"What you must do," said Monkey, "is lure the monster from its hiding place, but be certain it is a fight you can survive." - Wu Cheng'en, The Monkey King: Journey to the West, c 1500-1582
Hardback blurb: Evil is stirring in Boston's Chinatown . . .
When a hand is found in a Chinatown alley in downtown Boston, detective Jane Rizzoli climbs to a nearby rooftop and finds the hand's owner - a woman whose throat has been slashed so deeply that her head is nearly severed.
Two strands of silver hair cling to her body.
They are Rizzoli's only clues, but they're enough for her and pathologist Maura Isles to make a startling discovery.
This violent death had a chilling prequel.
Nineteen years earlier, a horrifying murder-suicide in a Chinatown restaurant left five people dead.
But one woman connected to that massacre is still alive: a mysterious and beautiful martial arts master who knows a secret that lives and breathes in the shadows of Chinatown.
It soon becomes clear that this is an evil that has killed before and will kill again - unless Jane and Maura can track it down, and defeat it . . .
Gerritsen shares with us:
Interesting insight into the writer's writing and research:
The Silent Girl trailer:
The author: Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen is also a physician, and she brings to her novels her first-hand knowledge of emergency and autopsy rooms.
But her interests span far wider than medical topics.
As an anthropology student at Stanford University she catalogued centuries-old human remains, and she continues to travel the world, driven by her fascination with ancient cultures and bizarre natural phenomena.
She lives with her husband in Maine.
My take: A cleverly woven tale of justice/revenge.
The Silent Girl heads the first book of many books I plan to read this month.
The setting of the plot in Boston's Chinatown is a delight and reading about the Chinese immigrant community, Chinese fables and legends, and Chinese culture is equally delightful. Therefore, I am especially chuffed to hear that the tenth book of the Rizzoli and Isles series will be a continuation of The Silent Girl. There is definitely a need for character and plot development there.
At this stage, mostly because I am already a fan of Gerritsen's books, reviews are unnecessary but here is The Mystery Reader's review which shares my exact sentiments on the book.
If you are wondering who Barry Frost is or who the new stone-faced character (Detective Johnny Tam) is in the book, do start searching for the books and read them now. This is one of the most gripping crime book series ever written featuring Dr Maura Isles, a forensic pathologist, and Detective Jane Rizzoli by Tess Gerritsen, who has become a favourite author of mine. I have read ALL of her books and always look forward to each one.
And of course I have to award it a . . .
(The Silent Girl was published on 21 July 2011).
Rating: 5/5
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