Listen To Me
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Summary
Rizzoli & Isles are back！ From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen， this “shocking and fast-paced” （Karin Slaughter） thriller has Jane and Maura investigating a brutal murder with dire implications， and this time， with Jane’s intrepid mother， Angela， looking into a mystery of her own。
“Absolutely first rate—readers will be thrilled and delighted by this new Rizzoli & Isles outing！”—Shari Lapena， New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
Mothers know best 。 。 。 But who will listen？
Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are plagued by what seems like a completely senseless murder。 Sofia Suarez， a widow and nurse who was universally liked by all her neighbors， lies bludgeoned to death in her own home。 But anything can happen behind closed doors， and Sofia seemed to have plenty of secrets in her last days， making covert phone calls to old contacts and traceless burner phones。 When Jane finally makes a connection between Sofia and the victim of a hit-and-run months earlier， the case only grows more blurry。 What exactly was Sofia involved in？ One thing is clear: The killer will do anything it takes to keep their secret safe。
Meanwhile， Angela Rizzoli hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in all the years since her daughter became a homicide detective。 Maybe the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree。 Nothing in her neighborhood gets by Angela - not the gossip about a runaway teenager down the block and definitely not the strange neighbors who have just moved in across the street。 Angela’s sure there’s no such thing as coincidence in her sleepy suburb。 If only Jane would listen; instead she writes off Angela’s concerns as the result of an overactive imagination。 But Angela’s convinced there’s a real wolf in her vicinity， and her cries might now fall on deaf ears。
With so much happening on the Sofia case， Jane and Maura already struggle to see the forest for the trees， but will they lose sight of something sinister happening much closer to home？
“Absolutely first rate—readers will be thrilled and delighted by this new Rizzoli & Isles outing！”—Shari Lapena， New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
Mothers know best 。 。 。 But who will listen？
Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are plagued by what seems like a completely senseless murder。 Sofia Suarez， a widow and nurse who was universally liked by all her neighbors， lies bludgeoned to death in her own home。 But anything can happen behind closed doors， and Sofia seemed to have plenty of secrets in her last days， making covert phone calls to old contacts and traceless burner phones。 When Jane finally makes a connection between Sofia and the victim of a hit-and-run months earlier， the case only grows more blurry。 What exactly was Sofia involved in？ One thing is clear: The killer will do anything it takes to keep their secret safe。
Meanwhile， Angela Rizzoli hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in all the years since her daughter became a homicide detective。 Maybe the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree。 Nothing in her neighborhood gets by Angela - not the gossip about a runaway teenager down the block and definitely not the strange neighbors who have just moved in across the street。 Angela’s sure there’s no such thing as coincidence in her sleepy suburb。 If only Jane would listen; instead she writes off Angela’s concerns as the result of an overactive imagination。 But Angela’s convinced there’s a real wolf in her vicinity， and her cries might now fall on deaf ears。
With so much happening on the Sofia case， Jane and Maura already struggle to see the forest for the trees， but will they lose sight of something sinister happening much closer to home？
Reviews
Wendy
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Thank you NetGalley for the Arc of Listen To Me by Tess Gerritsen in return for my honest review。I was really looking forward to reading this new Rizzoli and Isles book as its been ages since the last one although this is book 13 in the series it can be read as a standalone。 The story moves at a good pace with all the usual characters and with lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing。 I really liked how Jane Rizzoli’s mum Angela had a bigger part in this book， she turned super sleuth with h Thank you NetGalley for the Arc of Listen To Me by Tess Gerritsen in return for my honest review。I was really looking forward to reading this new Rizzoli and Isles book as its been ages since the last one although this is book 13 in the series it can be read as a standalone。 The story moves at a good pace with all the usual characters and with lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing。 I really liked how Jane Rizzoli’s mum Angela had a bigger part in this book， she turned super sleuth with her own investigation， missing girl， new neighbours who are not what they seem…。 this ran seamlessly along side the usual Rizzoli and Isles investigation。 Can’t wait for the next instalment。 。。。more
Louise Wilson
