The Silent Girl

In the murky shadows of an alley lies a female's severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to ... (more)

In the murky shadows of an alley lies a female's severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to that hand, a red-haired woman dressed all in black, the body nearly decapitated. Two strands of silver hair -- not human -- cling to her body. They are Rizzoli's only clues, but they're enough for her and medical examiner Maura Isles to make a startling discovery : this violent death had a chilling prequel. (less)