{"id":1101,"date":"2009-04-25T19:06:40","date_gmt":"2009-04-25T23:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2021-06-03T15:39:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:39:54","slug":"vanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1101","title":{"rendered":"Vanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vanish<\/em> (2005) Tess Gerritsen<\/p>\n

\"vanish\"<\/a>Two things about Vanish<\/em>. First, it was good–a well written, well paced story. Second, I didn’t like it. No, those two things are not mutually exclusive. I can recognize that something is good without enjoying it, and that was my issue with Vanish<\/em>. My second major issue is ‘What the hell is up with that cover?’ Seriously. Talk about having absolutely no bearing on the story. Jeesh.<\/p>\n

Maura Isles, Boston medical examiner, discovers that a woman in a body bag at the morgue isn’t dead yet. Jane Rizzoli is way past her due date, and ready to have her baby. Unfortunately for her, she ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, and between the two of them, Jane and Maura uncover a nasty conspiracy that places them–and others–in jeopardy.<\/p>\n

So what did I like? The mystery was very well done. There were many twists and turns, and I never was quite sure what was happening until it had happened. I also liked the surprise twists.<\/p>\n

However, the story was extremely dark and extremely depressing. Yeah, there was a baby, but it’s difficult to take a book about slavery in the 21st century and make it anything other than horrifying. <\/p>\n

As good as the mystery was, and as much as I couldn’t put the book down, I just wanted it to be over so I could stop reading about all the awful things that happened to Mila. <\/p>\n

One other small issue. I got it that Ballentree was suppose to be Halliburton. Really I did. That seemed a bit heavy handed at times. Perhaps it was needed, but that point just felt a little overdone.<\/p>\n

If you’ve read a previous Tess Gerritsen novel, you’ve probably already read Vanish<\/em>. If you haven’t, you should be able to read Vanish<\/em> without having read any previous books in the series.
\nRating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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