NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER-JaneRizzoliandMauraIsles--theinspirationforthesmashhitTNTseries--continuetheirbestsellingcrime-solvingstreak,astheypursueashadowypsychopathkeepingsecretsandtakinglives.“Suspensedoesn’tgetsmarterthanthis.“--LeeChildTwoseparatehomicides,atdifferentlocations,withunrelatedvictims,havemoreincommonthanjustbeinginvestigatedbyBostonPDdetectiveJaneRizzoliandmedicalexaminerMauraIsles.Inbothcases,thebodiesbearstartlingwounds--yettheactualcauseofdeathisunknown.It’sadoublychallengingcaseforthecopandthecoronertobetakingon,atafraughttimeforbothofthem.AsJanestrugglestosavehermotherfromthecrumblingmarriagethatthreatenstoburyher,Mauragrappleswiththeimminentdeathofherownmother--infamousserialkillerAmaltheaLank.WhileJanetendstohermother,there’snothingMauracandoforAmalthea,exceptendureonefinalbattleofwillswiththewomanwhoseshadowhashauntedherallherlife.Thoughsuccumbingtocancer,Amaltheahasn’tlosthertasteformanipulatingherestrangeddaughter--thistimebydanglingacrypticclueaboutthetwobizarremurdersMauraandJanearedesperatelytryingtosolve.Butwhateverthedyingconvictknowsisonlyapieceofthepuzzle.Soontheinvestigationleadstoasecretiveyoungwomanwhosurvivedashockingabusescandal,anindependenthorrorfilmthatmayberootedinreality,andaslewofmartyredsaintswhodiedcruelandunusualdeaths.AndjustwhenRizzoliandIslesthinkthey’vecorneredadevilishpredator,thelong-buriedpastrearsitshead--andthreatenstoengulfmoreinnocentlives,includingtheirown.PraiseforIKnowaSecret:ARizzoli&IslesNovel“TessGerritsenbringsbackBostonhomicidedetectiveJaneRizzoliandmedicalexaminerMauraIslestotackleanotherbafflingmystery...weavingathrillerthatslowlyunfoldsinunexpectedways....RizzoliandIslesfeellikerealpeople,andreaderswhoarefansofeitherthebookseriesortheformerTVshowknowthere’sanemotionalangletotheproceedingsandcareabouteverythingthathappenstotheduo....Gerritsenwriteseffortlessly,andthisisanotherstellarentryintheseries.“--AssociatedPress“TheunforgettableteamofRizzoliandIslesisbackworkingonachillinganddifficultcase....ThetwistsandturnsthisnoveltakeswillforceGerritsen’sheroinestofacedifficultemotionsandtheirownbiases.Asalways,Gerritsenisamasterstoryteller!“--RTBookReviews“Thecharactersconvergeindynamic,diabolicalwaysand,indoingso,revealpasteventsthatcontinuetohauntthepresentday....Gerritsencontinuestosurprisewiththedepthandrangeofherstorytellingambitions....Likethebestofbig-screenboogeymanblockbusters,there’scomplexvillainy,adistortionbetweenappearanceandreality,andathird-actplottwistthatwillbothsurpriseandsatisfy.Thisone’satastytreatwithsubstance.“--CriminalElement.com“Bepreparedforanexcitingridewithunexpectedtwistsandterrificwriting.“--LibraryJournal
