{"product_id":"2940169059618","title":"The Sinner: A Rizzoli \u0026 Isles Novel (Abridged)","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Surgeon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e comes a chilling new novel of suspense featuring Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles, on the deadly trail of an anonymous madman who's committed an unholy crime. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE SINNER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNot even the icy temperatures of a typical New England winter can match the bone-chilling scene of carnage discovered in the early morning hours at the chapel of Our Lady of Divine Light. Within the sanctuary walls of the cloistered convent, now stained with blood, lie two nuns-one dead, one critically injured-victims of an unspeakably savage attacker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brutal crime appears to be without motive, and the elderly nuns in residence can offer little help in the police investigation. But medical examiner Maura Isles's autopsy of the dead woman yields a shocking surprise: Twenty-year-old Sister Camille, the order's sole novice, gave birth before she was murdered. Then the disturbing case takes a stunning new turn when another woman is found murdered in an abandoned building, her body mutilated beyond recognition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether, Isles and homicide detective Jane Rizzoli uncover an ancient horror that connects these terrible slaughters. As long-buried secrets come to light, Maura Isles finds herself drawn inexorably toward the heart of an investigation that strikes closer and closer to home-and toward a dawning revelation about the killer's identity too shattering to consider.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs spine-tingling as it is mind-jolting, \u003ci\u003eThe Sinner\u003c\/i\u003e showcases Tess Gerritsen in peak form-bringing her intimate knowledge of the dark depths of criminal investigation brilliantly to bear. Beneath its layers of startling insight into the souls of its characters, and the richly wrought depiction of the everyday war between good and evil, beats the unstoppable heart of an irresistible thriller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTess Gerritsen\u003c\/b\u003e left a successful practice as an internist to raise her children and concentrate on her writing. She gained nationwide acclaim for her first novel of medical suspense, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eHarvest\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eLife Support\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloodstream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGravity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSurgeon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e. Tess Gerritsen lives in Maine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR TESS GERRITSEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Surgeon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A briskly paced, terrifically suspenseful work that steadily builds toward a tense and terrifying climax.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e (Page-Turner of the week)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Creepy . . . [\u003ci\u003eThe Surgeon\u003c\/i\u003e] will exert a powerful grip on readers.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Grabbed me by the throat and didn't let go.\"\u003cbr\u003e-TAMI HOAG\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Apprentice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Skillful and scary.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An adrenaline rush from start to finish.\"\u003cbr\u003e-IRIS JOHANSEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Masterful . . . Gerritsen moves into the Thomas Harris class, though with a style all her own.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113860907248,"sku":"2940169059618","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169059618_p0.jpg?v=1769893621","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169059618","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}