“The Keeper” by Tess Gerritsen, Fabulous mystery novel – I couldn’t put it down!
I just finished reading, “The Keeper,” by Tess Gerritsen and I’m still reeling. I COULD NOT put this book down! How rare is that? Very. I start soooo many books because they sound soooo good on the blurb, only to be disappointed. Most don’t pass my 50 page rule. “The Keeper” was that rare exception - a book I read from cover to cover, almost without stopping. I found myself devouring pages so fast that I had to slow myself down because I was missing vital information. Okay, enough hyperbole.
“The Keeper” takes us from our ordinary world into that of archaeology, Egyptology and mummies and a lot of other neat stuff. It starts when an old mummy is found in the basement of an obscure private museum in Boston. The museum staff has sent out wrapping to make sure this mummy is old, and gotten confirmation, so the next step is to take it in for a CT scan to see what’s inside. They aren’t even sure it’s a woman. Dr. Maura Isles is in the building and watches the fascinating procedure but…sees that the mummy has a bullet lodged in her leg. This old gal isn’t as old as everyone thought.
Boston PD detectives, Jane Rizzoli and Barry Frost are called in to investigate. More mummies and worse, are found. Rizzoli and Frost follow the clues, some leading back decades and finally solve the case. The ending blew me away! I love when that happens too. I read so many mysteries and can almost always figure out whodunit - not so here.
Gerritsen has obviously done her homework. I know I’ll be going on the Internet to follow some of the digs she mentioned int the book. So, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of “The Keeper.” I promise you’ll have the time of your life! Then come back here and share you thoughts with us!
Tags: fabulous mystery - archaeology - mysterious mummies - great whodunit