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Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are plagued by what seems like a completely senseless murder， Sofia Suarez， a widow and nurse who was universally liked by her neighbours， lies bludgeoned to death in her own home。 But anything can happen behind closed doors， and Sofia seemed to have plenty of secrets in her last days， making covert phone calls to old contacts and traceless burner phones。 When Jane finally makes a connection between Sofia and the victim of a Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are plagued by what seems like a completely senseless murder， Sofia Suarez， a widow and nurse who was universally liked by her neighbours， lies bludgeoned to death in her own home。 But anything can happen behind closed doors， and Sofia seemed to have plenty of secrets in her last days， making covert phone calls to old contacts and traceless burner phones。 When Jane finally makes a connection between Sofia and the victim of a hit-and-run months earlier， the case only grows more blurry， What exactly was Sofia involved in？ One thing is clear: The killer will do anything it takes to keep their secret safe。 Each chapter is told from either Jane， Maura， Jane's mother Angela or Amy， the girl who was hit in the hit-and-run accident。 With a couple of mysteries to be solved， one was easier solved than the other。 Tess Gerritsen has a great style in writing this series and manages to weave together what seems like unrelated crimes seamlessly。 I loved Jane's mum， Angela， and her knack of meddling and nosiness。 This book could be read as a standalone。I would like to thank #NetGalley #RandomHouseUK #TransworldPublishers and the author #TessGerritsen for my ARC of #ListenToMe in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Artie Monahan
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FANTASTIC READGerritsen is a terrific storyteller。 I could not put it down。 I am two hours past my bed time I had to finish。So many adventures in one book。 Gerritsen manages to weave the plots and characters together so it is one real life story。Kellerman Sanford and Gerritsen。 They have this genre to themselves。
Lucille
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excellent I always enjoy this author’s books， but this one in my opinion is her best one！ Although confusing at times， I could feel the mother’s love for her child: it came through the written words。 I truly could not put the book down until I read the last word。 A really good read！
Brenda
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The gruesome murder in her own home of Sofia Suarez， a trauma nurse at the local hospital， had Detective Jane Rizzoli and her partner Detective Frost， stumped。 And forensic pathologist Maura Isles could only give what Sofie's body showed her。 Her colleagues were devastated as Sofia was a well-liked and respected team member。 Why would she have been murdered？ It was Jane's job to discover the answer。。。Jane's mother， Angela Rizzoli， was her neighbourhood's matriarch and was called a "busybody" by The gruesome murder in her own home of Sofia Suarez， a trauma nurse at the local hospital， had Detective Jane Rizzoli and her partner Detective Frost， stumped。 And forensic pathologist Maura Isles could only give what Sofie's body showed her。 Her colleagues were devastated as Sofia was a well-liked and respected team member。 Why would she have been murdered？ It was Jane's job to discover the answer。。。Jane's mother， Angela Rizzoli， was her neighbourhood's matriarch and was called a "busybody" by many， even Jane。 But Angela had her eye on the house over the road where new people had arrived。 She knew something strange was going on but no one would listen to her。 As Jane discovered more about Sofia， she could see that there was a dark secret from the past which Sofia just might have been investigating。 Was it this that caused her death？ And who was stalking Amy？ It was so GOOD to fall back into Rizzoli and Isles' lives and live with them as they once again worked on a nasty and nail-biting case。 Listen to Me is the 13th in the Rizzoli & Isles series by Tess Gerritsen， and I thoroughly enjoyed it。 I loved the interactions between Jane's mum and the neighbours， the good and not so good of them。 She's a feisty one！ And Jane and Frost worked well together， as usual。 Maura's quiet demeanor， with Daniel still by her side， was special。 All in all， Listen to Me was an excellent read and I hope the author doesn't wait so long between books next time！ Highly recommended。With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jessica Robinson
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I was so excited to read a new Rizzoli and Isles book after so long！ The characters are as engaging as ever I would have liked to see a bit more on Maura and honestly even a bit more of Jane's personal life with Gabriel and Regina but it was super interesting to read from Angela's perspective as the first person。 but as far as the crime/thrill aspect of this book went it really kind of fell flat compared to some of her earlier books。 I didn't find myself eagerly turning pages to reach the resolu I was so excited to read a new Rizzoli and Isles book after so long！ The characters are as engaging as ever I would have liked to see a bit more on Maura and honestly even a bit more of Jane's personal life with Gabriel and Regina but it was super interesting to read from Angela's perspective as the first person。 but as far as the crime/thrill aspect of this book went it really kind of fell flat compared to some of her earlier books。 I didn't find myself eagerly turning pages to reach the resolution。 The whole thing was just kind of luke-warm compared to the usual heart pumping tension I expect from her novels。 I also wish timeframe in these novels was a bit more consistent。 She's been writing these since 2001 and somehow only 6ish years have passed in the entire 13 book series yet each novel references somewhat current events that occurred around the time it came out。 （This new book mentions Covid） I just kind of feel if you're going to let only 6 years worth of time pass over 20 years of writing the series you need to try to keep current events out of it to maintain consistency。 Still I love Jane and Maura and hope this won't be the last we see of them。 。。。more
Nancy McCue
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rivetingHave missed the twists and turns of a Rizzoli and Isles novel。 It started to get away from the reader but Gerritsen pulled it all back。
Susan
