I Know a Secret (Rizzoli & Isles, #12) in 2-3-4 Challenge

Jun 10, 2017 Mary Beth rated it it was amazing

This is the twelfth book in the Rizzoli & Isles Series. This is one of my favorite series. I have read every book in this series and Tess Gerritsen does not disappoint. I loved every book in this series and I was so ecstatic when I received this copy of the book. This book was the bomb! It just rocked. I just loved it. This book is filled with suspense and rich in character development for characters we have come to know and love over the course of the Rizzoli and Isles series, this book is a t ...more

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Mar 21, 2019 Jonetta rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-beat-the-backlist-challenge, 2019-in-2019, nc-br-digital-library, 2019-audiobook-challenge, 2019-library-love-challenge, 5000-2019, audiobook, 300-utd, group-read, mystery-suspense-thriller

Homicide Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles are called to a gruesome murder site of a horror movie filmmaker. As they consider whether they’re looking at life mimicking art, another murder occurs where Maura makes the unusual connection to the first scene. And, the connection between the victims leads them to a notorious case dating back twenty years.

I really liked that this was the type of story where you had no choice but to follow the superb procedurals as the subject wa ...more

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May 19, 2019 Robin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019, 300-up-to-date-2019, suspense

The body of a young filmmaker is found in her bed. Her eyes were removed post-mortem, but Medical Examiner Maura Isles cannot find the cause of death. Days later, another body is found lying on a dock. The victim has arrows sticking out of his chest. Again, no cause of death is found. Detective Jane Rizzoli cannot find a connection between the two victims. The only clue that ties the two victims together is a young woman seen on surveillance cameras at both of their funerals. Jane and Maura work ...more

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Nov 23, 2017 Vi ~ Inkvotary rated it really liked it

Shelves: thriller, hc, i-o-a-c, 2017-newreleasechallenge, 2017-release-g, bp

Inkvotary

Since many years I am a huge fan of the author. And her Rizzoli & Isles series is one of the most loved series I have in my shelves.
I can´t remember a book in this series, that had ended the way this one does.
It seems as if the way how Tess Gerritsen solved this case, was the only way, that made sense, though I don´t agree with everything. And I can only imagine how it must feel for Jane…

As always, Tess Gerritsen presents a psychological finesse and scenes where you as a reader are in Inkvotary

Since many years I am a huge fan of the author. And her Rizzoli & Isles series is one of the most loved series I have in my shelves.
I can´t remember a book in this series, that had ended the way this one does.
It seems as if the way how Tess Gerritsen solved this case, was the only way, that made sense, though I don´t agree with everything. And I can only imagine how it must feel for Jane…

As always, Tess Gerritsen presents a psychological finesse and scenes where you as a reader are in the situation “do I hold my breath now or do I rather stop and continue later?” Oh yes, some scenes are so gripping and in combination with Janes sarcasm and her way to see things and the world in general, this thriller is haunting and thrilling from the very start to the bitter end.

Maura and Jane aren´t always on the same page here. When it comes to solve this mysterious case, yes, but not when it comes to the fact who the evil person is. Maura often asks Jane to rethink her work, to see things from another perspective and not to believe everything she sees right at first sight. But Janes motherly feelings are not that easy to handle let alone set aside. How the author shows that conflict and how she solves it is presented in a beautiful way and lets you feel that between those two women is a very strong friendship, and respect for each other.

While reading some scenes I couldn´t help but smile. Jane and her ironic language, the sarcastic tone she is using quite often – I like that very much. And those scenes, when she is at home with her parents, and nothing but the future of her brother seems important to her father. How Jane reacts to that, hilarious.

And the relationship, or better said the non-existing relationship between Maura and her biological mother. Holy moly those scenes were quite something. I could literally feel the evil that the woman who gave birth to Maura is spreading around.

A great written thriller, that might not be with a full rating, but nonetheless very entertaining. I didn´t see it coming until the very end and the solution the author gave, was not entirely mine. But you can´t always win. But to know as a reader the entire truth, that was kind of satisfying. ...more

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Apr 02, 2018 Rosangela rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, crime-mystery, kindle-ebooks, detective, favorite-characters, forensics-police_-procedural, thriller

I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well written.
Still worth reading, especially if you're a Rizzoli & Isles fan. ...more

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Apr 03, 2019 Lauren rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: police-procedural, serial-killers, religion, female-detectives

I Know a Secret
4 Stars

Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles investigate a series of deaths related to a daycare abuse scandal from twenty years before.

The case in this book immediately called to mind the movie Unspeakable Acts from the 1990s. The events of the film, based on a true story, were particularly horrifying given the crimes committed against young children. Yet, today it is clear that false and manipulated memories led to the imprisonment, and even deaths, of numerou ...more

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Mar 14, 2019 Melissa rated it really liked it

Detective Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles have a case that's truly confusing. Two victims with no apparent cause of death. Also, both bodies have been manipulated in a shocking manner. When Rizzoli and Isles finally connect the 2 victims they end up re-investigating a crime from over 20 years ago. There is one person though who can help them solve the case and she's not talking. She has vowed to keep the secret till her death.
Being in the medical field myself I found the ins and outs of ...more

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Sep 06, 2017 Charlene rated it really liked it

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A welcome addition to the Rizzoli and Isles series. There is a mystery here which is not completely resolved. Family and other relationship dynamics from childhood and recent events are woven into different parts of the story line. If you know and like this series, you will definitely want to read this book.

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Apr 17, 2018 Kris (My Novelesque Life) rated it really liked it

RATING: 4 STARS
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Another great book by Gerritsen! We get more of Angela and more of Maura's background. The first few books in this series have been my facourite. It started to slow down a bit for me, and has picked up again. ...more

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Aug 09, 2020 Deanie Nelder rated it really liked it

In I Know a Secret, the 12th Rizzoli and Isles book, the "I" is at first unclear, and then revealed to be Holly Devine, (view spoiler). There are secrets galore, and many people who may (or may not) know them. There's also more about Maura's serial k ...more

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Dec 15, 2023 Carla rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: library, audio, detective-crime, thriller-suspense

I've always enjoyed the Rizzoli and Isles series and realized that I did not read the last two in the series. I was able to listen to the audiobook of I know a Secret, #12 in the series. The story begins with a young woman found dead in her apartment, her eyes gouged out and placed in her hands. While Maura is trying to determine the cause of death, another body is found, this one with arrows through his chest. Do these deaths have anything to do with one another? Is there a serial killer in the ...more

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