A year after the intense cat and mouse chase that culminated in the imprisonment of Warren 'The Surgeon' Hoyt, Detective Jane Rizzoli finds herself facing a series of murders that are uncomfortably familiar. With traits similar to the surgeons exactly what is Rizzoli dealing with- an admirer? a copy cat? or worse an Apprentice? The novel follows Rizzoli as she faces the trauma of the past and breaks down the demons that stand before her. Joined by the guarded and secretive Agent Gabriel Dean and introducing Maura Isles- can the team stop the Apprentice before they become fully qualified?