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This book should have been titled "Listen to Mom，" "Don't Mess with a Mom，" "What Mom Knows" or something along those lines。 Moms play a huge part in this long awaited and needed new installment in the series。 I loved that Angela， Jane's mom， takes center stage with her own point of view throughout the book。 Her busybody neighbor character offers both a different insight and a little levity into a book with plenty of violence。 We all know someone just like her！ The twists and reveals were surpri This book should have been titled "Listen to Mom，" "Don't Mess with a Mom，" "What Mom Knows" or something along those lines。 Moms play a huge part in this long awaited and needed new installment in the series。 I loved that Angela， Jane's mom， takes center stage with her own point of view throughout the book。 Her busybody neighbor character offers both a different insight and a little levity into a book with plenty of violence。 We all know someone just like her！ The twists and reveals were surprising。 And as always， I love the continuing development of the various characters in the Rizzoli and Isles world。 I hope this means the series is back with regular installments。Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for a copy of the book。 This review is my own opinion。 。。。more
franzi
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the only series that never disappointed me
Luanne Ollivier
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It's been five years since Tess Gerritsen gave us a new Rizzoli and Isles tale。 Well， the thirteenth in the series， Listen to Me， has just released。 As this was a series I'd liked in the past， I happily picked up this latest。For those who aren't familiar - Jane Rizzoli is a Boston homicide detective and Maura Isles the medical examiner。 They're two quite different personalities， but they work well together and are friends outside the workplace。 Jane's latest case is the murder of a nurse in her It's been five years since Tess Gerritsen gave us a new Rizzoli and Isles tale。 Well， the thirteenth in the series， Listen to Me， has just released。 As this was a series I'd liked in the past， I happily picked up this latest。For those who aren't familiar - Jane Rizzoli is a Boston homicide detective and Maura Isles the medical examiner。 They're two quite different personalities， but they work well together and are friends outside the workplace。 Jane's latest case is the murder of a nurse in her own home， as well as the stalking of a young woman。 Maura comes up with clues and facts for Jane。There's a third person with her own chapters in this long awaited new novel。 Who you ask？ Well， it's Jane's mom Angela！ She's lived in her neighborhood for decades and she keeps an eye on everyone that lives on the street。 The new folks across the road have piqued her interest。 They unloaded their belongings at night and have made it clear that they don't want to interact with the neighbors。 There are many supporting players in this storyline。 I was reminded of Janet Evanovich's Grandma Mazur and the Burg。 A bit more serious， but still with some humor。I enjoyed catching up with Rizzoli and Ives， as well as the larger part that Angela played。 Gerritsen gives the characters personal lives that have moved forward over the course of many books。 The narrative is a nice mix of personal and professional。 The cases kept me interested and were well plotted。 Gerritsen's books make for entertaining， easy reading。 。。。more
LJ （On The Shelf Reviews）
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I'm a huge fan of Rizzoli and Isles， so I was excited to hear that we were getting another book in this series so long after the last one。Sofia Suarez is a much loved nurse seemingly without an enemy in the world。 It baffles everyone why she would end up dead。 Detective Jane Rizzoli and her partner Barry Frost are assigned to the case but struggle to find a motive， could it have just been a break-in gone wrong？ Meanwhile， Jane's mother Angela feels there's something very off with her new neighbo I'm a huge fan of Rizzoli and Isles， so I was excited to hear that we were getting another book in this series so long after the last one。Sofia Suarez is a much loved nurse seemingly without an enemy in the world。 It baffles everyone why she would end up dead。 Detective Jane Rizzoli and her partner Barry Frost are assigned to the case but struggle to find a motive， could it have just been a break-in gone wrong？ Meanwhile， Jane's mother Angela feels there's something very off with her new neighbours， the Greens but nobody believes her。 She takes matters into her own hands and keeps an eye on them but it could mean putting herself in danger。Ah， what a great read Listen to Me was！ It was like seeing old friends you haven't caught up with in a long time。 There are several storylines throughout the book， but they blend seamlessly together to make a very addictive read。What I loved about this book was that Angela got in on the crime solving action with her nosy neighbourly ways。 Granted， she mostly made a nuisance of herself， but it showed where Jane got her dogged determination from。I figured out some of the story line earlier， which didn't bother me too much I love playing amateur detective， but there were still a few surprises along the way that I didn't see coming。Listen to me is a fantastic addition to this series that I had a hard time putting down。 I would highly recommend this series if you are a fan of crime fiction， especially police procedurals。 。。。more
The Cats’ Mother
