Gerritsen’s VANISH is based on current news stories relating to sex trafficking and international trafficking of people. VANISH becomes very engaging and rivetting because the storyline is so well written.
Synopsis
A blessed event becomes a nightmare for pregnant homicide detective Jane Rizzoli when she finds herself on the wrong side of a hostage crisis in this timely and relentless thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Body Double.
A nameless, beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. An apparent suicide, she lies on a gurney, awaiting the dissecting scalpel of medical examiner Maura Isles. But when Maura unzips the body bag and looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes.
Very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital, where with shockingly cool precision, she murders a security guard and seizes hostages . . . one of them a pregnant patient, Jane Rizzoli.
Who is this violent, desperate soul, and what does she want? As the tense hours tick by, Maura joins forces with Jane’s husband, FBI agent Gabriel Dean, to track down the mysterious killer’s identity. When federal agents suddenly appear on the scene, Maura and Gabriel realize that they are dealing with a case that goes far deeper than just an ordinary hostage crisis.
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Richard says
This is an excellent read for many reasons. It is quality writing from a multi-bestseller writing author. It has a storyline that is current, consistently plausible and actually believable throughout.
Gerritsen’s writing is engaging and suspenseful, often almost leaving one breathless as do some good movies. She writes descriptive action that is exciting and tension-filled. Her dialogues are spot on. But most importantly, because Gerritsen is a retired doctor, the medical terminology she uses throughout the book is accurate and correct, enhancing the story with authenticity and genuineness.
Her two leading characters, Detective Jane Rizzoli and Dr. Maura Isles, are such a winning duo that they lead to a TV detective series. Rizzola is the tough-as-nails detective relentless in pursuit of wrongdoers while Isles is the cool, calm professional who never seems frazzled or emotionally distraught in working cases with Rizzoli. The pair are perfect foils to each other and Gerritsen develops them well throughout the book to make the story more engaging.
Vanish is a polished, well-written story that will entertain page after page.
