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Freaks
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Start date
November 1, 2018
Finish date
November 30, 2018
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Jonetta

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Jonetta
Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are investigating the death of a young girl whose body was found next to a coffin in an adandoned church. Their primary suspect is a young boy who thinks he’s a vampire.

This may be the shortest story I’ve read. There’s not much to it and I finished in 15 minutes. Not sure what was the point to add this to the series. Nothing really new learned and nothing advanced in terms of characters or ongoing story arcs.

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Robin
Jul 20, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: suspense, 2013, kindle
Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles are investigating the death of a teenage girl. The victim was found lying next to an open coffin in an abandoned cathedral. Her boyfriend was seen fleeing the scene after police arrived. Both she and her boyfriend believed they were vampires, existing on animal blood as their only nourishment. Now Rizzoli and Isles must figure out what killed the teenage girl before her father takes his own vengeance on her boyfriend.

This is a very short st
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Connie
Nov 08, 2018 rated it liked it
It was too short. I like more depth, but the little bit that was there was very interesting. In fact it was perfect for Halloween or being close to the holiday at any rate.

I am giving it 3 out of 5, because I am not a fan of novellas or short stories.
Kris (My Novelesque Life)
3 STARS

"Homicide cop Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles have seen their fair share of mortal crimes, but the death of Kimberly Rayner may qualify as inhuman in more ways than one. When the corpse of the emaciated seventeen-year-old girl is discovered next to an empty coffin in an abandoned church, mysterious bruises around the throat suggest foul play. Caught fleeing the scene is the victim's closest friend, Lucas Henry, an equally skeletal, pale teenager who claims he's guilty only o
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Joyce
Sep 24, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: short-stories
This was a nice short story and intro into the lives of Jane and Maura. I will definitely be reading more of this series. It is funny how well they got the characters correct on the TV show Rizolli and and Isles.
Rosangela
Jul 23, 2012 rated it it was ok
Melissa
Nov 10, 2012 rated it really liked it
~Melissa~
Dec 21, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: ebook-owned
Sahira
Jan 02, 2018 rated it really liked it
Amie
Nov 20, 2017 marked it as to-read
Shelves: mystery-suspense
Windyhill
Jun 14, 2018 marked it as to-read
Karen
Jul 11, 2018 marked it as to-read
Reed
Sep 04, 2020 marked it as to-read