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Detective Jane Rizzoli and homicide partner Thomas Moore investigate a series of murders in Boston where lone women are found dead after the killer, with unmistakable surgical skill, performs ritualistic acts of torture. The crimes point to a physician‑turned‑murderer. Their inquiry reveals a connection to Catherine Cordell, a medic who survived a brutal attack two years earlier and has since targeted her again. Rizzoli and Moore must unravel the killer’s motives and protect Cordell before the next body is found.
First publish date: August 3, 2004
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Tess Gerritsen
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