Nothing else to say except this: Welcome back, and pretty please listen to me and make it less time between this one and the 14th!

It has been five years since the last book; however, no worries about reading the past books; you will catch up and can be read as a standalone. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M. It’s been five years since the last book was released in this series so it was great to be back in Boston. Rizzoli knows they need to protect this young woman, but it’s only tangentially connected to her murder case, isn’t it? As always, Tess is a pro at maneuvering forensics and police procedurals, well-developed relatable characters, and twisty plots to keep you glued to the pages.The focus is on relationships between family, friends, and neighbors, the good and the bad, and the downright deadly. Basic what I’m saying here is that Angela did more than enough to convince me she needs her own spin-off series.

I picked one aspect of the solution from about the midway point, but this didn't detract from my enjoyment of the ride to the end.

Jane Rizzoli and her partner Barry Frost investigate the murder of a hospital nurse killed in an apparent burglary gone wrong. I was on tenterhooks as she intricately wove the threads together until the full, shocking picture emerged. I do wish Maura had played a bigger role in this book as she was relegated to more of a minor character, which I didn't love at all, and to be honest, although I enjoyed the book, it's not a favorite in the series because Angela played such a prominent role as MC. Some of the more intriguing parts of the book, though, are the sections told through the eyes of the mysterious hit-and-run victim Amy. There are also enough subplots to make three other books, I'm guessing - keeping readers on their toes and provided with insights as chapters shift mostly from the perspectives of Angela and Jane.