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The Keepsake: A Novel | 
| Author: Tess Gerritsen
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 2038
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.4
ISBN: 0345497627
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345497628
ASIN: 0345497627
Publication Date: September 9, 2008
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Product Description
New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen knows how to expertly dissect a brilliantly suspenseful story, all the while keeping fascinated readers riveted to her side. By turns darkly enthralling and relentlessly surprising, The Keepsake showcases an author at the peak of her storytelling powers.
For untold years, the perfectly preserved mummy had lain forgotten in the dusty basement of Boston’s Crispin Museum. Now its sudden rediscovery by museum staff is both a major coup and an attention-grabbing mystery. Dubbed “Madam X,” the mummy–to all appearances, an ancient Egyptian artifact–seems a ghoulish godsend for the financially struggling institution. But medical examiner Maura Isles soon discovers a macabre message hidden within the corpse–horrifying proof that this “centuries-old” relic is instead a modern-day murder victim.
To Maura and Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli, the forensic evidence is unmistakable, its implications terrifying. And when the grisly remains of yet another woman are found in the hidden recesses of the museum, it becomes chillingly clear that a maniac is at large–and is now taunting them.
Archaeologist Josephine Pulcillo’s blood runs cold when the killer’s cryptic missives are discovered, and her darkest dread becomes real when the carefully preserved corpse of yet a third victim is left in her car like a gruesome offering–or perhaps a ghastly promise of what’s to come.
The twisted killer’s familiarity with post-mortem rituals suggests to Maura and Jane that he may have scientific expertise in common with Josephine. Only Josephine knows that her stalker shares a knowledge even more personally terrifying: details of a dark secret she had thought forever buried.
Now Maura must summon her own dusty knowledge of ancient death traditions to unravel his twisted endgame. And when Josephine vanishes, Maura and Jane have precious little time to derail the Archaeology Killer before he adds another chilling piece to his monstrous collection.
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 love this series November 25, 2008
Elvita Caprice
I've read all of the books in this series. I enjoyed this one very much but I wanted to read more about Daniel and Maura. I wish the writer would write more about the main characters personal relationships. I think this would make the books more interesting. I enjoyed the last book more because I liked reading about Jane's family problems. I'm looking forward to the next one.
A Great Read! November 24, 2008
KLR (Vicksburg, MI)
Quite simply a great read from the first page to the last. I couldn't put it down and am looking forward to Gerritsen's next!
Another Brilliant Book November 22, 2008
Leslie Fullston
From beginning to end the book was unstoppable Tess Gerritsen keeps getting better and better
Another Hit! November 21, 2008
Susan Calvin (Alabama)
No one does it quite like Gerritsen! Her main characters, Maura Isles (medical examiner) and Jane Rizzoli (detective) are not just hero type characters who solve crime. Both are women who have issues and who have evolved and continue to evolve throughout the series on a personal level. Take that, and add in gruesome murders, forensic and medical details, some history and you have a winner. I used to be a fan of Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta, but Tess Gerritsen has kicked Cornwell off of my reading list and replaced Scarpetta with Dr. Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli.
 "The Keepsake" a review November 16, 2008
Ms. Mairi Logue (Paisley, Scotland)
Tess Gerritsens 'The Keepsake' was a decent enough read with some interesting and unexpected twists in the plot. However it was quite slow paced and ,dare I say it, even a tad boring in places. Points were quite laboured and the majority of the book had to read before anything of major significance happened. A series of barely hinted at clues left me infuriated and I feel that lead characters should have been more involved than they turned out to be. This is not a bad book by any stretch of the imagination and it is well worth a read so long as the reader is prepared to be patient with it.
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