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)

It was ok

It kept me interested, but not like I couldn't put it down. The twist another reviewer spoke about, I had figured out about half way through as well as some other things at the end. I guess it was typical of these types of books though. The reader was a little annoying at times and there were times that I couldn't figure out which character was speaking. It wasn't bad though.Not bad

Good but gruesome

If you like the Rizzoli and Isles series you won’t be disappointed with this book. The characters are just as compelling as ever. The mystery kept me guessing to the point were I thought it would have gone in a direction I couldn’t enjoy, but that turned out not to be the case. You really feel the love between Jane and Gabriel and I really liked that
I will say some of the events were so brutal that I had to read this book over a couple of months, also as Jane is pregnant as everything begins to unfold the stakes are higher than ever. I would have liked for Maura to have more screentime, though

I also really liked the narration. She just made the characters come alive for me. And she does a Bostonian accent very well

Interesting but not riveting

I did listen to the entire book and like some other reviwers, I had figured out "the big secret" about halfway through the book, if not sooner. I did enjoy the story told from the perspective of one of the secondary characters, but Jane Rizoli's voice was annoying and often times grating. Overall, it was a good book with an easy plot to follow but this will not be one I listen to again.

Lump in My Throat

Another winner, Tess you make me feel like I am standing right next to Jane. The unique way you tie all the information together and how it flows is excellent! OK, I am hooked. I am sitting in my drive at the end of my day again listening to another one of Tess's books. I think it is all over for a character when you bring the subjects right to the edge of the abyss and somehow throw them a rope at the last minute. Excellent! Thank you Tess

The story is a good one!

I don’t like the narrator on this story at all!

The story line was good. Not one of her better books but still a good read with some twists.

Disturbing

This is a worthwhile, though very disturbing story. I cannot say I enjoyed it even though I respect it. It should and will terrify and enrage every woman who hears it. The narration, however is plodding.

Bad Narration in New York accent!

Aggravated by New York accent on all characters and horrible attempt to sound like Boston accent but still sounds like all boston characters are from New York.
Read the book.. the narration is aggravating.
The story is riveting and suspenseful though.

Another winner!

Another Gerritsen winner. Young Russian girls are promised a better, new life in America, and are taken to the US via Mexico only to learn that their "guides" are really kidnappers. Their "new life" is one of captivity as they are sold into prostitution rings, and live a life of fear and brutality. Rizzoli, being eight months pregnant in this story is written with the perfect balance of her usual finely-honed detective skills, while being physically limited to do the physical part of her job. She ends up being a hostage of two people desperately trying to find a way to send their message of truth to the world about the story of the vanishing girls before they are killed by those trying to silence them, but Jane ends up becoming the perfect person to have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Once again a terrible narrator... *sigh*... but can't demote the rating of the book because Brilliance Audio can't find the right person to "be" Jane Rizzoli.

Vanish

Rather depressing story about human trafficking of Russian girls , capturing them and smuggling them out of home and sell them as prostitutes to rich men with less morals then money. One of the girls we follow through the story. Good story as all this authors books are

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.