Questions About Vanish (Rizzoli & Isles, #5)

by Tess Gerritsen (Goodreads Author)

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Do you have to read the series in order, or can you start with this book?

Hüseyin DOLUMAY This book can be read alone. But I think it should be read sequentially

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Do you have to read the series in order, or can you start with this book?

Millie I think each story is able to stand alone. You don't need the history in order to follow and enjoy the story. However, it is nice to know the backgrou…moreI think each story is able to stand alone. You don't need the history in order to follow and enjoy the story. However, it is nice to know the background just to give it a bit more depth but certainly not necessary to be able to follow the story and totally enjoy it!(less)

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Do you have to read the series in order, or can you start with this book?

Dave Farr No. Past relationships among the characters aremclearly explained before they become relevant.

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Do you have to read the series in order, or can you start with this book?

Daryl P Goodwin Best to read in series as some conclusions or events are "given away" in subsequent books. It is also better for appreciating the development of and t…moreBest to read in series as some conclusions or events are "given away" in subsequent books. It is also better for appreciating the development of and the significance of the relationships amongst the main protagonists.
Vanish is number five in the series. The series order is: The Surgeon; The Apprentice; The Sinner; Body Double; Vanish; The Mephisto Club:Keeping the Dead; Ice Cold; The Silent Girl; Last to Die; Die Again and I know a Secret.
For example, an important character in The Sinner is re-introduced in the The Mephisto Club and if you had not read the earlier book, the emotional charge and dilemna this brings is not so well appreciated.(less)

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I'm unfamiliar with the frequent use of the word "slipped" in this author's books. I can easily recall food being slipped the oven or slipped from a cutting board into a bowl, a person slipped behind a bar, medicine slipped into veins, someone slipped into a medical testing machine for a scan, and someone slipped into bed. These examples are from only two books in the series. Is this a regional (New England) habit?

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