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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Gerritsen returns with the newest instalment of her popular Rizzoli and Isles series, already a sensation on television. Detective Rizzoli is called to the home of a popular taxidermist who's found dead alongside the body of snow leopard on which he has been working. When Medical Examiner Maura Isles examines the body, she is able to draw parallels with a number of other deaths where the victims have been strung up like hunting spoils. Using their deductive reasoning, Rizzoli and Isles are able to tie the clues to a safari in Botswana that went horribly wrong. Tracking down the sole survivor from the safari might be the only way to stop a killer who stalks their prey like a jungle cat, with no regard for how much blood they spill. An interesting story that bring the crime fighting duo together for the eleventh time, sure to entertain the series regular.
Gerritsen is back and has brought a new take on her crimes for the latest novel. Series readers have been waiting a while, so the novel's arrival is sure to bring about mixed reviews. Having become a great fan of the television series, it is hard not to draw comparative lines between the two, with the television actors burning their image and persona into the likes of Rizzoli, Isles, and Frost. For me, the novel and its ideas are sound, though there is a lack of excitement and real action. Surely, a murder and safari will have inherent excitement, but Gerritsen does not live up to the expectation I have for R&I stories, whether in book or television format. I found the safari narration to lack intrigue and interest, with a flimsy character taking the reins in those portions. Perhaps a trial effort by Gerritsen she'll shelf in future tales.
Kudos, Madam Gerritsen for your return to the scene of the crime. Not my favourite of your novels, but you cannot win everyone over at each turn.
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Gerritsen is back and has brought a new take on her crimes for the latest novel. Series readers have been waiting a while, so the novel's arrival is sure to bring about mixed reviews. Having become a great fan of the television series, it is hard not to draw comparative lines between the two, with the television actors burning their image and persona into the likes of Rizzoli, Isles, and Frost. For me, the novel and its ideas are sound, though there is a lack of excitement and real action. Surely, a murder and safari will have inherent excitement, but Gerritsen does not live up to the expectation I have for R&I stories, whether in book or television format. I found the safari narration to lack intrigue and interest, with a flimsy character taking the reins in those portions. Perhaps a trial effort by Gerritsen she'll shelf in future tales.
Kudos, Madam Gerritsen for your return to the scene of the crime. Not my favourite of your novels, but you cannot win everyone over at each turn.
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Seems just like the TV show!!! Seriously enjoyed the book.
One more book and I'll have read the whole series :)
So ! At the beginning, I didn't really like this one much. The parts with Jane, the investigation, yes I did. The flashback scenes in Africa with the group, not much. Why ? Because it's always the same with groups of people who are cornered somewhere with a killer on the loose, they'll react (understandably) in an uncivilized way and there will *always* be someone whose face you'd *love* to slap, but you can't because it's a fictional character. Urgh, frustrating. There was such a group here and such a character, indeed, like at the beginning of "Ice cold".
Yet, things got better. You think you know whodunit ? You're wrong. You think you can guess who it is ? You're wrong. There's going to be a badass in here, and you think you know who it is ? You're wrong. You think you know approximatively how things are going to turn out ? You're wrong. I have to say, Tess Gerritsen is really good. This story is masterfully suspenseful and it got me until the last page. Wow.
And now, I'm on to the next !
So ! At the beginning, I didn't really like this one much. The parts with Jane, the investigation, yes I did. The flashback scenes in Africa with the group, not much. Why ? Because it's always the same with groups of people who are cornered somewhere with a killer on the loose, they'll react (understandably) in an uncivilized way and there will *always* be someone whose face you'd *love* to slap, but you can't because it's a fictional character. Urgh, frustrating. There was such a group here and such a character, indeed, like at the beginning of "Ice cold".
Yet, things got better. You think you know whodunit ? You're wrong. You think you can guess who it is ? You're wrong. There's going to be a badass in here, and you think you know who it is ? You're wrong. You think you know approximatively how things are going to turn out ? You're wrong. I have to say, Tess Gerritsen is really good. This story is masterfully suspenseful and it got me until the last page. Wow.
And now, I'm on to the next !
I've only read a couple early Rizzoli & Isles books, and this is something like #12. It stands alone, but then there are these dribs and drabs of continuing subplots, which made me feel like I'd missed out on some interesting stuff, none of it having to do with this particular book.
