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The Apprentice

The gripping and chilling Rizzoli & Isles thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author (Book 2 of 13)

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The Apprentice

By: Tess Gerritsen
Narrated by: Anna Fields
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*RIZZOLI & ISLES: NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX!*
Meet them in Tess Gerritsen’s bestselling series.

Brought to you by Penguin.

A KILLER WHO KNOWS HIS TRADE

'Gerritsen was a medic before she turned to writing, and her book contains enough grisly details to put you off hospitals for life. But if you like your crime medicine strong, this will keep you gripped' MAIL ON SUNDAY

A series of horrific murders seem disturbingly familiar to Detective Jane Rizzoli. They remind her and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles of those committed by a killer known as The Surgeon, who they recently put behind bars.

While they’re still trying to track down the new killer, the unthinkable happens: The Surgeon escapes. Suddenly, Jane is chasing not one but two brilliant and twisted minds, united by one goal...

© Tess Gerristen 2003 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Suspense
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Critic reviews

'compulsive'
'A classic page-turner full of melodrama and moments of heightened tension. Gerritsen is a craftwoman.'
'If blood, guts and gore float your reading boat, this fast-moving thriller with a twist does the business. Not for the faint-hearted though.'

'Scary, gripping, with hair-raising finish - this little chiller is sure to keep you guessing!'

'A cross between Messiah and Prime Suspect, this is gritty, gristly and graphic, the adrenaline pumping overtime till the very last page. But it's not just about blood and gore. Exploring the sexism experienced as a female writer through her central character, Gerritsen also goes some way into questioning why people ultimately kill.'

'head-to-head with Nicci French and Karin Slaughter to scare the pants off you.'
'This is a classic page-turner, full of melodrama and moments of heightened tension.'


'Gerritsen was a medic before she turned to writing, and her book contains enough grisly details to put you off hospitals for life. But if you like your crime medicine strong, this will keep you gripped'

'While The Surgeon was a good, solid serial chiller, The Apprentice is bigger. Better. More.'
'You'll be sleeping with the light on after reading this ... Gripping.'

'The novel is suspenseful and stuffed with an encyclopedia's worth of highly detailed forensic lore ... This strong thriller should sell very well.'

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Enjoyed The surgeon, so decided to read the next book and it didn’t disappoint it had me griped and terrified right from the beginning, brilliantly written, ready for book number 3 now.

Don’t leave your windows open at night…

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The recording was edited badly, several parts were repeated. But otherwise a really good book.

Great book, but recording badly edited

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this really is a twisted tale, with well thought out plots that intersect and will be relevant in future books.
The narration wasn't bad though I did not like the voice given to Dr Maura Isles.
The big criticism here is in the editing. many lines are repeated and it becomes annoyingly invasive.

Great story.

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Loved the story, found the narrators voice hard to listen too. very monotonous but nevertheless saw past that to hear the amazing story being told.

Great book!

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Once I got past the infuriating mispronunciation of “RiT-zoli” (ffs why did nobody at Random House tell her it’s “Rizzoli”?!?) I enjoyed this book.

Looking forward to the relationships with Isles and Dean developing through the series.

Great book, average narration

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