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Listen To Me is the thirteenth book in the bestselling Rizzoli & Isles series about a ballsy Boston homicide detective and her best friend， a cool and sophisticated Medical Examiner。 I used to love this series， but it’s five years since the last one， and the style has changed completely - I can’t work out whether it’s my taste that has changed， or if the author’s decided to switch from gritty dark thrillers to a more comedic cosy style to tie in with the TV show。 You could easily read this as a Listen To Me is the thirteenth book in the bestselling Rizzoli & Isles series about a ballsy Boston homicide detective and her best friend， a cool and sophisticated Medical Examiner。 I used to love this series， but it’s five years since the last one， and the style has changed completely - I can’t work out whether it’s my taste that has changed， or if the author’s decided to switch from gritty dark thrillers to a more comedic cosy style to tie in with the TV show。 You could easily read this as a stand-alone but if you then went back to the early books you could find them quite disturbing by comparison。Jane Rizzoli and her partner Barry Frost investigate the murder of a hospital nurse killed in an apparent burglary gone wrong。 Their enquiries lead them to Amy Antrim， a young student seriously injured in a hit and run accident months before， whose father is an acquaintance of Maura’s。 Then Amy reports that a stranger has been stalking her - how do these differing crimes connect？ Meanwhile Jane’s mother Angela grows increasingly suspicious of her new neighbours…On the plus side， this wasn’t about a serial killer， had a carefully constructed plot that kept me guessing， and was easy to read without excessive gore。 Jane is determined and intuitive as ever， and Maura played her part although she was reduced to a fairly minor support character this time。What I didn’t enjoy was the large chunk of the book told from Angela’s first person present POV as she spies on her neighbours， gossips about her so-called friends， whines about Jane not taking her seriously and meddles in relationships that are none of her business。 She really is the most annoying character - flattered by the attention of the bodybuilding narcissist over the road while claiming to adore out of sight， out of mind new boyfriend Vince。 This part of the plot was a cross between Desperate Housewives and Scooby-Doo， but it wasn’t actually amusing， just silly。The main mystery was more intriguing， and I was satisfied enough with the resolution。 There wasn’t too much of Jane’s home life or Maura agonising about her relationship （it’s there but it’s bearable unlike in some of the earlier books。） Overall I quite liked this but it’s nowhere near as gripping as her earlier efforts。 3。5 rounded down for too much Angie， not enough Maura。Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK for the ARC。 I am posting this honest review voluntarily。Listen To Me is published on July 7th。 。。。more
Bernadette Chappell
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Thank you to Ballatine publishers and netgalley for allowing me to read listen to me a series of Rizzoli & Isles。 It has been a while since I read a Tess Gerrittsen book but， this series is worth it。 The detectives Rizzoli and Isles use there detective skills to solve murder。 The beginning of this book was a little hard to follow but， in the end it all makes sense。 This was a fast paced book with short chapters that made this book easy to read。 I will read more of this author her descriptions we Thank you to Ballatine publishers and netgalley for allowing me to read listen to me a series of Rizzoli & Isles。 It has been a while since I read a Tess Gerrittsen book but， this series is worth it。 The detectives Rizzoli and Isles use there detective skills to solve murder。 The beginning of this book was a little hard to follow but， in the end it all makes sense。 This was a fast paced book with short chapters that made this book easy to read。 I will read more of this author her descriptions were great it felt like I was where the action was taking place。 。。。more
Paula
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I recently finished watching the 7 seasons of Rizzoli & Isles。 So I was super excited to get an advance copy of Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen。 This was a great book。 I was able to picture the characters so vividly in my head。 The story is told from various character perspectives， and it really worked。 I could hear Angela in my head （the Lorraine Bracco character from the TV series）。 It was so much fun to read and picture each character。 The story also shows how tedious police w I recently finished watching the 7 seasons of Rizzoli & Isles。 So I was super excited to get an advance copy of Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen。 This was a great book。 I was able to picture the characters so vividly in my head。 The story is told from various character perspectives， and it really worked。 I could hear Angela in my head （the Lorraine Bracco character from the TV series）。 It was so much fun to read and picture each character。 The story also shows how tedious police work can be and the lack of helpful information from victims or witnesses。 The mystery was very good。 I did not see the ending coming。 I cannot wait to read more in this series。 Five out of five stars！I would recommend this series， this author， and watch the TV series if you get a chance！#RizzoliIslesListentoMe #NetGalley @atrandom @tessgerritsen 。。。more
Judy Beetem
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If you are a fan of Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli and Isles mysteries， you will be delighted with the latest installment， Listen to Me。 In this book we alternate between Jane Rizzoli， Mara Isles， and Jane's mother Angela as they investigate a series of puzzling events。 The first， Sofia Suarez was found brutally murdered in her own home after returning from work at a nearby hospital。 Sofia was beloved by her neighbors and the murder seems senseless until a burner phone is turned up along with a series If you are a fan of Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli and Isles mysteries， you will be delighted with the latest installment， Listen to Me。 In this book we alternate between Jane Rizzoli， Mara Isles， and Jane's mother Angela as they investigate a series of puzzling events。 