• Vanish

  • A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
  • By: Tess Gerritsen
  • Narrated by: Susan Denaker
  • Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,487 ratings)

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Vanish

By: Tess Gerritsen
Narrated by: Susan Denaker
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Publisher's summary

Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles— the inspiration for the hit TNT series —continue their bestselling crime-solving streak.

A blessed event becomes a nightmare for pregnant homicide detective Jane Rizzoli when she finds herself on the wrong side of a hostage crisis in this timely and relentless thriller.

A nameless, beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. An apparent suicide, she lies on a gurney, awaiting the dissecting scalpel of medical examiner Maura Isles. But when Maura unzips the body bag and looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes.

Very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital, where with shockingly cool precision, she murders a security guard and seizes hostages...one of them a pregnant patient, Jane Rizzoli.

Who is this violent, desperate soul, and what does she want? As the tense hours tick by, Maura joins forces with Jane's husband, FBI agent Gabriel Dean, to track down the mysterious killer's identity. When federal agents suddenly appear on the scene, Maura and Gabriel realize that they are dealing with a case that goes far deeper than just an ordinary hostage crisis.

Only Jane, trapped with the armed madwoman, holds the key to the mystery. And only she can solve it, if she survives the night.

©2005 Tess Gerritsen (P)2005 Books on Tape, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Never fails to deliver chilling suspense...leaves the reader breathless." (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
"Drawing on current events, Gerritsen's latest novel is a tense, taut thriller that grabs readers from the get-go and never lets up." (Booklist)
"It's scary how good Tess Gerritsen is; this is crime writing at its unputdownable, nerve-tingling best." (Harlan Coben)

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  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars

boston accent

Tess Gerritson always writes a great story and this was no exception. However, I am from Massachusetts and I just couldn't get past Jane Rizolli sounding like a combination of Marisa Tomei in "My Cousin Vinny" and New Jersey's Carmella Soprano.

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  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars

Definitely not as great as her other books

I like to read/listen to Gerristens books, but the reader on this one had me droning out. The story line wasn't very good but the twist at the end was pretty good. In comparison to her other books this one didn't quite measure up.

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  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars

Vanished Logic

I found the basic concept of this book interesting. I found its execution bush-league and the narrator the same.

The narrator insists on giving main female detective Rizzoli a Brooklyn accent. The fact Rizzoli is born and bred in Boston doesn't dawn on her.

The storyline as it proceeds is dull and the reasons given for the major crime in story are not believable and don't fit the facts presented.

Gerritsen has reached the same point as Patricia Cornwell. She is no longer writing for the reader; she's writing for revenue.

I do not recommend this book and will not read another.

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  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

Great story, but....

I think the reader was channelling Fran Drescher when she decided what a Bostonian should sound like. What were the producers thinking?

If you can ignore the accent then the story is worthwhile.

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  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

worst nightmare

I thought this was a really good listen. At times I was very disturbed about the situations with the women, that I had to turn the player off and listen after a few min. For a woman its your worst nightmare for yourself as well as for your daughters. I really liked the story and it always kept my attention!!

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  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars

Tough to listen to

I love Tess Gerritsen all the way through to Mephisto Club. But this one was tough to listen to-just could not get into the dialogue the characters. The story of Anna etc was very sad, but for some reason, I wish she was the center of the story, and in this one I didn't feel the focus was on the most powerful story line.

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  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Intrique, Intrique

I loved this book, as I do most of Tess's books. It kept me glued to the Ipod again. I love the characters, especially Maura, and Jane. I recommend this book and Tess's books to anyone who loves mysteries.

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  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

Tess is Great

Tess's books are rivitting. I love every one of them. I actually buy them in hard back also. I read them and listen to them. This one inparticular interested me more. I just really enjoyed the flow and ideas of this book.

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  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable Listen

I really enjoyed this book. It was suspenseful yet easy to follow.

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  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Engrossing

This was the first book in this series I've read and I definitely want to read more now. Some things seemed to get tied up a little carelessly but I found that I just plain like Jane, and also found the subtext about her baby very believable.

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