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If I felt it was a little obvious who was ultimately behind the murder plot, I still was riveted to the story and its outcome. This is the first Tess Gerritsen novel I've read so I'm not familiar with these characters, but I never felt like I needed to have read the other books to understand their lives. This book held my attention from the first page and never really let go. I appreciated how the story unfolded, how we slowly learned the truth about the events in the opening chapter, and how we watched the detectives unravel the mystery.
While I did not take the bait with the obvious choice, I also did not guess correctly who the real murderer was until the very end, which is somewhat unusual for me. Its a good thing I have a high tolerance for gory details, as I can see why some people would be turned away from the book by the graphic explanation of how different cultures preserve the dead, especially the shrunken head portion. I had not read any of the other books in this series, when I picked up this audio, and as a stand alone book I thought it was rather good. Part of my attraction to the book was my interest in both Egypt and history in general (the focus shifts off of Egyptian mummy's as the book progresses). It takes a lot to gross me out, and this made me wrinkle my nose a bit, but did not really come close. Gerritsen hinted a bit at the history of several of the characters, but did not rehash every book so far. Even if they are a bit cliche at times, I enjoy the diversity of strong female leads.
They know there's a connection between her and the dead mummies and shrunken heads, and they go to great lengths to find the predator. Filled with mummies, shrunken heads, and bog bodies galore, this novel held my attention from the moment Madame X arrived for her autopsy until the bad guy got his just desserts in the end.Rizzoli and Frost follow one lead after another in search of more evidence, more clues that will help them find out just who is stalking the beautiful Josephine Pulcillo. Just as in The Surgeon, there are some surprise twists to the mystery, and Gerritsen manages to keep the reader turning the pages until the last page. A fan of Tess Gerritsen introduced the book club to this surgeon/writer's work when she suggested that we read The Surgeon. Although it was a bit different from our usual selections, we enjoyed the suspenseful plot twists so much that when I spied The Keepsake at a yard sale, I snatched it up.
However, I found myself struggling a bit for the first hundred or so pages of this one. However, when it is examined, amid much fanfare, it is discovered that it is far more recent, and when another mummified body turns up, it becomes clear, a killer is on the loose.I am usually hooked within the first few pages of any Tess Gerritson novel, particularly a Jane Rizzoli/Maura Isles story. The story does improve, though, and there are a few interesting twists in it, but it is not one of this author's better novels. A Mummy is found in the basement of a Boston Museum. It is presumed to be two thousand years old.
You won't be bored or tempted to put the book down, as she keeps you interested until the very end. However, I soon learned as I began reading the story that this was the same story as I had already read, but with a different title: 'Keeping the Dead'. First I'd just like to say that I love all of Tess Gerritsen's work. However, I had already read 'Keeping the Dead'; and when I came across this book, 'The Keepsake' I thought I had overlooked a new book and was anxious to read it. Just be aware before you purchace the two mistakenly as I did. I just can't get enough of her books. I really enjoyed this story as well.
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