Vanish

A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

By: Tess Gerritsen

Narrated by: Susan Denaker

Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins

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)

Very dark

Too many graphic scenes. Language is rough. Not the rizzoli I’m use to. However it does put great importance as should be on human trafficking and government corruption.

Good Read

Where does Vanish rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

wasn't the best book I've listened to but liked the writting style of the author and the narrator was very smooth

Have you listened to any of Susan Denaker’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

never heard of Susan Denaker before but would listen to her again

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no extremes of emotion

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.

Great Story

The writing style is a little more gritty than some books I have read, more detailed on the science side. But I like that, Ms. Gerritsen's style is refreshing, her characters are are well developed and I look forward to reading more of her books. I hope Audible gets the rest of her titles in unabridged formats soon.

Another Terrific Book

This was a very enjoyable listen from start to finish. The narrator was excellent and it held my interest throughout. I hope she writes more Jane Resolli books.

good book with good narrater

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes,but i would advice then to start at the beginning of the series. In my opion the narreter does great different voices and a good russian accent too. This was a good story weith a few twists and turns.

Sins on The Desert

A list woman is found and this is her terrib!e plight to freedom. What evil man perpetrated against women.

Twisting and worth the time

I really liked this one. I didn't have it all figured out after chapter 5 like some others I've read. Well paced, just enough character depth without being consuming, and a very good plot.

But I have to agree with some other reviewers - I would prefer that the narration be "accent-less" if it can't be believable.

Vanish-Suspenceful

Very well written. Held me in suspence and made me want to return to the book.

Very intense !

I Could not put it down. Story line is good and takes unexpected turns. She draws you into Jane's life. Very well done.