This is the first time I am reviewing a mystery novel so please forgive me if my review isn't that good.Okay, so this book was pretty good. I haven't read a mystery novel in years so I don't really have anything I can compare this with but it was full of suspense and there were scenes that made my heart beat fast and really drew me into the novel so much so that I forgot about my surroundings. But those scenes weren't many and this book was made longer with descriptions that lost my interest.Story: The story was pretty good. It was like watching an episode of CSI. There were many twists and turns I didn't see coming and it was fun reading them. I liked the archaeology aspect of the story as I have always been in interested in archaeology (I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was a kid) and I felt very happy when I understood all the medical terms (I'm a pre-med student). I wouldn't say the story was full of suspense but there were many surprising scenes. The first part of the book was a bit slow but it did pick up towards the end.Writing: The writing was really good and did manage to keep my attention. It also made my heart race during the suspense scenes so that's a plus point. But there were sometimes too many details given about stuff that didn't matter and that sometimes made me lose my interest. It wasn't too much though and the story was enough to keep me interested. Characters: The characters didn't seem real. They felt very fictional. That's not something that bothered me but I thought I'd mention it here. I also didn't like reading about Rizzoli & Isles personal life but I'm pretty sure that's just me. Fans of the series, and if I had been a follower of the series then I too, would have liked that extra information. Understood it. But since I just picked up a random novel without reading the previous books I didn't feel any attachment to these main characters, neither did I feel like I needed any personal information about them. Since the characters felt fictional I didn't feel anything for them. But they were likable, the ones that were meant to be likable, and the bad guys were obviously unlikable. It was like watching a thriller movie. You don't feel any attachment to the characters, you are just interested in the story and feel for them what you are supposed to feel for themOverall: This was pretty good as a standalone mystery novel and I did enjoy reading it. I would recommend it to medical thriller fans. I was impressed from the first sentence to the last. This is the first book written by Gerritsen that I've read and I will pick up another. Although I found the tale gripping (by that I mean I didn't want to put the book down) I didn't really feel a deep connection with the main characters. At the same time, I didn't feel like I was missing anything without that connection. It's been a few days since I finished the book and I don't recall much about the detective or the ME mainly because Tari and Medea were much stronger characters. In the end, it's the plot that lingers. Well done and thank you.
What do You think about Madame X (2008)?
Another good one! If you like Egypt, archeology, and mysteries, it might be for you.
—shortkid209
I really enjoyed this—read it in one sitting.
—Trelos