The first， Sofia Suarez was found brutally murdered in her own home after returning from work at a nearby hospital。 Sofia was beloved by her neighbors and the murder seems senseless until a burner phone is turned up along with a series of untraceable calls made by Sofia before she died。 After some intense investigation， Jane and Mara are able to make a connection between Sofia and a hit and run victim from an accident months earlier。 While the investigation is underway， Angela is preoccupied with missing her romantic partner who is away taking care of his sister。 Angela spends a good bit of time at the window， noticing an odd couple who move in at the end of the street。 She's also concerned with a friend's missing daughter and begs Jane to take action。 When Jane finally scrapes together a few minutes， she finds that the situation is way more complicated than it seems。。 The story moves along in typical Rizzoli and Isles fashion with humor and suspense that make for a fun， exciting read。 Many thanks to Net Galley for the chance to read an ARC。 。。。more
Mariko Tsubaki
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After a long break， Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles are back。 We see a lot more of Angela in the book and somewhat less of Maura。 Jane and the crew are investigating the beating death of a well loved ICU nurse while Angela has taken upon her herself to become the guardian of the neighborhood。 This is a great series that will keep you up all night trying to quickly read to the end to solve the mystery。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book for review。
Victoria Jackson
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I really love Tess Gerritsen's books and it was great to have Rizzoli and Isles back。 It was fantastically written as always and I love the characters， in particular Angela so I especially liked that some of the story was written from her perspective。 I would highly recommend Listen to Me。Thank you to NetGalley and Random House UK， Transworld Publishers for my ARC。 I really love Tess Gerritsen's books and it was great to have Rizzoli and Isles back。 It was fantastically written as always and I love the characters， in particular Angela so I especially liked that some of the story was written from her perspective。 I would highly recommend Listen to Me。Thank you to NetGalley and Random House UK， Transworld Publishers for my ARC。 。。。more
Victoria Jackson
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I really love Tess Gerritsen's books and it was great to have Rizzoli and Isles back。 It was fantastically written as always and I love the characters， in particular Angela so I especially liked that some of the story was written from her perspective。 I would highly recommend Listen to Me。Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for my ARC。 I really love Tess Gerritsen's books and it was great to have Rizzoli and Isles back。 It was fantastically written as always and I love the characters， in particular Angela so I especially liked that some of the story was written from her perspective。 I would highly recommend Listen to Me。Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for my ARC。 。。。more
Becky
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Another terrific entry into this amazing series！ It was so good to spend time with Detective Rizzoli and Dr。 Isles。 This book was fantastic - I did not see the ending coming。 This book is also a great reminder to listen to your mother。 I loved the chapters from all of the different characters’ perspectives。 I can’t wait to read the next one。 I absolutely love this series！
Sharon May
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Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Ballantine Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest Rizzoli & Isles book by a favorite， Tess Gerritsen - 5 stars！Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles are on the scene of a seemingly senseless murder of a recently-widowed nurse who was loved by all。 A young girl who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident is apparently being stalked by a mysterious stranger。 Can there be any relation between these two？ Jane's mother Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Ballantine Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest Rizzoli & Isles book by a favorite， Tess Gerritsen - 5 stars！Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles are on the scene of a seemingly senseless murder of a recently-widowed nurse who was loved by all。 A young girl who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident is apparently being stalked by a mysterious stranger。 Can there be any relation between these two？ Jane's mother is also on the trail of discovering what's behind events in her neighborhood - is she just nosy and bored or are things really not as they seem？I loved falling back into the lives of Jane， her partner， Barry， Maura， and the rest of the characters - it's been way too long！ It was also fun to read more about Angela， Jane's mom， with typical mother-daughter moments as well as Angela finding ways to move on with her life。 There are lots of threads to follow， especially in the beginning， but they all come together perfectly in the end。 I hope there's not as long a wait for the next chapter in this series or a stand-alone - I love everything Gerritsen writes！ 。。。more
Trude
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I was excited to get the chance to read this early copy of Tess Gerritson's Rizzoli and Isles book！ This has been a favorite series of mine for years！ In this book Jane's mother Angela plays a big roll in this story。 The FIRST FEW LINES of this book are all Angela as we know and love her。。。and pulled me right in！ As Angela becomes embroiled in her own mystery Jane and Maura are trying to solve one of their own。 There is a lot going on。。。but everything comes together in the end。 Tess Gerritson ag I was excited to get the chance to read this early copy of Tess Gerritson's Rizzoli and Isles book！ This has been a favorite series of mine for years！ In this book Jane's mother Angela plays a big roll in this story。 The FIRST FEW LINES of this book are all Angela as we know and love her。。。and pulled me right in！ As Angela becomes embroiled in her own mystery Jane and Maura are trying to solve one of their own。 There is a lot going on。。。but everything comes together in the end。 Tess Gerritson again proves that she is a master of the genre！！Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Diane Saul
