından rahatsız oldum.
Kitabın geneli çok durağandı. Maura'nın ailesi ve geçmişini okumak yerine Rizzoli ile birlikte araştırmayı, ipucu aramayı tercih ederim. Bu kitapta da Kraliçem Rizzoli karnı burnunda olmasına rağmen pes etmiyor, araştırmaya katili aramaya devam ediyor. Kitapta onun olduğu yerlerden daha keyif aldım. Tempo yüksek oluyor ve sıkmıyor. Rizzoli, yine günü kurtardı. (Doktor kurtarmak kaderi oldu.😄)
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Kitapta bu sefer tahminlerim beni yanılttı. Katil ile ilgili bariz açık olan bir şey vardı. Kesinlikle o demiştim fakat ardında çok başka şeyler çıktı.
Bu sefer ki katil gerçekten çok kötü ve acımasızdı, nefret ettim. Ayrıca o pislik kocadan ve serinin başından beri olan pislik kadın doktor O'Donnell'den de. Asıl öylelerinin gebermesi lazım. Dr. O'Donnell'ın sonu umarım o çok sempati beslediği katillerden gelir.
Sonunu biraz anlamsız buldum. Ben daha farklı şekilde beklerdim. Sanki oldu bitti gibi oldu. Yine de güzeldi.
Bu kitap için arada kaldım diyebilirim. Ne sevdim ne sevmedim. Yazar çoğunlukla yine olayları Maura tarafından işlemiş. Ben öyle olunca sevemiyorum. Maura'nın duygu dünyası ve düşünceleri beni sıktı. Ve bu kitapta kendisine çok sinir oldum. Bir önceki kitapta başına gelenden sonra aynı hatayı niye yaparsın ki? Bu kitapta da yine aynı düşüncesizce ve bana göre iradesizdi. Ve başına belayı da böylelikle almış oldu. Ve bazı davranış ve tavırlarından rahatsız oldum.
Kitabın geneli çok durağandı. Maura'nın ailesi ve geçmişini okumak yerine Rizzoli ile birlikte araştırmayı, ipucu aramayı tercih ederim. Bu kitapta da Kraliçem Rizzoli karnı burnunda olmasına rağmen pes etmiyor, araştırmaya katili aramaya devam ediyor. Kitapta onun olduğu yerlerden daha keyif aldım. Tempo yüksek oluyor ve sıkmıyor. Rizzoli, yine günü kurtardı. (Doktor kurtarmak kaderi oldu.😄)
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Kitapta bu sefer tahminlerim beni yanılttı. Katil ile ilgili bariz açık olan bir şey vardı. Kesinlikle o demiştim fakat ardında çok başka şeyler çıktı.
Bu sefer ki katil gerçekten çok kötü ve acımasızdı, nefret ettim. Ayrıca o pislik kocadan ve serinin başından beri olan pislik kadın doktor O'Donnell'den de. Asıl öylelerinin gebermesi lazım. Dr. O'Donnell'ın sonu umarım o çok sempati beslediği katillerden gelir.
Sonunu biraz anlamsız buldum. Ben daha farklı şekilde beklerdim. Sanki oldu bitti gibi oldu. Yine de güzeldi.
April 22, 2014
Being a fan of the hit TNT television show, Rizzoli & Isles, I felt drawn to the books that inspired the characters. Tess Gerritsen vividly brings Boston homicide detective, Jane Rizzoli, and medical examiner, Dr. Maura Isles, to life in the pages of this book. This is not the first book in the series, but one doesn't need to have read the prior novels to understand what's occurring in the plot. Gerritsen backtracks to prior knowledge when it's needed to discuss pertinent backstory. I chose this book because the description on Amazon grabbed my interest more than any other of the books in this series. With that said, I found this story so interesting and ultimately captivating that author Tess Gerritsen has found a new reader in me. I recently ordered a few more of her books from this series.
The fan of the T.V. show and the novels will be able to detect the foundation for the characters in the books, but Janet Tamaro, who is responsible for writing the scripts for TNT, has taken Gerritsen's characters and made them uniquely her own. In fact, there are times when the reader wonders if she’s reading about the same characters that inhabit the television series. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. There are enough interesting character points present in both interpretations to hold one’s attention. Overall, the basis for Tamaro’s television characters can be found in the writing of author, Tess Gerritsen.
