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The Rizzoli & Isles series by Tess Gerritsen consists of 16 books published between 2003 and 2010, featuring detectives Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles as central characters. The books are set in Boston and focus on criminal investigations, often involving forensic details and psychological elements, with a procedural structure and character-driven narratives. The television adaptation of the series premiered on TNT on July 12, 2010, and was based on the novels. The show stars Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as Maura Isles. The television series' premiere achieved high viewership, becoming the most-watched commercial-supported cable series launch at the time, with DVR playback contributing to a total audience of just over 9 million viewers in the week following the premiere.
Books in this series
Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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Buy on Amazon2001 · Tess Gerritsen
A 2001 novel by Tess Gerritsen, the first in the Rizzoli and Isles series. A killer targets lone women in Boston, breaking into their apartments to…
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Buy on AmazonThe Apprentice (Jane Rizzoli, Book 2)
2002 · Tess Gerritsen
In The Apprentice, the bestselling author Tess Gerritsen returns with a chilling novel featuring the return of Warren Hoyt, the diabolical villain…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Tess Gerritsen
A chilling novel of suspense features Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles as she investigates the brutal murder of two nuns at a convent. The…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Tess Gerritsen
Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles is confronted with a corpse that is a mirror image of herself, sharing her birth date and blood type. A DNA…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Tess Gerritsen
Detective Jane Rizzoli is taken hostage by a woman who was thought to be dead. The woman, later identified as a murder suspect, escapes from the…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Tess Gerritsen
A Latin phrase scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman's murder—I HAVE SINNED—draws Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Tess Gerritsen
In present-day rural Massachusetts, Julia Hamill discovers a skull marked with signs of murder buried on her property. In 1830s Boston, medical…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Tess Gerritsen
A perfectly preserved mummy, dubbed "Madam X," is rediscovered in a Boston museum's basement, but medical examiner Maura Isles finds a hidden message…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Tess Gerritsen
Killing Place (Rizzoli and Isles Series 8) is a medical thriller novel by American writer Tess Gerritsen, published in German as "Totengrund" on…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Tess Gerritsen
At a medical conference in Wyoming, Maura Isles joins friends on a ski trip that strands them near an abandoned village called Kingdom Come. After…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Tess Gerritsen
When a severed hand clutching a gun is found in a Chinatown alley in Boston, detective Jane Rizzoli investigates. The case draws her into a complex…
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Last to Die (with bonus short story John Doe)
2012
Rizzoli & Isles • Hit series on TNT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today.”—The Providence Journal…
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Buy on Amazon2017 · Tess Gerritsen
Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles investigate the gruesome murder of a horror-film producer and soon realize the killer has a…
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Detective Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles find a woman dead in her bed with no apparent cause of death, her eyes removed and placed in her…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Rizzoli & Isles books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “The Surgeon”.
How many books are in the Rizzoli & Isles series?
We list 17 books by Tess Gerritsen , published between 2001–2022.
Where can I buy the Rizzoli & Isles books?
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