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It’s been quite awhile since there has been a book in this series。 It’s fun to visit the characters again。 This book is a good addition to the series。 There is always a bit of humor in the stories along with suspense and a plot that will keep you interested。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。
BOOKLOVER EB
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In "Listen to Me，" by Tess Gerritsen， Boston PD Detective Jane Rizzoli and her partner， Barry Frost， investigate the brutal murder of Sofia Suarez， a fifty-two-year-old nurse who was beaten to death in her home。 Jane and Barry interview Suarez's colleagues and acquaintances， comb through her telephone records， and try to figure out why someone targeted her。 Meanwhile， Jane's mother， Angela， is a busybody who spies on her neighbors and nags Jane to check out anything remotely suspicious。 Angie is In "Listen to Me，" by Tess Gerritsen， Boston PD Detective Jane Rizzoli and her partner， Barry Frost， investigate the brutal murder of Sofia Suarez， a fifty-two-year-old nurse who was beaten to death in her home。 Jane and Barry interview Suarez's colleagues and acquaintances， comb through her telephone records， and try to figure out why someone targeted her。 Meanwhile， Jane's mother， Angela， is a busybody who spies on her neighbors and nags Jane to check out anything remotely suspicious。 Angie is particularly curious about a mysterious couple who recently moved in across the street from her。 Why are they so unfriendly and obsessive about their privacy？ This is an engrossing novel by a talented storyteller， who adeptly juggles a host of subplots。 In addition to those mentioned earlier， there is one about Tricia， a teenager Angie fears may have been abducted， and a college student， Amy， who believes that someone is stalking her。 After she is nearly killed in a hit-and-run accident， Amy undergoes emergency surgery。 As Jane and Barry continue their inquiry into the Suarez homicide， they come across tantalizing clues that lead them down a dark and twisted path。The book's chief flaw is its melodramatic conclusion。 Although it is entertaining to watch Jane and Barry tackle this challenging case， the big reveal is overwrought and unconvincing。 In addition， the author moves far afield when she scrambles—somewhat heavy-handedly—to tie up the remaining loose ends。 That being said， Tess Gerritsen's fans will enjoy "Listen to Me" for its lively and amusing banter， Jane's impressive ability to make connections between seemingly unrelated facts， and Angie's insistence on heeding the slogan: "If you see something， say something。" 。。。more
Ray Moon
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A Difficult Case While Pestered by Her MotherThe novel has two introductory chapters before the main storyline thread begins。 The novel starts with a traffic accident that left a pedestrian， Amy Antrim， severely injured leaving her with a long recovery effort for her to walk again。 Then， the main storyline switches to Rizzoli’s mother， Angela。 She describes the neighborhood where she has lived for 40 years and her current neighbors。 In that description， she introduces two subthreads， one of a ne A Difficult Case While Pestered by Her MotherThe novel has two introductory chapters before the main storyline thread begins。 The novel starts with a traffic accident that left a pedestrian， Amy Antrim， severely injured leaving her with a long recovery effort for her to walk again。 Then， the main storyline switches to Rizzoli’s mother， Angela。 She describes the neighborhood where she has lived for 40 years and her current neighbors。 In that description， she introduces two subthreads， one of a neighbor’s missing 16-year-old daughter and the other of new neighbors who， in Angela’s opinion， are very reclusive and act suspiciously。 She spends much time letting Jane and the local police know about these issues。 Finally， the main storyline thread starts with Jane， her partner， Barry， and Maura at the murder scene of Sophia Suarez， a widowed nurse。 The novel proceeds from this broad start。The main storyline thread starts as a very puzzling mystery。 No reason at home or at work sheds any light on why anyone would want a recently widowed wife dead。 Leads were hard to discover， and， then， their meaning only added to the mystery。 Then， Amy’s hit and run accident turns sinister and drags Jane into another investigation。 Competing for Jane’s attention was her mother who continually asking for her help on the missing teenager and the suspicious behavior of her neighbors across the street。 Jane’s mother does not live within Boston Police’s jurisdiction。 The local police apply pressure on Jane to convince her mother to curtail her constant reports to them。 These two subthreads occupy significant portions of this novel。 My attention was captured to see how the murder， the stalking of Amy， and what was going on in Jane’s mother’s neighborhood would be solved。First， about the B-storyline， I only have read the previous novel in this 13-novel series， so my comments are based upon this limited exposure。 Besides Rizzoli’s interaction with her partner and her current thought， the B-storyline has the main storyline thread the also doubles as a B-storyline thread—her interaction with her mother。 This thread is the very extensive on Jane’s relationship with her mother in this novel。 