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⏰ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫: Jane Rizzoli is trying to solve the baffling homicide of a normal everyone-loves-her nurse, murdered in her own home. Except Jane’s mom Angela is convinced something is amiss in her idyllic suburban neighborhood when a local teen is missing , so she continuously Karen-calls Jane to investigate. Ugh mothers. But could Angela be on to something sinister?
💡𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: This latest Rizzoli installment is a proverbial breath of blessed air in the running series, focusing o bit on Angela Rizzoli – retired, bored, kinda-Karening her ‘hood in search of something wrong, marking herself as the local busy body. And Angela is convinced something is wrong. Jane is eye rolling her way through the ordeal with a REAL murder to solve – and this one is a head scratcher.
The plot on this one was predictable but not less enjoyable because of Gerritsen’s deft pacing – a beach read mystery perfect for that summer getaway; this is a novel to be read in one big helping, with each page flying by as the gripping story unfolds leaving the reader picking that jaw up off the floor. Yup, pick it up.
Maura Isles takes the back seat on this one but to learn about Angela? The comic relief from this unique mother-daughter duo was worth it. 🤦🏼♀️
𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
📚𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Mystery/Police Procedural
😍𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: All the R&I fans of course but universally an awesome read and yup – you could follow without having read previous novels.
🙅♀️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: Can’t pick anything out. Gore level 6/10 to help ya out.
Thank you to the author, NetGalley and Random House Publishing – Ballantine for my advanced copy in exchange for my always-honest review and for introducing Angela, the mom we are all kinda lucky to have as we get older.
