| |
Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - The Keepsake: A Novel
|
List Price: $26.00
Our Price: $17.16
Your Save: $ 8.84 ( 34% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
|
Average Customer Rating:  
|
|
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345497628
ISBN: 0345497627
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: 2008-09-09
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: 2008-09-09
Studio: Ballantine Books
|
|
|
|
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
|
New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen knows how to expertly dissect a brilliantly suspenseful story, all the while keeping fascinated readers riveted to her side. By turns darkly enthralling and relentlessly surprising, The Keepsake showcases an author at the peak of her storytelling powers.
For untold years, the perfectly preserved mummy had lain forgotten in the dusty basement of Boston’s Crispin Museum. Now its sudden rediscovery by museum staff is both a major coup and an attention-grabbing mystery. Dubbed “Madam X,” the mummy–to all appearances, an ancient Egyptian artifact–seems a ghoulish godsend for the financially struggling institution. But medical examiner Maura Isles soon discovers a macabre message hidden within the corpse–horrifying proof that this “centuries-old” relic is instead a modern-day murder victim.
To Maura and Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli, the forensic evidence is unmistakable, its implications terrifying. And when the grisly remains of yet another woman are found in the hidden recesses of the museum, it becomes chillingly clear that a maniac is at large–and is now taunting them.
Archaeologist Josephine Pulcillo’s blood runs cold when the killer’s cryptic missives are discovered, and her darkest dread becomes real when the carefully preserved corpse of yet a third victim is left in her car like a gruesome offering–or perhaps a ghastly promise of what’s to come.
The twisted killer’s familiarity with post-mortem rituals suggests to Maura and Jane that he may have scientific expertise in common with Josephine. Only Josephine knows that her stalker shares a knowledge even more personally terrifying: details of a dark secret she had thought forever buried.
Now Maura must summon her own dusty knowledge of ancient death traditions to unravel his twisted endgame. And when Josephine vanishes, Maura and Jane have precious little time to derail the Archaeology Killer before he adds another chilling piece to his monstrous collection.
|
|
|
Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating: 
Summary: "The Keepsake" a review
Comment: Tess Gerritsens 'The Keepsake' was a decent enough read with some interesting and unexpected twists in the plot. However it was quite slow paced and ,dare I say it, even a tad boring in places. Points were quite laboured and the majority of the book had to read before anything of major significance happened. A series of barely hinted at clues left me infuriated and I feel that lead characters should have been more involved than they turned out to be. This is not a bad book by any stretch of the imagination and it is well worth a read so long as the reader is prepared to be patient with it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Another good one in the Rizzoli and Isles series......
Comment: I won't restate the plot...Suffice to say, I liked this one - a good thriller without the usual dose of romance that ruins many a book for me. The mystery was intriguing, the archeological facts very interesting - including asides about mummification procedures, the process for shrinking heads, and the science associated with bog bodies. The story moved along at a very fast pace and it was easy to read this one in a sitting. The two female protagonists were busy doing what they do best - investigating an unusual case with intuition and clever deduction. The threads of the case were all tied up at the end despite some red herrings and I look forward to the next in the series. Recommend: BUY!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Worth losing sleep for
Comment: First Sentence: He is coming for me.
A 2000-year-old mummy has been discovered in the basement of the Crespin Museum in Boston. With much fanfare and publicity, it has been brought to Pilgrim Hospital for CT scan analysis. Dr. Maura Isles, on of those in attendance, soon realizes something is amiss. The corpse within has a modern dental filling and a bullet in her leg.
The mummy is transferred to the morgue and the case assigned to Det. Jane Rizzoli. When a second, then third corpse that has been transformed into the appearance of an ancient artifact the police realize something is out of sync with archeologist Joesphine Pulcillo, working at the museum and the focus of the artifacts.
There is a blurb on the back cover of the book which says "...likely to keep you reading into the wee hours..." Well, it certainly did that. I should know by now that a book by Gerritsen is one I have to finish the same day I start it.
She know how to hook you in, take you down a very twisty road, build the suspense and keep you going to the very last sentence. Gerritsen's medical background was in evidence through the details of ancient forms of mummification offset by present-day forensic methods. I also enjoyed the historical and archeological information, both of those being fascinating to me.
The characters are interesting and fully developed. Jane Rizzola is a tough New Yorker, married and a mother; Maura Iles is refined, elegant and in a hopeless relationship. A common theme among the characters was self-delusion--wanting what you can't have. This theme was well-played in the story with a subtlety that offset the violence. Her dialogue and sense of place supported this theme.
Gerritsen is a very good writer and always a sleepless pleasure to read.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Egypt/Murder/Hiding/Museum
Comment: This was a good book, shocking that Maura didn't have a huge part in this book, but I really liked Josephine & Medea. The bond, running, and looking over your shoulder constantly. The book had a number of twists and turns and it was really good. Where do these authors pick up these ideas for their next pyschopaths??? LoL Can't wait for her next book!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Her BEST so far!!!
Comment: This book is her best so far, at least from my perspective. I just loved it! The story grabs you and keeps you enthralled from the very first and the ending is very satisfying and closes up all loose ends. There were several places where I cringed in my seat, had to cover the next page so as not to reveal a new clue too soon, all very melodramatic for me, but it shows just how good the book was, just how involved I got with the story. It was SO NOT predictable, with lots of twists and turns, but easy to follow and satisfying with each new 'reveal.' Not as much on Rizzoli's personal life as the last few, I'd have enjoyed more on that, but that's not really a flaw, just personal preference. Other favorites of Tess Gerritsen include The Sinner, Body Double and Vanish.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