The second thread in the B-storyline was between Jane and Maura on a personal level。 It exhibits that not all relationships are harmonious all the time。 This tread for me provided much insight into Maura’s character。 These two threads increased my enjoyment in reading this novel。As for the aspects that can reading a novel unenjoyable， there is very little in this novel that should offend readers。 Intimacy is a green with just a drop of yellow due to live styles。 Profanity and impious language are just a little more yellowish green。 Lastly， most of the violence is described in the less edgy after the fact。 I believe that the vast majority of readers will not find any of these areas objectionable。I did not find any aspect of this novel that I did not like。 There were many positives with the author’s ability to keep my interest when progress was so slow through most of the novel。 While I did not see it at the start， there are several instances where Jane cuts through the obscuring facts to see what really happened。 This storyline wouldn’t let me to stop reading。 By the end of the novel， all loose ends were tied up， including issues raised in the B-storyline。 The author has reaffirmed my author rating of Must-Read。 I do recommend reading this novel， and I am looking forward to reading further books in this genre by this author。 As I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel， I rate it with five stars。I received a free e-book version of this novel through NetGalley from Ballantine Books。 My review is based only by my own reading experience of this book。 I wish to thank Ballantine Books for the opportunity to read and review this novel。 。。。more
Kim
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This was such a fun book to read， so many mysteries to solve！ There is excellent investigative work， some zany side characters， and lots of MURDER！ This was my first book by this author but certainly won’t be my last。 Tess Gerritsen is a prolific author who writes in a way that kept me flipping pages way past my bedtime。 Thank you Netgalley， Randon House Publishing-Ballantine， and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review。
Kat
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Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me is the 13th book in Tess Gerritsen's fan favorite series Rizzoli & Isles。 Years ago this was one of my favorite series， but then I switched to primarily reading romance books。 Though I still love my romances， I now have a renewed interest in mystery and thrillers。 This book was the perfect vehicle with which to reacquaint myself with Rizzoli and Isles。 I started this yesterday and I've already finished it。 What a fun ride it was！ I almost canceled my attendance at a Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me is the 13th book in Tess Gerritsen's fan favorite series Rizzoli & Isles。 Years ago this was one of my favorite series， but then I switched to primarily reading romance books。 Though I still love my romances， I now have a renewed interest in mystery and thrillers。 This book was the perfect vehicle with which to reacquaint myself with Rizzoli and Isles。 I started this yesterday and I've already finished it。 What a fun ride it was！ I almost canceled my attendance at an Independence Day party to finish it， but really， they were serving steak， so。。。Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are called in to investigate the brutal murder of Sofia Suarez， a nurse and widow who was well liked by everyone who knew her。 Yet she was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in her home; was it a home invasion gone awry， or was it something more sinister？ It's soon discovered Sofia was making calls to a burner phone and contacting old acquaintances， but why？ Jane sees a connection between her death and the hit-and-run victim of an accident months ago， which makes things about as clear as mud。 Apparently someone is willing to kill in order to keep secrets covered。 While all this is keeping Jane and Maura busy， Jane's mother Angela Rizzoli is noticing strange goings-on in her quiet neighborhood。 Friends aren't who she thinks they are， strange new neighbors have moved in across the street and a teenage girl is missing。 Angela tries to convince her daughter there's something wrong， but Jane doesn't believe her and thinks it's Angela's imagination。 Well， Angela's learned some things from her daughter over the years， and she WILL find out what's going on！Rizzoli and Isles were just as likable and interesting as always， and I was happy to meet up with them again。 Their case was fascinating。 But ladies， hate to break it to you， but Angela stole the show！ This was HER book！ She was a hoot。 She had me laughing， she was just so funny。 At first， I was thinking all that was going on was in her imagination， and boredom from her boyfriend being out of town。 But Angela is apparently one smart and gutsy cookie。 Like mother， like daughter。 Her Scrabble games with neighbors were hugely entertaining， as was her feud with former best friend Agnes。 Angela's story was truly my favorite part of the book。 Now， that's not to say the rest of the book was dull。。。not by a longshot！ The main mystery was finely crafted and kept me on the edge of my seat。 I had absolutely no idea how totally seemingly unrelated discoveries could be tied together。 There just wasn't any way they could be connected。 But when the truth was revealed I was， well， gobsmacked！ I didn't see that coming in a million years！！！ Truly， I could not figure it out; that's the sign of a good mystery。 It was nice being reunited with Jane and Maura。 I haven't read this series in years， so it was like everything was new again。 I didn't recall Jane being married with a child， nor Maura's relationship with a priest。 （I whispered that last word！） I will not make the mistake of losing touch with this series again。I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley。 I received no compensation for my review， and all thoughts and opinions expressed are entirely my own。 。。。more
