Boston, Chinatown. A woman, executed with a ritual sword. An old legend comes to life. Year after year, they are reminded of the terrible day when a gunman executed their loved ones in a restaurant in Chinatown. But who is writing the letters that state the true perpetrator is still at large? It is not until two decades later, during a city tour of Boston, that the body of a woman is found, mutilated with a Chinese ritual sword, that the old case is reopened. And Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles do not always feel as though they are dealing with a flesh-and-blood opponent during the investigation. Rizzoli & Isles – an overview of the bestselling series: Volume 1: The Surgeon, Volume 2: The Master, Volume 3: The Sinner, Volume 4: Sisterly Murder, Volume 5: Apparent Death, Volume 6: Blood Ties, Volume 7: Tomb, Volume 8: Grave Ground, Volume 9: Grave Silence, Volume 10: Evening Rest, Volume 11: The Snow Leopard, Volume 12: Blood Witness. All volumes are standalone cases and can be read independently of one another.