Review: Ice Cold, a horror thriller by Tess Gerritsen

First line:

"She was the chosen one."

Tess Gerritsen Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel, opens with a shocker--the charred body of Boston Medical Examiner Maura Isles has been discovered in a mountain ravine.  As her friend Jane Rizzoli, a Boston homicide detective, digs into her friend's apparent murder, she discovers  a buried horror at a place called Kingdom Come, a mysteriously isolated town where a silent watcher waits. It's the place where Maura was last seen alive. 

With Rizzoli & Isles about to make its nation-wide debut on TNT, is it possible that Gerritsen has actually killed off one of her main characters? I'm not about to spoil the suspense. You'll have to read the book to find out. But trust me, this book is a roller-coaster suspense ride with enough shocks and thrills to keep you awake underneath your beach umbrella.

Here's a peek at the book video  for Ice Cold, followed by a TNT promo for  Rizzoli & Isles, which debuts July 12.

Review: Body Double by Tess Gerritsen

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First line:

"That boy was watching her again."

I'm late in catching up to Tess Gerritsen's excellent string of bestselling thrillers, and I'm delighted to discover Body Double. (I'll soon post a review of Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel. For some fun insider dish by the author herself, check out Tess's post over at Murderati).  In this tale, Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles is disturbed to discover that a murdered woman looks exactly like her. A DNA test confirms that the victim is, in fact, her twin sister. This discovery is the opening of a gripping, fast-paced story that will keep your interest every step of the way. One of the things I love about this story is that there's a pregnant woman in the story who could have been a standard damsel in distress, but she turns out to have unexpected reserves of strength and ingenuity that helps her turn the tables on her attacker. I highly recommend this book.   

Rating: You gotta read this one!

Tess Gerritsen's website: http://www.tessgerritsen.com/