Books like Body Double by Tess Gerritsen
Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles’s routine of examining morgue cases turns terrifying when she discovers her dead body was a double of hers and the victim was a shocking mirror image of her. The mystery deepens when DNA confirms the dead person is her identical twin. With help from Detective Jane Rizzoli, Isles follows clues to a seaside town in Maine, where her past and family secrets surface. As a nationwide killing spree unfolds, Maura must confront the hidden mother who may hold the key to both her own existence and the killer’s plan.
First publish date: July 26, 2005
Genre: Thriller/Medical Thriller
Authors: Tess Gerritsen
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