Mystery Book Club

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The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen

On a tenement rooftop in Boston's Chinatown sits the corpse of a red-haired woman dressed all in black, her head nearly severed. Two strands of silver hair -- not human -- cling to her body. They are homicide cop Jane Rizzoli's only clues, but they're enough for her and medical examiner Maura Isles to recognize the bone-chilling echoes of an ancient Chinese legend.

Fall 2025 – Capital Crimes – Crimes that are punishable by death are known as capital crimes, capital offences, or capital felonies, and vary depending on the jurisdiction, but commonly include serious crimes against the person, along with crimes against the state such as treason, espionage, and piracy. In this series, though we may be reading about murders, the "capitals" here are state capitals -- remember that list you memorized back in elementary school?