Kim
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Another wonderful addition to the Rizzoli & Isles series， after a longer than usual hiatus！ This time Jame’s mother Angela is getting in on the action， which was a fun new spin， and breathes some new life into things。 I’ve been a long-time reader of the series and an even longer reader of Gerritsen’s books， and I’m always impressed on how she can continually manage to produce such well potted stories that even I have a hard time guessing the ending of。 And this one， with all the disconnected yet Another wonderful addition to the Rizzoli & Isles series， after a longer than usual hiatus！ This time Jame’s mother Angela is getting in on the action， which was a fun new spin， and breathes some new life into things。 I’ve been a long-time reader of the series and an even longer reader of Gerritsen’s books， and I’m always impressed on how she can continually manage to produce such well potted stories that even I have a hard time guessing the ending of。 And this one， with all the disconnected yet entangled stories took it to another level， so I really kept flipping page after page trying to work it all out - truly compelling reading。 。。。more
Diane Hernandez
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A nurse is killed in her home。 A teenage girl may or may not be a runaway。 A new neighbor may be a serial killer or worse。 It’s just another day in the life of Homicide Detective Jane Rizzoli in Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me。I admit that I only read this series occasionally。 However， it always feels like slipping into a warm bath when I return to Rizzoli’s world。 It’s both familiar and comforting。 In fact， the characters’ uniqueness and realism are the best part of the book。 Ostensibly， this boo A nurse is killed in her home。 A teenage girl may or may not be a runaway。 A new neighbor may be a serial killer or worse。 It’s just another day in the life of Homicide Detective Jane Rizzoli in Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me。I admit that I only read this series occasionally。 However， it always feels like slipping into a warm bath when I return to Rizzoli’s world。 It’s both familiar and comforting。 In fact， the characters’ uniqueness and realism are the best part of the book。 Ostensibly， this book is another police procedural where everything is tied up efficiently by the last ten pages。 However， there is an undercurrent about the sadness of aging suffusing the plot too。 It adds a new level that is rarely present in mystery series。 So， bravo！I recommend Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me to anyone looking for an elevated police procedural—even if this is your first dip into the series。 4 stars！Thanks to Ballantine Books and NetGalley for a digital review copy of the book。 。。。more
Nancy
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I had been under the belief that the Rizzoli and Isles series was completed and then was pleasantly surprised when I saw there was a new offering。 Once again， having to separate the book series from the television series， I was able to jump back in with just a little reminder of spouses and romantic partners。The fun of multiple storylines is finding one you like and sticking with it。 For me， the narrative revolving around Angela and her neighborhood snooping is what held my attention。 Though the I had been under the belief that the Rizzoli and Isles series was completed and then was pleasantly surprised when I saw there was a new offering。 Once again， having to separate the book series from the television series， I was able to jump back in with just a little reminder of spouses and romantic partners。The fun of multiple storylines is finding one you like and sticking with it。 For me， the narrative revolving around Angela and her neighborhood snooping is what held my attention。 Though the murder involving Sofia Suarez， with Jane and Maura， is relevant and twisty， yet took a backseat。With Angela’s story， you will find parts that appeal and parts that don’t come together well -- why was Angela not invited to the concert -- but the plot would not have been able to unfold otherwise。 With Jane and Maura， you will find the police procedural， science， and obscure facts you are used to。 It was a fun ride with the three women who have made this series so much fun。Angela was right -- why don’t people listen to her， since Jane had to get her investigative skill from somewhere， and it certainly wasn’t her father。 。。。more
Leslie McKee
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I've read many books in this series， and this is one of my favorites。 And though it's #13， it can easily be read as a standalone novel。 Characters， as expected， are well-crafted， and the pace is perfect。 It's told from multiple perspective （including Jane and Angela--Jane's mother）。 There are enough twists to keep the reader guessing and turning the pages until the end。 It's interesting to see how seemingly unrelated threads all tie together。 The characters are so realistic （particularly if you' I've read many books in this series， and this is one of my favorites。 And though it's #13， it can easily be read as a standalone novel。 Characters， as expected， are well-crafted， and the pace is perfect。 It's told from multiple perspective （including Jane and Angela--Jane's mother）。 There are enough twists to keep the reader guessing and turning the pages until the end。 It's interesting to see how seemingly unrelated threads all tie together。 The characters are so realistic （particularly if you're familiar with the TV show）， and the reader is quickly pulled in and becomes a part of the story。Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy， but I wasn't required to leave a positive review。 。。。more
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