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The crime scene is unlike any that Detective Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles have ever before encountered. The woman lies in apparently peaceful repose on her bed, and Maura finds no apparent cause of death, but there is no doubt the woman is indeed dead. The victim's eyes have been removed and placed in the palm of her hand, a gesture that echoes the terrifying films she produces. Is a crazed movie fan reenacting scenes from those disturbing...
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Jordan Tavistock ist sich nicht sicher, ob er der Frau trauen soll: Clea Rice sagt, sie ermittelt in einem Versicherungsbetrug und ist daher auf der Suche nach dem "Auge von Kaschmir", einem legendären Dolch. Aber muss sie dafür nachts in ein fremdes Schlafzimmer eindringen? Als kurz darauf eine Bombe explodiert, die für sie bestimmt war, weiss er immerhin, dass Clea in Gefahr schwebt und er sie beschützen muss.
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Es sieht nicht gut aus für Miranda Wood: Man hat ihren Ex-Geliebten Richard in ihrem Bett gefunden - erstochen. Aber so schnell, wie sie im Gefängnis sitzt, so schnell ist sie auch wieder auf freiem Fuß. Jemand hat die Kaution für sie gestellt. Bloß wer? Miranda kann nur Vermutungen anstellen. Ist es jemand, der ihr helfen will oder jemand, der sie benutzt? Zum Glück sucht Miranda nicht als einzige nach dem wahren Täter. Chase Tremain, Richards...
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Hätte Nina Cormier ihrem Verlobten das Ja-Wort gegeben, wäre sie jetzt tot. Doch da er sie in letzter Minute vor dem Altar stehen lassen hat, explodiert die Bombe in einer leeren Kirche. Detective Sam Navarro vom Portland Police Departement steht vor einem Rätsel: Hat der Anschlag etwas mit der Bombenexplosion zu tun, die Navarros Partner erst kürzlich das Leben kostete? Oder war die Kirche vielleicht doch nur ein rein zufällig ausgewähltes...
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The quiet scandal surrounding her parents’ deaths has always haunted Beryl Tavistock. Now she’s asking dangerous questions, and the answers are proving that the past does not die easily. Pulled into a world of espionage, Beryl quickly discovers that she needs help, and suave former CIA agent Richard Wolf is her only hope. But in a world where trust is a double-edged sword, friends can become enemies, and enemies can be killers . .
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Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles series volume 13
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Random House Publishing Group
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2022
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Rizzoli & Isles are back! From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, this “shocking and fast-paced” (Karin Slaughter) thriller has Jane and Maura investigating a brutal murder with dire implications, and this time, with Jane’s intrepid mother, Angela, looking into a mystery of her own.
“An utter pleasure to keep readerly company with.”—The...
“An utter pleasure to keep readerly company with.”—The...
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2012
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Razor-edge suspense in this original eBook short story from “one of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today” (The Providence Journal)
It should have been a night to remember, but Maura Isles can’t recall a thing.
Maura is longing to ditch a ritzy cocktail party, along with her four-inch heels, when a handsome, charming stranger appears. But somewhere between sipping a...
It should have been a night to remember, but Maura Isles can’t recall a thing.
Maura is longing to ditch a ritzy cocktail party, along with her four-inch heels, when a handsome, charming stranger appears. But somewhere between sipping a...
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In this Rizzoli & Isles short story from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, a bizarre death comes with a supernatural twist. Homicide cop Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles have seen their fair share of mortal crimes, but the death of Kimberly Rayner may qualify as inhuman in more ways than one. When corpse of the emaciated seventeen-year-old girl is discovered next to an empty coffin in an abandoned church,...
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The man emerged from the mist, right in front of Cathy Weaver's car. He was running from killers who were closing in on him. Cathy had no choice - either pick him up or he dies. Victor Holland's story sounded like the ravings of a man on the brink of madness, but his claim to be a fugitive was confirmed by the haunted look in his eyes, and the bullet hole in his shoulder. As each hour brings pursuers ever closer, Cathy has to wonder, is she giving...
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When a perfectly preserved "mummy" is discovered in the dusty basement of Boston's Crispin Museum and an archaeologist turns up missing, medical examiner Maura Isles and Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli have precious little time to derail the Archaeology Killer before he adds another chilling piece to his monstrous collection.
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Your day starts by being jilted at the altar. It's about to get a lot worse. If Nina Cormier's wedding had taken place, she would be dead. But after the bride was left at the altar, the church stood empty when the bomb exploded. It wasn't until a stranger tried to run her off the road that Nina realized someone actually wanted to kill her. But who?
12) Presumed guilty
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"Miranda Wood arrives home to a dark, cold cottage--and her ex-lover, Richard Tremain, lying in her bed, stabbed to death. Miranda is the obvious suspect, and she looks even guiltier when her bail is paid by an anonymous donor. With her world falling apart around her, Miranda is determined to clear her name and discover who killed Richard. But proving her innocence may become secondary to staying alive..."--Jacket.
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"In a shadowy antiques shop in Rome, violinist Julia Ansdell happens upon a curious piece of music-- the Incendio waltz-- and is immediately entranced by its unusual composition. Full of passion, torment, and chilling beauty, and seemingly unknown to the world, the waltz, its mournful minor key, its feverish arpeggios, appear to dance with a strange life of their own. Julia is determined to master the complex work and make its melody heard. Back...
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A bueatiful young woman's corpse is found dumped in a garbage-strewn alley. Now laid out in the office of medical examiner Kat Novak, the unidentified body betrays no secrets--except for a matchbook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside. When a second victim is discovered, Kat begins to fear that a serial killer is stalking the streets, using a deadly drug to do his dirty work. The police are skeptical. The mayor won't listen....
15) The apprentice
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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY FICTION (POST C 1945). The bestselling author of "The Surgeon" returns and so does that chilling novel s diabolical villain. Though held behind bars, Warren Hoyt still haunts a helpless city, seeming to bequeath his evil legacy to a student all-too-diligent . . . and all-too-deadly. THE APPRENTICE It is a boiling hot Boston summer. Adding to the city s woes is a series of shocking crimes, in which wealthy men are made to watch...
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Present day: Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil--human, female, and, according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with the unmistakable marks of murder. Boston, 1830: In order to pay for his education, medical student Norris Marshall has joined the ranks of local "resurrectionists"--those who plunder graveyards and harvest...
17) The surgeon
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A briskly paced, terrifically suspenseful work that steadily builds toward a tense and terrifying climax.”—People (Page-turner of the week)
ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME
This ebook edition contains a special preview of Tess Gerritsen’s I Know a Secret.
He slips into homes at night and walks...
ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME
This ebook edition contains a special preview of Tess Gerritsen’s I Know a Secret.
He slips into homes at night and walks...
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"In the murky shadows of Boston's Chinatown lies a severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to that hand, a red-haired woman dressed in black, her head nearly decapitated. Two strands of silver hair--not human--cling to her body. They are homicide cop Jane Rizzoli's only clues, but they're enough for her and medical examiner Maura Isles to make the startling discovery: that this violent death had a chilling prequel. ......
20) Ice cold
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Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli receives the grim news that Maura's charred body has been found in a mountain ravine. Shocked and grieving, Jane is determined to learn what happened to her friend. The investigation plunges Jane into the twisted history of Kingdom Come, Wyoming, where a gruesome discovery lies buried beneath the snow.