Description
The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen is the ninth novel in the Rizzoli & Isles series, following Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles as they investigate a disturbing murder in the city’s Chinatown district. When Rizzoli discovers a severed hand in a dark alley and the mutilated body of a woman on a nearby rooftop, the crime scene presents baffling clues, including strands of silver hair that appear not to be human. As the investigation unfolds, the case begins to echo a brutal incident from nineteen years earlier—a murder-suicide in a Chinatown restaurant that left five people dead. One survivor remains linked to that tragedy: a reclusive martial arts master who may hold crucial knowledge about the past. As Rizzoli and Isles dig deeper, they uncover connections between the present-day killing and old secrets rooted in the community’s history and legends.
Combining police procedural detail with a tense mystery, this novel will appeal to readers who enjoy atmospheric crime fiction, complex investigations, and the continuing partnership of Gerritsen’s iconic detective and medical examiner.
