The Silent Girl is the 9th installment to the Rizzoli & Isles (Book Series) by Tess Gerritsen, published on July 5, 2011.
Plot Synopsis[]
A severed hand is found in an alleyway in Boston’s Chinatown. Detective Jane Rizzoli discovers the rest of the body on a nearby rooftop, the head nearly severed.
The only clue Jane has is two strands of hair, but it’s enough for Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles to make a startling connection. This violent attack has its roots in an unsolved murder-suicide case from nineteen years ago. The only witness, a beautiful martial arts master, has never dared to speak.
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Characters[]
This is the list of characters that appeared in the book, in order of appearance:
Trivia[]
- The central rapes and murders of teenage girls in the book are inspired by the Marc Dutroux and "Toolbox Killers" cases. The relationship between the killers is inspired by John Allen Muhammed and Lee Boyd Malvo, the "D.C. Snipers".
- The final girl's disappearance is inspired by the Asha Degree case.
- Much of the book's plot is heavily inspired by the Stieg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
- The Silent Girl appears in the season 2 episode "Remember Me" as the book the serial killer, Charles Hoyt, is reading.
Sources/References[]
- Rizzoli & Isles on Tess Gerritsen's website
- Rizzoli & Isles on Goodreads
- Rizzoli & Isles on Amazon