Gerritsen is a physician in addition to being an author. You can feel it in the way she writes. She speaks to the reader through her character, Dr. Isles, who seamlessly explains to us the intricate details involved in the novels’ murders. Anyone who watches Rizzoli & Isles on TNT knows that humor plays a large role in the stories. On T.V., Dr. Maura Isles is one of the most quirky, lovable characters on television. The literary version is much more cool and removed. The humor that enlivens the television series is not evident in the novel version. The books don’t seem to suffer as a result of that fact. The stories are so fast-paced and pulling that one forgets that there’s very little humor in them. I was in awe of how intricate and creative Gerritsen’s story was. In Body Double, Maura is faced with a murder victim who looks distinctly like her. As the plot unfolds, the story leads Maura and the reader down a path of discovery behind the adopted Dr. Isles’s family history. What occurs as we reach the conclusion is compellingly intriguing. It’s the kind of writing that makes it nearly impossible to put down. I read this book in two days. Body Double is a fantastic, quick, mind-bending read. With it, Tess Gerritsen has earned herself another fan.
The fan of the T.V. show and the novels will be able to detect the foundation for the characters in the books, but Janet Tamaro, who is responsible for writing the scripts for TNT, has taken Gerritsen's characters and made them uniquely her own. In fact, there are times when the reader wonders if she’s reading about the same characters that inhabit the television series. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. There are enough interesting character points present in both interpretations to hold one’s attention. Overall, the basis for Tamaro’s television characters can be found in the writing of author, Tess Gerritsen.
Gerritsen is a physician in addition to being an author. You can feel it in the way she writes. She speaks to the reader through her character, Dr. Isles, who seamlessly explains to us the intricate details involved in the novels’ murders. Anyone who watches Rizzoli & Isles on TNT knows that humor plays a large role in the stories. On T.V., Dr. Maura Isles is one of the most quirky, lovable characters on television. The literary version is much more cool and removed. The humor that enlivens the television series is not evident in the novel version. The books don’t seem to suffer as a result of that fact. The stories are so fast-paced and pulling that one forgets that there’s very little humor in them. I was in awe of how intricate and creative Gerritsen’s story was. In Body Double, Maura is faced with a murder victim who looks distinctly like her. As the plot unfolds, the story leads Maura and the reader down a path of discovery behind the adopted Dr. Isles’s family history. What occurs as we reach the conclusion is compellingly intriguing. It’s the kind of writing that makes it nearly impossible to put down. I read this book in two days. Body Double is a fantastic, quick, mind-bending read. With it, Tess Gerritsen has earned herself another fan.
July 13, 2016
5/5. Kesinlikle serinin en iyi kitaplarından biriydi..O kadar akıcıydı ki...Akşam elime aldım ve 3-4 saat sonra kitap bitmişti.
Tess,sen nasıl bir kadınsın ya??!? Nasıl her seferinde okuyucunun ağzını açık bırakmayı başarabiliyorsun? Gerçekten,Anna'nın katilini öğrendiğimde ağzım bir karış açık kaldı.Aklımın ucundan bile geçmemişti.Ama sonra yazarın aslında bir sürü yerde ipucu verdiğini farkettim.Tüm o ipuçlarına rağmen farkedememişim.Ve kurgu gerçekten mükemmel ötesiydi.Gerilim hiç bitmedi kitapta.Hatta bazı yerleri nefesimi tutarak okudum.
Karakterlere gelirsek,Tess'in kitaplarında yarattığı güçlü kadın karakterlere BAYILIYORUM.Keşke tüm yazarlar ezik,erkeğe muhtaç kadın karakterler yerine Rizzoli gibi güçlü,kickass hatunlar oluştursa kitaplarında.Rizzoli'ye gerçekten hayranım.Şuana kadar kitaplarda gördüğüm en güçlü,en cesur karakter.Sırf bu yüzden bile serinin tüm kitaplarını okuyabilirim.
Ve birde Maura var.Kendisine hala tam anlamıyla ısınabilmiş değilim.Hatta üçüncü kitapta resmen gıcık olmuştum kadına.Maura'nın kendisine bakan,hatta süzen her yakışıklı adamdan etkilenmesi,hoşlanması gerçekten beni yer yer gıcık etti.Ama kitapta ilerledikçe onun bu hareketleri anlam kazanmaya başladı.Ama tabii ki benim favorim Jane Rizzoli.Yazarın da onun üstünde durmasını istiyorum tabii daha çok.Ama yine de bu kitap gerçekten çok,çok güzeldi.Çıraktan sonra serinin en iyi kitabıydı gerçekten.Keşke okuduğumu unutup tekrar okuyabilsem.Polisiye/gerilim sevenler bu kitabı mutlaka okumalı.
