Book description
Within the walls of a cloistered convent, a scene of unspeakable
carnage is discovered. On the snow lie two nuns, one dead, one
critically injured - victims of a seemingly motiveless, brutally
savage attack.
Medical examiner Maura Isles' autopsy of the murder victim yields a
shocking surprise, but the case takes a disturbing twist. The body of
another woman has been found. And someone has gone to a lot trouble to
remove her face, hands and feet.
As long buried secrets are revealed so Dr Isles and homicide
detective Jane Rizzoli, find themselves part of an investigation that
leads to an awful, dawning realisation of the killer's identity...
Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen is also a physician, and she
brings to her novels her first-hand knowledge of emergency and autopsy
rooms. But her interests span far more than medical topics. As an
anthropology student at Stanford University, she catalogued
centuries-old human remains, and she continues to travel the world
driven by her fascination with ancient cultures and bizarre natural
phenomena. She lives with her husband in Maine.
For more information on Tess Gerritsen and her novels, visit her
website: www. tessgerritsen. co. uk
