A review by ladylovestead
I Know A Secret by Tess Gerritsen

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

2.0

This is the first Rizzoli and Isles book I actually didn't like and I'm so sad about it. It just felt....off. Not her usual absorbing read. The mystery was good enough but part of what makes this series so good for me is all the personal drama and developments that happen for Jane and Maura. This book was just the same family drama for Jane and the same Daniel drama for Maura. No movement forward whatsoever there. Gerritsen also usually has some larger theme at work with the mystery exploring the meaning of evil and other big ideas and that was a bit flimsy in this as well. She did cover the complexity of unreliable witness testimony and false memories, but could have done a lot more with it. And finally, where was Anthony Sansone!!!???? This is a case he would have absolutely been on top of because of the religious symbolism. I dunno. It was just a swing and a miss. Lots of potential but not on par with the rest of her books.