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Listen to Me by Tess Gerritsen
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Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are plagued by what seems like a completely senseless murder. Sofia Suarez, a widow and nurse who was universally liked by all her neighbors, lies bludgeoned to death in her own home. But anything can happen behind closed doors, and Sofia seemed to have plenty of secrets in her last days, making covert phone calls to old contacts and traceless burner phones. When Jane finally makes a connection between Sofia and the victim of a hit-and-run months earlier, the case only grows more blurry. What exactly was Sofia involved in? One thing is clear: The killer will do anything it takes to keep their secret safe.
Meanwhile, Angela Rizzoli hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in all the years since her daughter became a homicide detective. Maybe the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree. Nothing in her neighborhood gets by Angela - not the gossip about a runaway teenager down the block and definitely not the strange neighbors who have just moved in across the street. Angela’s sure there’s no such thing as coincidence in her sleepy suburb. If only Jane would listen; instead she writes off Angela’s concerns as the result of an overactive imagination. But Angela’s convinced there’s a real wolf in her vicinity, and her cries might now fall on deaf ears.
With so much happening on the Sofia case, Jane and Maura already struggle to see the forest for the trees, but will they lose sight of something sinister happening much closer to home?
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Boston, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Bangor, Maine
Waterville, Maine
41 Chapters
Character List
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Jane Rizzoli: Homicide detective with the Boston Police Department (BPD). She’s the only female and is partnered with Barry Frost. She’s 34-years old, married to Gabriel Dean and mother of their daughter, Regina.
Maura Isles: Medical examiner. Nicknamed Queen of the Dead by the Homicide Unit. She has shoulder length black hair with blunt bangs. She’s in a secret relationship with Daniel Brophy.
Gabriel Dean: FBI agent and Jane’s husband, father of their daughter, Regina.
Regina Dean: Jane and Gabriel’s 4-year old daughter.
Angela Rizzoli: Jane’s mother. She’s left her husband, Frank, and in a relationship with Vince.
Frank Rizzoli, Sr.: Jane’s father who left Angela for another woman.
Frankie Rizzoli: Jane’s brother.
Father Daniel Brophy: Priest from Our Lady of Divine Light. He and Maura were having a secret affair, which they unsuccessfully tried to end.
Barry Frost: Homicide detective with the BPD and Jane’s partner. He’s reconciled with his wife Alice.
Alice Frost: Barry’s wife, a lawyer.
Vince Korsak: Retired homicide detective. He’s ina relationship with Angela.
Johnny Tam: Homicide detective with the BPD.
Darren Crowe: Boston Police Department homicide detective.
Tripp: Boston Police Department homicide detective.
Marquette: Lieutenant over the homicide unit.
Abe Bristol: Boston medical examiner.
Yoshima: Maura’s morgue assistant.
Louise: Maura’s secretary.
Lawrence Zucker: Forensic psychologist.
Amalthea Lank: Maura’s biological mother. She’s serving life in prison for multiple homicides and is dying of metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Non Recurring Characters
Agnes Kaminsky: Angela’s next door neighbor.
Larry Leopold: Angela’s neighbor across the street. He’s married to Lorelei. He’s a high school English teacher.
Lorelei Leopold: Angela’s neighbor across the street. She’s married to Larry.
Jonas: Angela’s neighbor across the street who lives next to the Leopolds. He’s a former Navy SEAL.
Matt Green: New neighbor of Angela’s, next door to the Leopolds. He’s married to Carrie.
Carrie Green: New neighbor of Angela’s, next door to the Leopolds. She’s married to Matt.
Tricia Talley: 16-year old daughter of
Jackie Talley: Tricia’s mother and a friend of Angela’s. She’s married to Rick and is a high school teacher. They live a block from Angela.
Rick Talley: Tricia’s father and Jackie’s husband.
Sofia Suarez: Critical care nurse and widow who worked at Pilgrim Hospital. She was found murdered in her home by her neighbor. Her husband Tony recently died.
Mrs. Leong: Sofia’s neighbor.
Lena Leong: Mrs. Leona’s granddaughter.
Jamal Bird: Teen who helps older neighbors with tech issues.
Beverly Bird: Jamal’s mother.
Mike Antrim: ICU director at Pilgrim Hospital where Sofia worked.
Julianne Antrim: Mike’s wife and mother of daughter Amy.
Amy Antrim: Joanna’s daughter who Mike adopted. She is recovering from a hit-and-run pedestrian accident. She’s attending college.
Eloise Creighton: Colby College associate professor who was murdered nineteen years ago in Maine. Her ex-husband was the primary suspect. She had a 3-year old daughter Lily who disappeared and was never found.
James Creighton: Eloise’s ex-husband and father of their daughter Lily. He was the primary suspect in Eloise’s murder. He was a high school music teacher at the time.
Lily Creighton: Eloise and James’ daughter who was 3-years old when her mother was murdered and she vanished.
Katie Bouchard: Nurse who worked with Sofia almost twenty years ago in Maine.
Joe Thibodeaux: Maine State Police Department detective.
Aaron Harthoorn: Amy’s professor.
Bruce Flagler: Amy’s biological father, Julianne’s abusive ex-boyfriend. He was a carpenter.
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Spoiler Info
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Jackie Talley and Larry Leopold had an affair 19 years ago and he’s Tricia’s biological father. Tricia ran away after she figured it out from a biology blood typing project. Tricia eventually told Rick who confronted Larry with a gun, shooting him in the shoulder. Angela diffused the situation.
Julianne’s boyfriend Bruce killed Eloise Creighton and took baby Lily. He gave the baby to Julianne to replace her baby Amy who died earlier that day. It’s suspected that Bruce accidentally killed Amy. She gave Lily Amy’s identity.
Matt Green was really a US Marshal named Greeley. Carrie was really named Nina and the woman he was protecting in the safe house in Angela’s neighborhood. (hide spoiler)]