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In "The Sinner," medical examiner Maura Isles receives a chilling call about a slain nun in a cloistered Boston convent. The autopsy reveals a shocking twist: the victim’s novice sister had given birth before her murder. When another woman is found mutilated in an abandoned building, Isles and Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli trail a pattern that points to a long‑buried secret. Their investigation connects the deaths, exposing an ancient horror that not only endangers the city’s residents but also brings the killers into close proximity with the investigators’ own lives. The novel blends forensic detail, psychological insight, and investigative suspense.
First publish date: August 3, 2004
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Tess Gerritsen
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