内容简介
NoteventheicytemperaturesofatypicalNewEnglandwintercanmatchthebone-chillingsceneofcarnagediscoveredatthechapelofOurLadyofDivineLight.Withinthecloisteredconventlietwonuns–onedead,onecriticallyinjured–victimsofanunspeakablysavageattacker.Thebrutalcrimeappearstobewithoutmotive,butmedicalexaminerMauraIsles'sautopsyofthedeadwomanyieldsashockingsurprise:Twenty-year-oldSisterCamillegavebirthbeforeshewasmurdered.Thenanotherbodyisfound,mutilatedbeyondrecognition.Together,IslesandhomicidedetectiveJaneRizzoliuncoveranancienthorrorthatconnectstheseterribleslaughters.Aslong-buriedsecretscometolight,MauraIslesfindsherselfdrawninexorablytowardtheheartofaninvestigationthatstrikesclosetohome–andtowardadawningrevelationaboutthekiller'sidentitytooshatteringtoconsider.
作者简介
TessGerritsenisaphysicianandaninternationallybestsellingauthor.Shegainednationwideacclaimforherfirstnovelofmedicalsuspense,theNewYorkTimesbestsellerHarvest.SheisalsotheauthorofthebestsellersTheBoneGarden,TheMephistoClub,Vanish,BodyDouble,TheSinner,TheApprentice,TheSurgeon,LifeSupport,Bloodstream,andGravity.TessGerritsenlivesinMaine.