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)

Great story

Any additional comments?

I nearly skipped this book because of a bad review. I glad I went for it anyway. This is the best story in the series so far. The narrarator gives Jane a weird, jersey (?) accent instead of Boston but honestly after a couple of hours listening to a real Boston accent my southern ears would start to bleed. I hated to stop listening when I'd Finnish my commute.

A great read...

A great read, I couldn't put it down. I can't wait to start of another of her books

Great Book, Awesome Narration!

Tess Gerritsen did an excellent job on this book and the narrator was head on with the different voices. It is thrilling and I became very absorbed in the plot. I highly recommend this book to all Tess Gerritsen fans!

Suspenseful!

If you could sum up Vanish in three words, what would they be?

Very interesting plot

What was one of the most memorable moments of Vanish?

Rooting for the characters, only to find out they weren't who you thought they were!

What about Susan Denaker’s performance did you like?

Very theatrical. This book is book 4 in the series and she is the first reader to pronounce "Rizzoli" like they do in the TV series, which sounds less jarring than in the previous books.

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

It kept you on the edge of your seat. Much more exciting that simply reading the book!!

Any additional comments?

I really like this series and can't wait to get into the next episode.

Very well done

Engaging story that kept my interest throughout. Still not a lot of interaction between Isles and Rizzoli which made me like the tv show but seems to be slowly building in the course of the series. This book dealt with young girls sold into slavery in the United States who are used to satisfy sexual fantasies of unscrupulous men.

Harsh Honesty

A difficult story to absorb, but one I also heard from an immigrant who came to America along the same route. I wholly recommend this book.

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.

Enjoyable Listen

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

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Admitedly, I am a Tess Gerritsen fan. This was my first "audio Gerritsen" and I wasn't disaapointed.....it kept my attention until the very end. The narrator was a little difficult to understand when she switched to a different charactor that had an accent.....but all and all it was a great listen!

My favorite Gerritesen book to date

This was a fabulous read. The characters were interesting, the plot kept me on the edge of my seat. What I like best about this writer is the realism she interjects in her stories - happy endings are not a foregone conclusion. I don't want to give away too much of the story, but will say the plot she lays out is believable. You find yourself really caring about the characters and cheering for the "good guys." Definitely worth the read.