The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen

[Jonetta]

It is a boiling hot Boston summer. Adding to the city's woes is a series of shocking crimes, in which wealthy men are made to watch while their wives are brutalized. A sadistic demand that ends in abduction and death.

The pattern suggests one man: serial killer Warren Hoyt, recently removed from the city's streets. Police can only assume an acolyte is at large, a maniac basing his attacks on the twisted medical techniques of the madman he so admires. At least that's what Detective Jane Rizzoli thinks. Forced again to confront the killer who scarred her - literally and figuratively - she is determined to finally end Hoyt's awful influence . . . even if it means receiving more resistance from her all-male homicide squad.

But Rizzoli isn't counting on the U.S. government's sudden interest. Or on meeting Special Agent Gabriel Dean, who knows more than he will tell. Most of all, she isn't counting on becoming a target herself, once Hoyt is suddenly free, joining his mysterious blood brother in a vicious vendetta. . . .

Filled with superbly created characters and the medical and police procedural details that are her trademark,The Apprentice is Tess Gerritsen at her brilliant best. Set in a stunning world where evil is easy to learn and hard to end, this is a thriller by a master who could teach other authors a thing or two.

Setting
Boston, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Shirley, Massachusetts

26 Chapters

Character List
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Jane Rizzoli: Homicide detective with the Boston Police Department (BPD). She’s the only female and is partnered with Barry Frost. She’s 34-years old.
Barry Frost: Homicide detective with the BPD and Jane’s partner.
Thomas Moore: Homicide detective with the BPD who worked with Jane on The Surgeon case. He’s now married to Catherine and vacationing.
Jerry Sleeper: Boston Police Department homicide detective and Thomas’ partner.
Darren Crowe: Boston Police Department homicide detective.
Marquette: Lieutenant over the homicide unit.
Vince Korsak: Newton police detective.
Gabriel Dean: FBI agent.
Canady: Maryland State Police sergeant.
Arlen: Fitchburg police detective.
Gorman: Maine State Police detective.
Maura Isles: Medical examiner who Tierney recruited a year ago. Nicknamed Queen of the Dead by the Homicide Unit. She has shoulder length black hair with blunt bangs.
Yoshima: Maura’s assistant.
Ashford Tierney: Retiring medical examiner.
Lawrence Zucker: Criminal psychologist from Northeastern University and consultant for the BPD.
Carlos Pepe: Forensic anthropologist.
Erin Volchko: Forensic scientist in Hair and Fiber.
Walter De Groot: DNA criminalist.
Mick: Crime scene tech who operated the Crimescope.
Oxton: Superintendent of the Souza-Baranowski correctional facility.
Warren Hoyt: aka The Surgeon. He was apprehended a year ago by Jane and others and is currently in prison.
Richard Yeager: Murder victim. He was an orthopedic surgeon.
Gail Yeager: OR nurse and Richard’s wife. She’s missing.
Karenna Ghent: Concert pianist. Married to Alexander. She’s missing.
Alexander Ghent: Murder victim. Cellist and married to Karenna.
Marla Jean Waite: Murder victim. She was found at the same location in the forest. Married to Kenneth.
Kenneth Waite: Murder victim. Married to Marla.
The Dominator: Name given the killer.
Conway: US senator.
Joey Valentine: Whitney Funeral Home tech.
Evelyn Petrakas: Symphony Hall program coordinator for visiting artists.
Joyce O’Donnell: Neuropsychiatrist.
Mairead Donohue: Hoyt’s childhood nanny.
Diane Korsak: Vince’s wife.
Frank (Frankie) Rizzoli, Jr.: Jane’s brother.
Michael (Mikey) Rizzoli: Jane’s brother.
Angela Rizzoli: Jane’s mother.
Frank Rizzoli, Sr.: Jane’s father.
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Spoiler Info
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Gail Yeager’s body was later found in a forest.

The Dominator started in Kosovo. He was using the name John Stark but it was a stolen identity. He was a limo driver and that’s how he targeted his victims. (hide spoiler)]