Gruesome!

Tess Gerritsen writes about murder and the evils of the criminal mind.  I didn't think I would ever go for this type of book, as it can be quite brutal, but the writing is so interesting.  Her books are under the series name "Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles" (to find what books are in a particular series, and in what order try our Reading Ideas link and click on "what's next").  The books have also been made into a television series called Rizzoli and Isles.  I started out reading book two, The Apprentice, and have to admit it didn't make much difference when I finally started The Surgeon, book one.  The Apprentice is about a serial killer terrorizing Boston.  Rizzoli, as the only female homicide detective, is fighting for the respect of the Boston P.D. while also trying to catch a brutal killer who is leading her into his trap.  SG