The Sinner (Gerritsen novel) The Sinner (Gerritsen novel) The Sinner is a 2003 mystery novel by Tess Gerritsen, the third book of the Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli series. "The Sinner" involves Detective Jane Rizzoli and a main character new to the series, first seen in "The Apprentice" as a minor figure, medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. When a young novice nun about to take vows is found murdered in the abbey's summer chapel, Isles and Rizzoli are immediately called to the scene. The elderly nuns are of little help to Isles and Rizzoli but when another body is found, mutilated beyond recognition (and testing reveals
Pasquale Rizzoli Pasquale Rizzoli Pasquale Rizzoli (9 April 1871, Bologna–30 January 1953) was an Italian sculptor. He was born to a family of wealthy merchants and was married to Adelinda Serra Zanetti in May, 1896. Rizzoli was a student of Salvino Salvini at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Bologna. In addition to his most famous bronze sculpture that, made in 1903, which is found in the Parco della Montagnola in Bologna, many of his works are in the cemetery Certosa of Bologna. Rizzoli’s artistic style is characterized by a mix of realism, with an interest in the effects of light, and