Detective Jane Rizzoli thought she had seen the last of Warren Hoyt. Until a new set of horrifying murders began to take place in the middle of a heatwave in Boston. In what appear to be copycat worship crime scenes to Hoyt, Rizzoli must battle her own department to bring a killer to justice. Add Gabriel Dean, U.S. Federal agent, and Charles Hoyt escaping custody, and a girl just might begin to feel in danger.
I think I said this in the last review but I seriously love Rizzoli and Isles. The first book gave the reader (and the viewer) an idea of just how deeply Hoyt affected Rizzoli. However, the second book brings in to perspective just how deeply Hoyt affected his "Apprentice". There wasn't really any focus on the second killer, and I think it could have been developed more. However, discovering where they met Hoyt, how, and why would have made The Apprentice title make a little more sensical.
I felt the Rizzoli character in the book was a bit much many times. She was filled with anger, self-hatred, and just all around "uggghhh". There was a couple of moments where some other emotions broke through, and the reader caught a glimpse of a softer Jane Rizzoli, but those were few and far between. I would have liked for her badass-ness to not have overridden her more gentler nature.
I was also again disappointed by the lack of Maura, and their friendship. I know its just the beginning, but when a series is called by two characters' names, then shouldn't the focus be on both of them? The buildup in the books is beginning to feel like a slow moving train.
Overall I rate this novel 4 out of 5 stars. With the exception of the character developments above, the plot was great. I finished the book in a day because I simply could not put it down. I wanted to know how Jane would handle everything, where Hoyt was, what the killer(s) would do next. The police procedure and the medical techniques (as far as I could tell) appeared very spot on. I did google a few things as I went along, but nothing that gives me a medical degree nor a police badge.
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