"Vanish" Reviews

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Dr. Maura Isles has barely had time to recover from the startling revelations about her family in BODY DOUBLE (2004) when she discovers one of the corpses in her morgue is very much alive. The young woman is rushed off to the hospital, where the doctors are able to save her life. Maura pays the young woman a visit, only to witness the woman grab a security guard's gun, shoot the man, and take Maura hostage. Maura manages to escape, and the woman fleees into the bowels of the hospital, where she takes six other people hostage, including Detective Jane Rizzoli, who is about to give birth. Jane's husband, FBI agent Gabriel Dean, becomes very suspicious when the situation attracts the attentiobn of the highest levels of government. Hoping to save his life, Gabriel begins his own investigation and is startled when he uncovers a shocking conspiracy. Drawing on current events, Gerritsen's latest novel is a tense, taut thriller that grabs readers from the get-go and never lets up."

-- Kristine Huntley