Part of Rizzoli & Isles
First published 2008
Detective Jane Rizzoli thought the nightmare ended when serial killer Warren Hoyt went behind bars. She was wrong. Boston swelters through a brutal summer as a new predator terrorizes the city. Wealthy men watch helplessly as their wives suffer brutal attacks before disappearing forever. The killer's methods mirror Hoyt's twisted medical techniques with disturbing precision. Someone has been studying the master. Rizzoli must confront the monster who left permanent scars on her body and mind. Her male colleagues resist her involvement, but she pushes forward anyway. Special Agent Gabriel Dean arrives with federal interest and hidden knowledge he refuses to share. The investigation takes a deadly turn when Hoyt escapes prison. Now two killers hunt together, and Rizzoli becomes their primary target. She faces a blood brother partnership bent on revenge in a city where evil spreads like infection.
Genres: fiction, american-fiction, crime, adult, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, intense, psychological, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, partnership-against-odds, past-trauma
Setting: Boston
Period: Contemporary
376 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Ballantine Books
Content warnings: graphic-violence, murder, torture, violence