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Keeping The Dead (Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles, #7) - Tess Gerritsen
Keeping The Dead (Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles, #7)
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Tess Gerritsen has forged some of the most visceral thrillers of the modern era in such books as The Surgeon, as kinetically involving as one could wish for, with a welcome reluctance to pull punches for her readers (the very thing, in fact, that her legion of admirers praise her for). Her... show more
Tess Gerritsen has forged some of the most visceral thrillers of the modern era in such books as The Surgeon, as kinetically involving as one could wish for, with a welcome reluctance to pull punches for her readers (the very thing, in fact, that her legion of admirers praise her for). Her heroines, detective Jane Rizzoli and medico Maura Isles, are distinctive figures, with a host of striking traits (the new book, Keeping The Dead, deliberately sidelines these traits for a narrative that fairly barrels along; something that won’t necessarily give regular admirers of Gerritsen pause, but which perhaps means that the book is not the best place for new readers to start). At Pilgrim Hospital, reporters and doctors are gathered for a highly unusual event. A dead woman is placed under an X-ray, with Maura Isles looking on with interest. However, the twist is that the subject has been dead for many years – it is not someone recently dead, but a centuries-old mummy. To the surprise of everyone present, the x-ray reveals that a bullet is lodged in the body, and Maura contacts her colleague, Detective Jane Rizzoli. What began as a historical investigation has, it seems, become a case of homicide. Soon, unpleasant revelations are found hidden behind a wall in a museum owned by a venerable family. Before long the two women realise that they are dealing with a killer of ruthless intelligence who is toying with them. As usual with Gerritsen the tension in Keeping the Dead is generated with skill, though there is less of the inexorable build-up than we are used to. --Barry Forshaw
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780593057803 (0593057805)
Publisher: Bantem Press
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Series: Rizzoli & Isles (#7)
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Turn The Page
Turn The Page rated it
Gerritsen deftly weaves ancient archeology and whodunnit in a slightly off-medical thriller that manages to keep the tension and the guessing going until the very end. The supporting characters are solidly credible and go along well with recurring characters from previous Gerritsen novels, and manag...
Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories
Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories rated it
3.0 The Keepsake
I love mystery crime thrillers but am sorry to say struggled with reading this story until finally hooked about 3 chapters from the end. Not to say it was a hard story to follow just not one that captured me totally from beginning to end.
Bücherchaos
Bücherchaos rated it
5.0 The Keepsake
Das Buch war von der ersten Seite an spannend.Maura wird zugezogen eine Mumie zur 'schau zu stellen' alle sind ganz wild darauf zu erfahren wie alt die Mumie ist und so geht das Spektakel los. Bis Maura stutzig wird und das ganze mehr oder weniger abbricht und die Mumie auf ihren Tisch in der Gerich...
billward796774
billward796774 rated it
4.0 Fun crime read!
I enjoyed the book. It had an interesting background story of archaeology and it kept me hooked to the end. It is written in a very easy to read style with just the right amount of description mixed with plenty of action. I was glad it didn't get too bogged down in forensic or police procedural deta...
Rambling Reviews
Rambling Reviews rated it
3.0
I this is probably my least favorite book in the series so far. That's not to say it isn't good, it's definitely a solide novel. And the twists and turns kept me guessing. But the subject matter, with the archaeolgy and all that just wasn't my cup of tea. All in all it was a decent read.
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