The Silent Girl

A Rizzoli & Isles Novel (Rizzoli & Isles, Book 9)

By: Tess Gerritsen

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

In the murky shadows of an alley lies a female’s severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to that hand, a red-haired woman dressed all in black, the body nearly decapitated. Two strands of silver hair — not human — cling to her body. They are Rizzoli’s only clues, but they’re enough for her and medical examiner Maura Isles to make a startling discovery: This violent death had a chilling prequel. Nineteen years earlier, a horrifying murder-suicide in a Chinatown restaurant left five people dead. One woman connected to that massacre is still alive: a mysterious martial arts master who knows a secret she dares not tell, a secret that lives and breathes in the shadows of Chinatown. A secret that may not even be human. Now she’s the target of someone, or something, deeply and relentlessly evil. Cracking a crime resonating with bone-chilling echoes of an ancient Chinese legend, Rizzoli and Isles must outwit an unseen enemy with centuries of cunning — and a swift, avenging blade.

©2011 Tess Gerritsen (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

I thought it was Great

I really liked this book. I enjoyed the Chinese history and the new character introduced. Tess Gerritsen has another success!

Intriguing.

Great story, filled with twist & turns. Wonderful walk into another culture. Narrator has nice voice .

excellent listening to the story!

I have listened to her other books but this one is really exceptionally good kept me wondering what was going to happen next! Plus it was a good ending!

book 9, but stand alone

This is called book 9 in the series, but it is mostly a stand alone novel. It is also mostly Rizzoli and very little Isles.

I started reading TG because of the weirdness she often puts in her books. A good amount of inventiveness can make up for lack of writing skill. This book had less creativeness, but yet the writing has not improved. I liked the story, but had trouble getting into it.I did not feel empathy for the characters. If you are a TG fan then it is worth your credit, if you have not read TG, then start with The Surgeon, probably her best. I also liked Life Support, Gravity, The Apprentice and Ice Cold.

Gerritsen and Eby must be good buddies, cause I can't figure out why Tess is sabotaging her books by letting Eby kill them. Ice Cold was a good book, but Eby read it like it was her first book ever. This book was not near as bad, less weirdness to her voice, also less inflection, less emotion, less everything. I will keep buying and listening to books by Gerritsen, but she is losing possible new fans by letting Eby learn how to read on her books. Tess you are a star now, so do like Stephen King and demand only the best readers.

Great read

One of her best. LIttle surprise at the end that tied it all together and answered some questions.

The silent girl

Another great book! Always a great storyline and fast moving with just the right amount os suspense!

Great one!

I'm a die Hard Tess gerritsen fan and this doesn't disappoint. Kept me wanting more. A few times I thought the author wasted too much time on the chineses mythical stories, but it all tues in at the end. Must read!

Love these characters

Where does The Silent Girl rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love the Rissoli and Iles Mysteries

What did you like best about this story?

Always have interesting characters

Which character – as performed by Tanya Eby – was your favorite?

Rissoli and Iles, of course

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I like to listen while working on the computer at work

Any additional comments?

Good mystery

Spellbinding

I really liked this book. It is the second one I have listened to by Gerritsen. Keeps you on the edge until the end. Will buy another soon. I like the tv show too, but they are really not the same. The mix of science, culture and police procedural makes this one intense and fun.

The best yet!!

This was one of the most thrilling exciting books to the very end !! Awesome read- awesome listen! I loved it!