The nurse

The Nurse is a must-read crime thriller from bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. When a brutal crime reveals a web of secrets, Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles attempt to unravel the intricate plots that challenge even the most seasoned minds.

Nurse Sofia Suarez, a beloved widow, is beaten to death in her own home. Boston Police Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles are called to the crime scene. The brutal murder leaves Sofia's neighbors and coworkers shocked. After all, who would have reason to end the life of a woman above suspicion? What no one knows is that, in the final days of her life, Sofia seemed to be hiding a secret: her phone records show suspicious calls to an untraceable prepaid cell phone. Could Sofia have been meddling where she shouldn't have? When Jane finally sees a connection between Sofia's case and the hit-and-run of a young woman months earlier, everything becomes even more unclear.

Meanwhile, Angela Rizzoli, Jane's mother, is watching every movement in her middle-class neighborhood and constantly informs her detective daughter of her suspicions. With the arrival of new neighbors with strange behavior and the disappearance of a teenage girl, Angela is certain this can't be mere coincidence and is convinced that, this time, there's a real criminal in the neighborhood. If only Jane would listen to her... but her daughter doesn't take her mother's concerns seriously, believing it's all a figment of her overactive imagination.

What Jane doesn't realize is that listening to her mother's conspiracy theories could lead her to the missing piece that completes the sinister puzzle.

“We are drawn to Rizzoli & Isles and captured by this captivating read.” — Karin Slaughter

"Exceptional—ingenious, scary, and funny. The Nurse is Tess Gerritsen at her best!" - Kathy Reichs, New York Times bestselling author of the "Bones" series

"Absolutely top-notch—readers will be thrilled and delighted by this new Rizzoli & Isles adventure!" - Shari Lapena, international bestselling author of Not a Happy Family

"Tess Gerritsen skillfully walks the tightrope between humor and suspense without ever falling off, while playing beautifully with the divergent clues she gives her readers." - Linwood Barclay, international bestselling author of Take Your Breath Away

"I loved The Nurse . Only the super-talented Tess Gerritsen can weave multiple storylines so successfully while delivering one plot twist after another, keeping the reader turning the pages and their blood flowing. This is her best novel yet. If you haven't read Rizzoli & Isles, this is the one to choose!" - Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of What Happened to the Bennetts