Robin M. (robinmy) - , reviewed on 3/24/2019 + 2104 more book reviews

Homicide Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles are working a new murder. Taxidermist Leon Gott was found hanging upside-down in his garage. He had been gutted just like the deer hanging in his study. While Jane looks for leads in the case, Maura begins to believe that they may have a serial killer in their midst. She finds other murders that could be tied to this one...including the disappearance of a group of tourists on safari in Africa.

This book was kind of uneven. It was told in two parts. We have the current investigation into the murder in Boston, and we have the first-person point-of-view of the only person to survive a safari in the bush of Botswana. I found the safari sections of the book very interesting and suspenseful. The investigation into Gott's homicide moved rather slowly. And, I did not like once again delving into Maura's problems with her mother. I'm totally bored with that subject.

So, even though the safari kept me glued to the book, other parts of it weren't very riveting. I guessed the killer at about the halfway point of the book. My rating: 3.5 Stars.

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