2004

Two nuns, one young and one old, are found beaten in an unused chapel. Unfortunately, one is already dead and the other is on the verge. As difficult as it seems to figure this one out - important information regarding both nuns begin to appear through Detective Jane Rizzoli's investigation and Medical Examiner Maura Isles's autopsy. Then, Rozzoli's quasi-boyfriend and Isles's ex-husband show up - both unannounced.

This third book in the Rizzoli-Isles series wasn't as engaging as some of the other Gerritsen books I have read. This one focused more on the love lives of the two main characters, which provided good background information for me, but did not lend itself to being a page-turner.

The Sinner is my last "fill in the gaps" book for the Rizzoli-Isles series. Now I'm on to book number six (The Mephisto Club) and seven (The Keepsake - which just came out in September), to be fully caught up. (3.25/5)

Originally posted on: "Thoughts of Joy..." ( )

This was a good mystery featuring detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles. I liked how they teamed together to solve the murders as well as learning more about their personal lives. ( )

Two nuns are found brutally beaten in their cloistered convent, one dead and one barely alive. Maura Isles and Jane Rizzoli work the case but soon Dr. Isles is called to another seemingly unrelated case of an unknown victim who has had all identifiable parts of her body removed. These two cases, and then later a third, gradually come together in this riveting thriller.

It has been several months since I read the first two books in this series and it was pure joy to return to the world of Jane Rizzoli. Her character has developed so much since the first book and I have grown to really like her. Maura Isles returns in this book and becomes as much of a major character as Jane. I really enjoyed the Catholic theme of this book as well as the developments in Jane's personal life. This was a page-turner for me that kept me guessing right up until the final reveal. I'll be reading the next in the series shortly. ( )

This is the third story in the Isles/Rizoli series and while interesting, it seems to have lost a certain something for me. The characters seem to have lost themselves into angst and forgotten some of the core character points. It's unusual in a series for characters to move to being more cardboard rather than revealing more of themselves in the story, but this is what I can see in this story.

It's the story of two dead nuns, one of them is found to have recently had a child and the torturous circumstances. Each clue brings some more interesting twists but the personal stories of Rizzoli and Isles just didn't grab me. ( )