The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen

The Apprentice (Rizzoli & Isles, #2)

by Tess Gerritsen

A year has passed since the capture of serial killer Warren Hoyt, yet the memory of his brutal crimes continues to haunt Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli. Now she faces a new killer, a hunter who preys on well-to-do couples, forcing the husbands to watch as their wives are sexually assaulted. The killer's final act is swift and pitiless- a single bullet to the husband's head. Then he leaves, taking the wives with him. izzoli views the death scenes with a horrifying sense of familiarity. This new killer appears to be copying one obscure element from Warren Hoyt's crimes. Has Hoyt found an accolyte; an apprentice killer? Or, more frightening still, have the men actually made contact, and a bond formed between these two terrifying predators? A new complication arises. The killer's DNA is sent to a national database, and federal investigators from Washington join the case, for reasons they refuse to share. Again and again, Rizzoli clashes with Special Agent Gabriel Dean, who begins to show up at every crime scene. He knows something about this killer, something that is so politically explosive, he cannot reveal it to her. Then the case takes yet another frightening turn. Whil

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This was a fantastic book. If you haven't read the first book, The Surgeon, I would suggest you go and do that before reading this one. If you thought that Tess couldn't top The Surgeon, than prepared to be proven wrong. The Apprentice just sucks you in and in some ways I think it might be better then The Surgeon. It was such a page turner and I read through it as fast as I could to see what would happen next.

I would recommend this book and series to anybody.

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