Okay, let me apologize to Tess Gerritsen right now. Long ago I read or skimmed THE SURGEON and didn't like it. Recently I skimmed it again and still didn't care for it. But to be sure how I felt about Gerritsen I read the follow-up THE APPRENTICE. That intrigued me more but I still wasn't sure I was a fan. So, just finished Rizzoli & Isles book 3 THE SINNER and am damned impressed. Very good story and the characters are even more compelling this time around. I confess to skimming all detailed autopsy descriptions and other medical stuff because that just puts me to sleep - so, I glossed over about a quarter of the book. I definitely want to read at least the next two Gerritsen books.

The buzz about the series premiere is what prompted me to pick up a Gerritsen book again. I tried watching the premier episode and it just didn't do much for me. I am not an Angie Harmon fan at all so that has lots to do with it, I'm sure. She seems very little like the Rizzoli of TG's fiction. Sasha whatever is more likeable as Isles but seems a bit young. I may try one more episode eventually. Despite the inevitable comparisons, R&I is no Cagney & Lacey.