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The Apprentice (Paperback)

by Tess Gerritsen (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press; New edition edition (2 Sep 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593049993
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593049990
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,135,550 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Those who have read The Surgeon will know that Gerritsen leaves you feeling you can't turn out the light! Indeed, this novel opens with Warren Hoyt, who caused such mayhem in that novel, in the exercise yard and once more with blood on his hands. His pursuer, homicide detective Jane Rizzoli, is on the trail of another killer - one who's taken a leaf from Hoyt's book. The case is complicated enough but then Hoyt escapes, leaving the Boston PD to track down two brilliantly evil blood brothers. A former medic who began writing romantic suspense while on maternity leave, Gerritsen's is a name to watch if you like to be seriously spooked. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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'Compulsive' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Even Alan Sugar would like this, 4 Sep 2006
By OEJ (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Apprentice (Paperback)
There are many crime thriller series out there but if there's one that should be read in chronological order, it's this one by Tess Gerritsen. Fortunately I knew the correct order before I read any of her work, and I do recommend that if you're new to Tess, and the Jane Rizzoli series in particular, you should read THE SURGEON first. There are now six in all, with number six The Mephisto Club released this month (Sept 2006) while The Apprentice is the second.

When I finished The Surgeon I assumed that the story ended, but it didn't - The Apprentice is very much a continuation of the theme and storyline. It's difficult to say too much for fear of spoiling things for anyone who has yet to read The Surgeon, but they certainly go hand-in-hand and I would suggest that the character of The Surgeon himself may yet reappear in the third of the series. In The Apprentice, events and feelings revolve closely around Boston detective Jane Rizzoli, single and in her early thirties, and very traumatised one year on from her nightmare experience with The Surgeon. Her partner in the previous book, Detective Thomas Moore, doesn't feature here although he is frequently mentioned. Instead, Rizzoli gradually finds herself developing what becomes something of an awkward alliance with a highly suspicious-acting FBI agent named Gabriel Dean. Despite her deep mistrust, she finds him very attractive and has to suppress her desires many times in the interests of retaining a professional image. They both have one thing in mind from that point of view - hunting down a psychopathic killer given the pseudonym of Dominator, who seems to be forming an alliance of his own with, of all people, the aforementioned Surgeon.

This book involves a far deeper and more intimate analysis of the mind and personality of Rizzoli, and it is carried off convincingly and entertainingly. The central character is female and so too is the writer, but this isn't a story by girls for girls. It will be read and enjoyed by one and all, and contains some fascinating medical detail, not the least of which is the (factual?) revelation of exactly what it is that makes this killer do what he does, what makes him so evil. There's nothing in his very ordinary childhood and background to turn him into a psycho, so none of the usual stereotypes apply here. No, but there WAS one thing that happened - I won't spoil things by revealing it here - and it makes for an interesting and credible take on the motives behind mindless killings.

As an established fan of crime-thriller-series authors such as McDermid, Deaver, Billingham, Reichs, Slaughter and Connolly, I'm more than pleased to add Tess Gerritsen to my personal library, and I'm off to read The Sinner straight away, followed by Body Double and Vanish. Tess has a very useful blog on her web-site by the way - it's great for wannabe writers.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not the best, 5 Mar 2003
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This review is from: The Apprentice (Hardcover)
The Apprentice is Gerritson's follow-up book to The Surgeon. It is well written and contains all of Gerritson's usual elements of supsense, but it is not as good as the surgeon. The Apprentice seemed to be too much like the Surgeon with the same plot line and the same problems that Rizzoi has to deal with. I felt that Gerritson could have done without writing the Apprentice, or if she felt that it was necessary to write she could have made it more dissimilar. To me, the Apprentice was like reading a second-rate version of the Surgeon. But overall, the Apprentice is a well-written book that I enjoyed reading. I will definitely buy Gerriton's next book. If you enjoy her work, I would recommend reading Gravity which i think is her best book.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, 2 Nov 2006
By S. Mazumder "s_maz" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Apprentice (Paperback)
Having read 'Body Double' and 'The Surgeon', I'm a new Tess Gerritsen fan and decided to take a look at 'The Apprentice'.

In this story we follow Detective Jane Rizzoli again, as she is tracking a killer who is showing similar patterns to a previous killer who she arrested. Things get even worse when that killer himself breaks out of jail and gets back into the fold.

The story is decent, and Gerritsen is able to tell a nice enough story, but for me the book is pretty flat. It lacks the suspense, and dynamism that 'The Surgeon' and 'Body Double' have. In fact a better title for this book would be 'The Surgeon II' as it is more of a sequel to that book.

So a good enough read, but luckily for Gerritsen, she is capable of writing much better than in this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping stuff
A good follow-up to the first in the series, The Surgeon. We delve deeper into the psyche of Detective Rizzoli, who is threatened by not one but two killers. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Ms. M. Cheung

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldnt put it down
I have loved this book, if you are interested in anything medical & thrillers this is the book for you. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Shelley M. Mattocks

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping stuff
I'm not into crime novels at all, although as a medic I'm partial to a bit of medical fiction. I'm addicted, I'm chain-reading my way through the series! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ona

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
Once again an excellent book by Tess Gerritsen, I read the Surgeon and then went on to read the apprentice. Read more
Published 4 months ago by cheryl_leanne

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
This was an exciting read (but not for the faint hearted or easily scared) and an excellent follow up to "The Surgeon". Warning - do not read when you are alone in the house!!!
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. Bette Dick

4.0 out of 5 stars Workmanlike
Good workmalike thriller, with the appropriate number of twists and turns.
You might think you know "whodunnit" (probably several times), but if you're as dim as I am you'll... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Steve Ayton

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Gerritsen
`The Apprentice' takes place a year after `The Surgeon' and said criminal is locked up when similar, but not the same, murders start again in Boston. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Simon Savidge "savidgeread...

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not as good as The Surgeon
This is quite a good book though not so gripping as The Surgeon. I read it in 3 evenings so I must've quite enjoyed it to finish it so quickly but afterwards when I thought about... Read more
Published 17 months ago by crime reader

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting sequel
This is a sequel to The Surgeon and really is best read as a sequel. This review contains information that may be considered spoilers to The Surgeon. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Wyvernfriend

1.0 out of 5 stars The laziest book of all time..
Oh, my goodness. This is possibly the laziest book I've ever read.

Imagine you want to write a thriller. Imagine you're not very good at writing. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2007 by bloodsimple

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