Tess Gerritsen
Paperback | Pages: 376 pages Rating: 4.13 | 47891 Users | 2095 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Apprentice (Rizzoli & Isles #2) |
| Author | : | Tess Gerritsen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 376 pages |
| Published | : | 2008 by Ballantine Books (first published 2002) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Thriller. Crime. Fiction. Suspense. Mystery Thriller. Detective |
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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 while their wives are brutalized. A sadistic demand that ends in abduction and death.
The pattern suggests one man: serial killer Warren Hoyt, recently removed from the city's streets. Police can only assume an acolyte is at large, a maniac basing his attacks on the twisted medical techniques of the madman he so admires. At least that's what Detective Jane Rizzoli thinks. Forced again to confront the killer who scarred her - literally and figuratively - she is determined to finally end Hoyt's awful influence . . . even if it means receiving more resistance from her all-male homicide squad.
But Rizzoli isn't counting on the U.S. government's sudden interest. Or on meeting Special Agent Gabriel Dean, who knows more than he will tell. Most of all, she isn't counting on becoming a target herself, once Hoyt is suddenly free, joining his mysterious blood brother in a vicious vendetta. . . .
Filled with superbly created characters and the medical and police procedural details that are her trademark,The Apprentice is Tess Gerritsen at her brilliant best. Set in a stunning world where evil is easy to learn and hard to end, this is a thriller by a master who could teach other authors a thing or two.
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| Original Title: | The Apprentice |
| ISBN: | 0345447867 (ISBN13: 9780345447869) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Rizzoli & Isles #2 |
| Setting: | Boston, Massachusetts(United States) Massachusetts(United States) |
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A new serial killer has come to Boston and Detective Jane Rizzoli is called to the latest crime scene when there are similarities to a former case she worked on which resulted in the capture and arrest of Warren The Surgeon Hoyt. Hoyt is now in prison, so these latest murders must be the work of a copycat. Then Hoyt escapes and it seems hes now joined forces with this new killer, The Dominator.This book was enjoyable enough, but disappointing as well. I was looking forward to reading about TheA much stronger novel than THE SURGEON, but follows closely in its footsteps. Gerritsen offers a wonderful 'thriller' aspect to the novel and keeps the reader on their toes.
This was a random selection for me, I needed a new audiobook for the car, and I needed a book whose title starts with an "A" for a reading challenge. Check. Check.I'm familiar with this series in the same way that I am familiar with the Kathy Reichs/Bones/Temperance Brennan series - I saw it on TV first. So, I automatically have those actors running around in my mind every time I read any of those books.I enjoyed The Apprentice. At 90% complete, I started to worry that Gerritsen would make a
"Is this all we are? A necklace of chemicals? Where, in the double helix, does the soul lie?" Medical student or not, you will learn a lot from Tess Gerritsen's books with pure enjoyment. If you like your crime medicine strong, this will keep you gripped. Rizzoli & Isles is the perfect series! 😍4.5/5A series of horrific murders seem disturbingly familiar to Detective Jane Rizzoli. They remind her of those committed by a killer known as the Surgeon, who they recently put behind bars.While
My rating is 3.5 because I was not satisfied with the reasoning behind a lot of things:1. Why did Warren Hoyt start obsessing about Jane Rizzoli all of a sudden?2. Why did Hoyt became the cold calculated evil he became?The ending was also a bit abrupt. Another thing is that the other serial killer was not given any "screen space", it would have been nice to know his thoughts too. Other than that, the story was as intriguing as the surgeon and the characters were well thought. It was nice to see
OMG another from Ms. Gerritsen, and what a book it is.First off, it's second in a series which is hard-hitting, full of forensic and medical detail, and characters you are gonna love, hate, then love again. Its characters make mistakes - gross mistakes - and learn to deal with the aftermath by plowing on in one direction: to get their man, or woman, or unsub, or whoever it is who's dealing out death in such a horrific manner.Did I say horrific? The story begins with a body splattered all over a
When I finished reading The Surgeon, I was way too excited to put my hands on the next book of this series and read it. Unfortunatelly, I only could do it months later, but I did it well. I read The Apprentice in one day and a half. This rarely happens! I have seen that it's only a sugestion for you to read the series in order. I don't think so, though. I believe I wouldn't have understood it well if I haven't read The Surgeon first.This second one is basically a sequel for The Surgeon. The
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