Tess,sen nasıl bir kadınsın ya??!? Nasıl her seferinde okuyucunun ağzını açık bırakmayı başarabiliyorsun? Gerçekten,Anna'nın katilini öğrendiğimde ağzım bir karış açık kaldı.Aklımın ucundan bile geçmemişti.Ama sonra yazarın aslında bir sürü yerde ipucu verdiğini farkettim.Tüm o ipuçlarına rağmen farkedememişim.Ve kurgu gerçekten mükemmel ötesiydi.Gerilim hiç bitmedi kitapta.Hatta bazı yerleri nefesimi tutarak okudum.
Karakterlere gelirsek,Tess'in kitaplarında yarattığı güçlü kadın karakterlere BAYILIYORUM.Keşke tüm yazarlar ezik,erkeğe muhtaç kadın karakterler yerine Rizzoli gibi güçlü,kickass hatunlar oluştursa kitaplarında.Rizzoli'ye gerçekten hayranım.Şuana kadar kitaplarda gördüğüm en güçlü,en cesur karakter.Sırf bu yüzden bile serinin tüm kitaplarını okuyabilirim.
Ve birde Maura var.Kendisine hala tam anlamıyla ısınabilmiş değilim.Hatta üçüncü kitapta resmen gıcık olmuştum kadına.Maura'nın kendisine bakan,hatta süzen her yakışıklı adamdan etkilenmesi,hoşlanması gerçekten beni yer yer gıcık etti.Ama kitapta ilerledikçe onun bu hareketleri anlam kazanmaya başladı.Ama tabii ki benim favorim Jane Rizzoli.Yazarın da onun üstünde durmasını istiyorum tabii daha çok.Ama yine de bu kitap gerçekten çok,çok güzeldi.Çıraktan sonra serinin en iyi kitabıydı gerçekten.Keşke okuduğumu unutup tekrar okuyabilsem.Polisiye/gerilim sevenler bu kitabı mutlaka okumalı.
September 1, 2020
pasitaisiusi Ricoli
Planavau daugiau Ricoli ir Ailz serijos nebeskaityti, nes tikrai nesužavėjo asmeninių santykių prizmė, o detektyvo ne kažin kiek ir radau. Ypač sustiprėjo šitas nusistatymas perskaičius, kad kitame romane ‘Dvynės’ dar ir nusikaltimas apie asmeninius santykius suksis - nužudyta Ailz dvynė sesuo apie kurią niekas nėra girdėjęs. Visgi praėjus kuriam laikui ir prireikus greitai suvalgomos blevyzgos nusprendžiau pabandyti.
Ir tiesą sakant, nebuvo taip jau blogai. Ricoli - gal kad jos mažiau - nebeerzina savo charakteriu, panašesnė į normalų žmogų, Ailz, žinoma, kaip buvau perspėta, alpsta dėl kiekvieno - vedusio ar kunigo, seno ar jauno, bet bendrai tai visi asmeniškumai visai harmoningai įsipaišo į siužetą. Buvau jau pasiruošusi žymėtis, koks nusikaltimo detalių ir pašalinio veiksmo santykis knygoje, kad galėčiau efektingai paburbėti, bet buvau gana maloniai nustebinta - pasirodė jis visai padorus šį kartą.
Bent jau iki tol kol visas detektyvas vėl neišsisprendė pats. Čia būtų taip pat, jeigu mėnesį bandytum tirti nusikaltimą, kažkur lyg ir pasistūmėtum, įdomių kampų surastum, o tada nusikaltėlis tiesiog ateitų prisiduot ir valio - case closed. Tyrimas visai įdomus, bet niekur neatvedė.
Planavau daugiau Ricoli ir Ailz serijos nebeskaityti, nes tikrai nesužavėjo asmeninių santykių prizmė, o detektyvo ne kažin kiek ir radau. Ypač sustiprėjo šitas nusistatymas perskaičius, kad kitame romane ‘Dvynės’ dar ir nusikaltimas apie asmeninius santykius suksis - nužudyta Ailz dvynė sesuo apie kurią niekas nėra girdėjęs. Visgi praėjus kuriam laikui ir prireikus greitai suvalgomos blevyzgos nusprendžiau pabandyti.
