Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen. Not even the icy temperatures of a typical New England winter can match the bone-chilling scene of carnage discovered at the chapel of Our Lady of Divine Light. Within the cloistered convent lie two nuns—one dead, one critically injured—victims of an unspeakably savage attacker.
Then another body is found, mutilated beyond recognition. Together, Isles and homicide detective Jane Rizzoli uncover an ancient horror that connects these terrible slaughters. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. Published January 17th by Bantem Press first published August 19th More Details Original Title. Boston, Massachusetts United States. Other Editions Friend Reviews.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Sinner , please sign up. Do you think the priest cared for Maura? Fred Yes, especially shown in the last chapter in the church. Why was Camille killed? Irene This answer contains spoilers… view spoiler [ I think it was simply because she witnessed the "killing" of Sister Ursula, so she had to be "eliminated" too. It should be in one of the last one or …more I think it was simply because she witnessed the "killing" of Sister Ursula, so she had to be "eliminated" too.
It should be in one of the last one or two chapters, but can't pinpoint it exactly where, sorry! See all 7 questions about The Sinner…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. It all starts with the murder of a nun within her abbey along with the assault on another. As Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles investigate, it leads them toward some highly surprising and divergent paths, including connections to other circumstances.
This is the book where we learn more about Maura Isles, finally. Her voice is the strongest though Jane gets considerable space. Nicknamed the Queen of the Dead because of what she does and her gothic look, Maura had to be more complex than a caricature It all starts with the murder of a nun within her abbey along with the assault on another.
Nicknamed the Queen of the Dead because of what she does and her gothic look, Maura had to be more complex than a caricature she is and that unfolds. And, her relationship with Jane Rizzoli develops beyond their roles of detective and medical examiner. There were also personal elements for both that added texture to them as characters and the story. Both became more relatable here because of it and their work dynamics played out well.
I really liked the story because of this and the complexity of the cases. I was a little blindsighted by the excellent twists at the end though the clues were there. Otherwise, this was a very good reading experience. View all 10 comments. Review contains slight spoilers for books 1 and 2 of the series. I did find it weird that Rizzoli didn't really think of the Surgeon at all. He went from dominating the first two books, to disappearing and I know it might be because she doesn't se 3.
He went from dominating the first two books, to disappearing and I know it might be because she doesn't see him as a threat anymore but I just found it odd.
I did miss the Surgeon's perspective and I missed that dynamic they had because that is probably one of the best aspects of the series. Unfortunately I didn't really like her. She's quite similar to Rizzoli but she lacks the likeability and I didn't find her interesting. I did think that the second half of the book was better because that is when everything started to connect and really make sense.
I did wish that the crime aspect was more prominent and more developed. It was quite predictable which was unfortunate but I thought Gerritsen had a really good idea. I also didn't find the writing as enjoyable not sure if that had to do with me not enjoying Isles' POV or if it just wasn't as good. I read this book because I wanted something that was quite addictive but it didn't fully deliver. I still think this is a good series and I will keep reading on. Hopefully I just grow to like Isles as a character.
I know it sounds like I'm sort of bashing this book but I did give it 3. I guess I was just a little disappointed because I know how good Gerritsen can write and this just wasn't up there for me. I would recommend this series. The ease of knowing, at each dawn, how the day will go. No surprises, no turmoil. View all 5 comments. The first two books focused primarily on Detective Jane Rizzoli.
This time around, we get to know Medical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles a lot better. Called "the Queen of the Dead" by medical students and some of the staff, Maura is a dedicated pathologist who believes that she has a duty to the deceased. She is calm in the face of the most gruesome crime scenes, a controlled, efficient professional. Rizzoli, on the other hand, is testy these days. Must be the flu, she says.
When they are called to a crime scene at an abbey for a contemplative order of nuns, Rizzoli and Isles face challenges different from any they have faced before. These are women who do not venture out into the world except on rare occasions. Who would want to harm any of them, much less kill them? These are women of faith. Isles is a person of science. Detective Rizzoli, too, wants answers the sisters cannot give because their faith simply does not let them imagine the possibilities.
Can there be a middle ground? As a medical examiner in the Boston area, Dr. Isles has more than one case, naturally.
What are the chances that she would have another death related to the murder at the convent? Little by little, Tess Gerritsen weaves her story. Along the way, she reveals some secrets. I was feeling proud of myself for figuring things out as I went along.
I was putting two and two together and getting four. So far, so good. As for the main piece of the puzzle, however, I was waiting for that one big aha moment when I would have at least an inkling. I did, actually, and it was a good hunch, but I was slightly off the mark. Only slightly. Do we find out what was bugging Jane Rizzoli those days leading up to Christmas? Read the book. Who killed Sister Camille — and why? View all 6 comments. May 20, Heidi rated it really liked it Shelves: thriller-horror , goal.
This book was the start of both a professional and personal relationship which was spurred on by personal issues first. I look forward to continuing this series! Especially Maura Isles who until this book seemed to have more of a supporting role. The story opens with Isles performing an autopsy when she receives a call from detective Jane Rizzoli asking her to come to a crime scene. The scene is the chapel of Our Lady of Divine Light, a cloistered convent.
There two nuns were savagely attacked. The other is critically injured. Who would attack nuns? And why? Sister Ursula is too badly injured to talk. Sister Camille is dead but maybe she can tell Maura Isles what happened.
During the autopsy Dr. Isles makes a shocking discovery. Sister Camille had recently given birth. Who is the father? A suspect obviously. With the exception of Sister Camille the sisters at Our Lady of Divine Light are all elderly and cannot help in the investigation but there is one person who no one really pays any attention to.
An attempt to hide the identity? As Rizzoli and Isles continue their investigations into the deaths a link is discovered. A secret that someone is going to great lengths to make sure remains hidden. Things are not always what they seem at first. Maura Isles finds the crimes hit close to home. She is known as the "Queen of the Dead" because of her work and goth appearance but she had a life before she became a medical examiner in Boston.
In this story we get to know more about that life and I found myself liking her more. The reader also learns about a change in Jane Rizzoli's life and a decision she will have to make. Especially those with strong female leads. Even though I have already read and reviewed The Surgeon and The Apprentice, Tess' previous books in the series, I still feel that it's such a perkiness of mine to review any book written by this genious I emphasize: genious!
Gerritsen, one more time, now through The Sinner, made me hook into her writing until the end, NOT letting me to put it down, despite a few flaws I found that I dare myself to point again.
A crime envolving two nuns, in the circuntances presented by Jane and Maura therewi Even though I have already read and reviewed The Surgeon and The Apprentice, Tess' previous books in the series, I still feel that it's such a perkiness of mine to review any book written by this genious I emphasize: genious! A crime envolving two nuns, in the circuntances presented by Jane and Maura therewith the investigation of the case, conduces us to initially match the name of the book to the probable "nickname" that could characterize one of the victims.
However, two more crimes — a woman that can't be identified plus a massacre in a village in India years before — come to the surface and probably discard any previously settled teory by the readers about the ending of the story. Also, it's disclosed that the three crimes are, at last, all connected. During several pages of the book, we're shown Maure Isles' life in and out of the morgue more throughly. It's soon noticed that the focus is aimed at introducing the patologist as a protagonist of the series — just like the policialwoman-detective Jane Rizzoli is in the previous book, The Apprentice.
This point of introducing one more protagonist into the series can turn it into a tiring reading at certain moments.
Besides, can shadow the awesomeness the ending could have had — knowing the talent of Tess Gerritsen as a writer — and conduce the readers not to enjoy the book, but to even let them a little disappointed.
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