LAST TO DIE: A RIZZOLI AND ISLES NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 06830012B54718

English Summary/英文概要： For the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Two years ago, he barely escaped when his entire family was slaughtered. Now, at fourteen, in a hideous echo of the past, Teddy is the lone survivor of his foster family’s mass murder. Orphaned once more, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turn—until the Boston PD puts detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. But no sooner does her investigation begin than Teddy’s life almost ends . . . again. Suddenly, what seemed like a grisly coincidence is unmasked as the mission of a relentless killer.

Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime learn the secrets and skills of survival in a dangerous world. But even behind locked gates, and surrounded by acres of sheltering Maine wilderness, Jane fears that Evensong’s mysterious benefactors aren’t the only ones watching. When strange blood-splattered dolls are found dangling from a tree, Jane knows that her instincts are dead on. And when she meets Will Kennedy and Claire Ward, students whose tragic pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddy’s, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind.

Joining forces with her trusted partner, medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane is determined to keep these orphans safe from harm. But an unspeakable secret dooms the children’s fate—unless Jane and Maura can finally put an end to an obsessed killer’s twisted quest.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Teddy Clock的家人兩年前死於一起謀殺案，Teddy是唯一的倖存者。十四歲的他現在又一次面臨相同危險，一人孤身飄零，他不知該向誰求助。直到警探Jane Rizzoli接手調查這起案件。但她一開始調查，Teddy的生命要走到盡頭了。

突然間，一個可怕的巧合揭露了一個冷酷的殺手。Jane將Teddy 送到伊文獨立寄宿學校，這所學校專門教育受到恐怖攻擊的年輕受害者如何在這個危險的世界中保護自己。但即使住著四面有柵欄保護，又有成片的緬因森林的隔離，Jane還是擔心除了這個學校從未露面的捐助人，還有別人也在監視著這個學校。就當Jane發覺一個被血染紅的布偶娃娃被吊在樹上，而學校中很多小孩都有Teddy同樣的經歷，Jane覺得此事不妙，這個連環謀殺兇手不只要一個孩子的命。

為了保證這些孩子的安全，Jane再次和老搭檔，驗屍官Maura合作。但這些孩子的前途仍然黑暗，除非簡和Maura能阻止兇手的窮墜猛打。（Celia）

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Gerritsen 将线索巧妙地编织在一起，让读者不安好奇着故事的结尾。（《出版人周刊》）
“在这个系列的最后一本中，越来越让人觉得坏事都是学术界的人干的。Gerritsen 巧妙地在充满悬疑的结尾造就了强烈的紧张感.”(《书单》)
“Rizzoli and Isles”系列已经TNT搬上银幕，"Last to die"将会成为连续剧第三季。
TESS GERRITSEN 成为"Barnes & Noble"本期特别作家
Rizzoli & Isles • Hit series on TNT

“Suspense doesn’t get smarter than this. Not just recommended but mandatory.”---Lee Child

Intelligent and unrelentingly realistic...Be warned: Last To Die can feel like the real thing. (Sunday Express )