The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen is the seventh book in the Rizzoli and Isles series. The series pairs Boston PD detective Rizzoli with Medical Examiner Isles. Isles has a minor role in this gruesome story. The crime involves anthropologists and the villain is a serial killer who preserves their victims in various historical ways.
This book might be subtitled, women versus psychopaths. There is no shortage of either. Much of the plot will be familiar to many mystery/thriller readers. We have killers who, in the absence of their obsession, will accept targets with a similar appearance. We have a powerful parent who will do anything to protect their child. We have victims who convince themselves not to go to the police. Even with some much familiar territory, Gerritsen manages to spin an exciting tale.
The archeology is interesting. One victim us mummified. Another is turned into a shrunken head, and a third is preserved in a bog. Unfortunately, the preservations frustrate most ME techniques. Thus, ME Isles and science have a minor role in this story.
The victims are brutalized prior to preservation. Most of this violence is told not shown, but still, this is not recommended for the squeamish.
If you expect a lot of ME science, you might be disappointed. Otherwise, this book delivers a complex plot of psychopaths and women in jeopardy.
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