Die Again is a pretty solid installment in Tess Gerritsen's 'Rizzoli and Isles' series, albeit one with a few issues. Gerritsen is one of those authors whose new books I'll buy without question, to the extent that I started this one without even reading the blurb. We're thrown straight into a safari in Botswana, where English tourist Millie is growing apart from her boyfriend, and developing a crush on their enigmatic tour guide Johnny. It was only after the first chapter that I read the cover summary, and learned that all of Millie's companions would disappear never to be seen again, leaving her to stumble out of the bush weeks later on the point of death. Awesome, I thought, here we go. And the Botswana chapters really were exciting, as one by one her fellow travellers were picked off by an unseen killer. The problem is, I think I enjoyed these early chapters more than the ones set in Boston, following our protagonists, Detective Jane Rizzoli and forensic pathologist Maura Isles.
After five seasons of the Rizzoli and Isles TV series, it's becoming increasingly jarring to return to the books and remember that on paper, the friendship between these women is not that strong. We learn early on that they've barely even seen each other since their last case, and to me that's just a bit sad. As the book goes on, the recurring plots (Maura wondering whether she should leave Boston, Jane's mother's romantic struggles) get little more than a few pages of coverage, and by the end everything is still very much up in the air, albeit with a possible angle on the next book in the form of Maura's serial killer mother.
My biggest problem with Die Again is that I think most readers will guess the twist in the tale long before Jane does, which means there's a good fifty pages or so in there where she's treading water when she should be surging ahead. The realisation did make for a great aha moment, but leaving the detectives miles behind has the unfortunate effect of making them seem slow off the mark, which isn't ideal in the heroes we should be rooting for. In it's favour, I did appreciate that the crime in this novel was essentially ordinary - Gerritsen sometimes peppers her plots with secret cults and elements of the supernatural, which can spoil a book for me, so I was glad that for the most part here things stayed within the realm of the normal. All in all it was't my favourite in the series, but I enjoyed reading it, I know I'll be back for the twelfth installment, and I'm very excited to see Gerritsen speak on her upcoming UK book tour.
After five seasons of the Rizzoli and Isles TV series, it's becoming increasingly jarring to return to the books and remember that on paper, the friendship between these women is not that strong. We learn early on that they've barely even seen each other since their last case, and to me that's just a bit sad. As the book goes on, the recurring plots (Maura wondering whether she should leave Boston, Jane's mother's romantic struggles) get little more than a few pages of coverage, and by the end everything is still very much up in the air, albeit with a possible angle on the next book in the form of Maura's serial killer mother.
My biggest problem with Die Again is that I think most readers will guess the twist in the tale long before Jane does, which means there's a good fifty pages or so in there where she's treading water when she should be surging ahead. The realisation did make for a great aha moment, but leaving the detectives miles behind has the unfortunate effect of making them seem slow off the mark, which isn't ideal in the heroes we should be rooting for. In it's favour, I did appreciate that the crime in this novel was essentially ordinary - Gerritsen sometimes peppers her plots with secret cults and elements of the supernatural, which can spoil a book for me, so I was glad that for the most part here things stayed within the realm of the normal. All in all it was't my favourite in the series, but I enjoyed reading it, I know I'll be back for the twelfth installment, and I'm very excited to see Gerritsen speak on her upcoming UK book tour.
Another great Rizzoli and Isles thriller! I was a little concerned when the book opened with a safari in Africa, because that is the last vacation I would ever willingly go on, but that actually ended up being my favorite part- I definitely caught khaki fever! I sort of figured out a main secret early on, but not to it's true depths, so it made for a fun read. I purposely planned my day around being able to finish it, because it was so good!
A group of tourists go to Africa for a safari. They are all lost except for one woman. She managed to survive by traveling on foot for two weeks until she reached a camping lodge. Her story is that the person responsible for their protection turned on them.
In Boston, six years later, a man who's son was on that safari is killed. At first it doesn't look like there is a connection. Then a strange and horrific pattern begins to emerge. Maybe they are related. Rizzoli and Isles pursue the case and hope for a resolution before more people are killed.
Love this series. It isn't much like the TV series but has enough similarities to appeal to fans of the show. Ms Gerritsen is a terrific writer and this series is well crafted with great characters. Highly recommended to all mystery/thriller fans.
In Boston, six years later, a man who's son was on that safari is killed. At first it doesn't look like there is a connection. Then a strange and horrific pattern begins to emerge. Maybe they are related. Rizzoli and Isles pursue the case and hope for a resolution before more people are killed.
Love this series. It isn't much like the TV series but has enough similarities to appeal to fans of the show. Ms Gerritsen is a terrific writer and this series is well crafted with great characters. Highly recommended to all mystery/thriller fans.
Gerritsen writes another woman who saves her own damn self and it's a good thing.