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Vanish: A Novel | 
| Author: Tess Gerritsen
Creators: Anne Heche, Ilyana Kadushin
Publisher: Random House Audio
Category: Book
List Price: $27.50
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Rating:  105 reviews
Sales Rank: 562183
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Abridged
Number Of Items: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 1
ISBN: 0739316168
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780739316160
ASIN: 0739316168
Publication Date: August 23, 2005
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Product Description
A blessed event becomes a nightmare for pregnant homicide detective Jane Rizzoli when she finds herself on the wrong side of a hostage crisis in this timely and relentless new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Body Double.
A nameless, beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. An apparent suicide, she lies on a gurney, awaiting the dissecting scalpel of medical examiner Maura Isles. But when Maura unzips the body bag and looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes.
Very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital, where with shockingly cool precision, she murders a security guard and seizes hostages . . . one of them a pregnant patient, Jane Rizzoli.
Who is this violent, desperate soul, and what does she want? As the tense hours tick by, Maura joins forces with Jane’s husband, FBI agent Gabriel Dean, to track down the mysterious killer’s identity. When federal agents suddenly appear on the scene, Maura and Gabriel realize that they are dealing with a case that goes far deeper than just an ordinary hostage crisis.
Only Jane, trapped with the armed madwoman, holds the key to the mystery. And only she can solve it–if she survives the night.
From the Hardcover edition.
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 A solid easy-reading suspense thriller! May 18, 2009
Paul Weiss (Dundas, Ontario Canada)
The opening scenes in "Vanish" are pure suspense thriller with Gerritsen writing in top form. Patterson, Preston, Child, Deaver, Follett, Palmer ... eat your hearts out!
Maura Isles, Boston's medical examiner and a frequent character in Gerritsen's novels, opens up a body bag to begin an autopsy only to discover that her subject is still alive. "Vanish" begins in high gear and rarely lets up. When that mysterious "body" recovers and takes a group of patients hostage, including a very pregnant detective Jane Rizzoli, readers will be glued to their seats flipping pages as quickly as they can.
But we all know that eventually a novel has to contain a plot. High speed action and events alone are not sufficient to sustain a quality novel and Tess Gerritsen doesn't miss the mark in this department either. Recent news about the "personal ads" section of Craigslist classified ads website have put stories of white slavery and sexual trafficking into the minds of the world and Gerritsen's plot is nothing if not topical. Government corruption and the abuse of eastern women looking for a better life in the west makes for some great reading.
While "Vanish" is more suspense thriller than medical thriller, Gerritsen remains true to her roots and provides her fans with lots of medical context and details that provide a vivid aura of authenticity.
"Vanish" isn't taxing in any literary sense but it certainly won't lose her any fans. Great suspense, great enjoyment and a good solid addition to her body of work.
Paul Weiss
 Vanish by Tess Gerritson April 11, 2009
B. Hall
I have read most of this authors books. They are all very good. This bok was received at my house in just a couple of days after oredering it. I am very pleased with this item.
Thank yu
Bertha
Tess Gerritsen does it again! April 4, 2009
Southerner (West Memphis,AR)
The Jane Rizzoli series has been a page turner in each of the books, and this one is no option. Definitely worth the read.
 Fair story, poor character development February 18, 2009
Manuel Gwiazda (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
I selected this book, to test if I could enjoy the author
Unfortunately, what I have found was a light crime novel with poor character development with the exception of the portrayal of Jane Rizzoli, the hero of the plot, whom one can feel in her emotions and endeavors. The story as a whole is more suitable for a 2 two hour TV series because for a plot in a book its quality goes far below the standards of other American Crime authors. For the future, I will not read any other Tess Gerritsen book with the exception of "The Surgeon", which was highly recommended by readers
Tess Gerrisen is becoming one of my favorite authors January 18, 2009
Dasaya Cates (Columbus, OH)
Suspense and a little social justice makes for a good read. I know people who did not like this book, and I'm not sure why. It's a page-turning read, and the characters (as usual) are always well-developed. I recommend this book, but if you're going to read the Rizzoli series, start with Book 1. They're all awesome.
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