Homicide cop Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles have seen their fair share of mortal crimes, but the death of Kimberly Rayner may qualify as inhuman in more ways than one. When the corpse of the emaciated seventeen-year-old girl is discovered next to an empty coffin in an abandoned church, mysterious bruises around the throat suggest foul play. Caught fleeing the scene is the victim's closest friend, Lucas Henry, an equally skeletal, pale teenager who claims he's guilty only of having a taste for blood - a craving he shared with Kimberly. But the victim's distraught father doesn't believe in vampires, only vengeance. And now, another life may be at risk unless Rizzoli and Isles can uncover the astonishing truth.
Freaks is a short story Tess Gerritsen wrote to whet the appetite of all us Rizzoli & Isles fans while we await the release of The Silent Girl. It's a super-short story, it took me all of 10 minutes to complete if that, but for what it was - a free, short story - it fit the bill perfectly.
I was a bit worried it would all become a bit of a farce - how can you solve a murder in 10 minutes in a book? But, no, it was actually quite quirky that way and Jane's line on the last page was brilliant, total Jane.
It isn't a real part of the Rizzoli/Isles series, not much happens for it to be a necessary read, but for a short sharp story when you have a spare few minutes it's well worth reading and I'm eagerly awaiting the next Gerritsen novel (having already read The Silent Girl. Boo).
