Tess Gerritsen Fans discussion

The Apprentice is book two in the Rizzoli/Isles series by Tess Gerritsen. I just started this book today and am enjoying it :-)

I finished this book last week - I just haven't gotten around to commenting until now :-) I actually like The Apprentice better than The Surgeon. Not only does Maura Isles make her first appearance, but so does Dr. O'Donnell, who we will be seeing again :-)

Like I did with The Surgeon, I couldn't help but find a connection to the ER television drama. I believe the actress who plays Abby Lockhart on ER is Maura Tierney. I find it interesting in The Apprentice, that the retiring M.E. is Dr. Tierney and his replacement is Maura Isles.

I think in subsequent book in the Rizzoli/Isles series, Tess has softened Maura's "Queen of the Dead" image. Here is how Maura is described in The Apprentice:

"At her first Boston court appearance, testifying for the M.E.'s office, she had arrived dressed in Goth black. The TV cameras had followed her regal figure as she strode up the courthouse steps, a strikingly pale woman with a slash of red lipstick, shoulder-length raven hair, with blunt bangs, and an attitude of cool imperviousness."
- Chapter Three
(sorry, I may have misspelled that last word in the quote - I've already returned my library copy :-)

The character who is "The Apprentice" is also called "The Dominator"



*Spoiler Alert Below*

"The Dominator and the Surgeon," said Rizzoli.
"They've found each other."
-Chapter 13

"Dr. Tierney seemed older and more weary than she had ever seen him. Now, as he tried to rise, he reached out in silent request for assistance. She took his hand and she could feel, transmitted through that hand, the creak of tired bones and arthritic joints."
-Chapter One of The Apprentice

Two quotes I like from The Apprentice:

"She straightened and found herself starring at her hands, at the matching scars on her palms. These were only the most obvious souvenirs left by Hoyt; the other scars were not so visible: the healed fractures of her ribs and facial bones, which could still be seen on x-ray. Least visible of all were the fracture lines that still split her life, like cracks left by an earthquake."
-Chapter 14

"They traded medical-speak among themselves, showing off their freshly minted vocabulary, ignoring the tired-looking woman standing beside them. Yes, the one with the concealed weapon on her hip."
-Chapter 19

Hi :)
I liked this book, the story is amazing.
This book was the first book I read of Tess and I chose very well :)
After to read the book I discoved the serie and whe I started watching the serie I went to buy more Tess's books.

Thanks AC :-) Welcome to Tess Gerritsen Fans!