For the second time in his short life, fourteen-year-old Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Orphaned once more when his foster family is murdered, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turnâuntil the Boston PD puts Detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime learn vital skills of survival. But even behind locked gates, Jane fears that Evensongâs benefactors arenât the only ones watching. And when she learns of two other students whose pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddyâs, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind. Joining forces with medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane races to stop an obsessed killerâs twisted questâbefore an unspeakable secret dooms the childrenâs fate.
Donât miss Tess Gerritsenâs short story âJohn Doe,â and a sneak peek of her novel, Girl Missing, in the back of the book.
âOne of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today.ââThe Providence Journal â[Tess] Gerritsen has a knack for creating great characters and mysterious plots that seem straightforward but also dazzle with complexity and twists.ââAssociated Press
âAn exciting and puzzling mystery . . . [Last to Die] is a key book in a series that keeps getting better and better.ââBookreporter
âGerritsen skillfully heightens the tension right up to the suspenseful ending.ââBooklist
Last to Die (with bonus short story John Doe) - Tess Gerritsen
For the second time in his short life, fourteen-year-old Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Orphaned once more when his foster family is murdered, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turnâuntil the Boston PD puts Detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime learn vital skills of survival. But even behind locked gates, Jane fears that Evensongâs benefactors arenât the only ones watching. And when she learns of two other students whose pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddyâs, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind. Joining forces with medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane races to stop an obsessed killerâs twisted questâbefore an unspeakable secret dooms the childrenâs fate.
Donât miss Tess Gerritsenâs short story âJohn Doe,â and a sneak peek of her novel, Girl Missing, in the back of the book.
âOne of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today.ââThe Providence Journal â[Tess] Gerritsen has a knack for creating great characters and mysterious plots that seem straightforward but also dazzle with complexity and twists.ââAssociated Press
âAn exciting and puzzling mystery . . . [Last to Die] is a key book in a series that keeps getting better and better.ââBookreporter
âGerritsen skillfully heightens the tension right up to the suspenseful ending.ââBooklist