Ir tiesą sakant, nebuvo taip jau blogai. Ricoli - gal kad jos mažiau - nebeerzina savo charakteriu, panašesnė į normalų žmogų, Ailz, žinoma, kaip buvau perspėta, alpsta dėl kiekvieno - vedusio ar kunigo, seno ar jauno, bet bendrai tai visi asmeniškumai visai harmoningai įsipaišo į siužetą. Buvau jau pasiruošusi žymėtis, koks nusikaltimo detalių ir pašalinio veiksmo santykis knygoje, kad galėčiau efektingai paburbėti, bet buvau gana maloniai nustebinta - pasirodė jis visai padorus šį kartą.
Bent jau iki tol kol visas detektyvas vėl neišsisprendė pats. Čia būtų taip pat, jeigu mėnesį bandytum tirti nusikaltimą, kažkur lyg ir pasistūmėtum, įdomių kampų surastum, o tada nusikaltėlis tiesiog ateitų prisiduot ir valio - case closed. Tyrimas visai įdomus, bet niekur neatvedė.
November 28, 2024
My first experience with this lady; she surely has some skills and expertise, but there are some facts I dislike:
- the author feels a morbid satisfaction in the description of corpses and autopsies . Ok, she likes death, but why should I do the same?
- negativism is at home, in almost all aspects. Miss Isles did not like the food in Paris, are you joking?!?
- there is no deepness in the novel, excepting the technical part; no interesting quote, no adjacent facts that you will be pleased to find out
- the "love" scenes look like being authored by Nicholas Sparks, one of my least-favorites chick-lit writers.
So, two stars for the author, one for a friend of mine who's a great fan of Lady Tess....
- the author feels a morbid satisfaction in the description of corpses and autopsies . Ok, she likes death, but why should I do the same?
- negativism is at home, in almost all aspects. Miss Isles did not like the food in Paris, are you joking?!?
- there is no deepness in the novel, excepting the technical part; no interesting quote, no adjacent facts that you will be pleased to find out
- the "love" scenes look like being authored by Nicholas Sparks, one of my least-favorites chick-lit writers.
So, two stars for the author, one for a friend of mine who's a great fan of Lady Tess....
July 12, 2018
Tai dar vienas be proto įtraukiantis detektyvas. Kurį skaitant, puslapiai vertėsi nepastebimai.. 🤓😍 Kaip visada Tess meistriškai įsuka skaitytoją į nenuspėjamų įvykių verpetą, negali atsitraukti tol, kol neužverti paskutinio knygos puslapio. Man labai patiko ši knyga, kaip ir kitos, kuriose dalyvauja Ricoli ir Ailz. Kam norisi intriguojančio ir įtaigaus detektyvo, siūlau net nedvejojant perskaityti šią istoriją. 5/5 ⭐️
January 25, 2019
Not a bad thriller indeed ;)
June 9, 2024
"Con unas primeras páginas que impactan y que captan de inmediato tu atención, esta historia nunca decae en cuanto a ritmo, pero falla a la hora de adentrarse en varios de los descubrimientos que van marcando la evolución de la trama. Nuestras dos protagonistas principales, una forense y una detective, no destacan por igual. Mientras que una se emplea a fondo, la otra, que es quien debería brillar, muestra una actitud más pausada. El final es cerrado y no deja ningún interrogante en el aire. Además, aunque sea el 4º libro de una saga, se puede leer de forma totalmente independiente".
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La puntuación real sería un 3,5/5. No estoy conforme ni con redondear al alza ni a la baja, pero he optado por la segunda opción porque gana la sensación tan agridulce que me dejó el hecho de que apenas se hablara sobre algunas victimas y sobre todo lo que suponían sus asesinatos.
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La puntuación real sería un 3,5/5. No estoy conforme ni con redondear al alza ni a la baja, pero he optado por la segunda opción porque gana la sensación tan agridulce que me dejó el hecho de que apenas se hablara sobre algunas victimas y sobre todo lo que suponían sus asesinatos.
November 24, 2021
Cuarta entrega de la serie Rizzoli & Isles, centrándose mucho más en Isles. Libro lleno de giros y con un final que no me esperaba para nada, debo decir que ni lo sospeché, y eso que con tanta novela negra a mis espaldas generalmente lo veo venir, por lo que cuando aparecen estos giros inesperados, le caen las 5 estrellas sin dudarlo.
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