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This was a mesmerizing book. Reading other reviews, there seems to be some dissatisfaction because it is not a Rizzoli-Isles book, but
that was one of the reasons I loved it. Have been reading and loving R-I since the very first one but it still is great to see that
Ms.Gerritsen's magic extends not only to Maura and Jane, but to any character she chooses to write.
One reviewer stated that this book is a fail because (paraphrasing) the author has bitten off more than she can chew, as the history of
the Holocaust is so much more than what happens in this book. That is like saying that "Schlinder's List" is a fail because it only talks about
the people saved by Oskar Schindler. In "Playing With Fire", Ms. Gerritsen tells us ONE story from the Holocaust and she never tries to convince us that she wants to do more than that. I do not understand how a reasonable person could call this book a failure.
Added to the characters from WW II, we meet Julia, a second-chair violinist visiting a Venice antique store, where she discovers and purchases "Incendio", an original piece of music from an unknown composer. Julia thinks that the sheet music is overpriced, but buys it anyway. I loved her rationale for splurging on it : "Music is my only.extravagance." It seems that she may soon regret buying it, when her three-year-old
daughter seems to have a violent reaction to

the actual performance of the piece.
As Julia tries to find the reason for her daughter's actions upon hearing the music, she theorizes wild reasons for it and becomes mildly,
then severely, estranged from her little girl Lily. The more reason tries to prevail---in the form of Julia's husband's Rob---the more obsessed Julia becomes. Interwoven with this confusing and confounding situation, the history that birthed "Incendio" is revealed to us via endearing
characters from wartime Venice. Julia's psyche, as well as her marriage and friendships, are stretched almost to the breaking point.
I do not want to spoil this amazing story by telling anymore of it. I was so immersed in the book's characters that I was shocked when
I looked at the bottom of my Kindle page and saw that I was 80% through the book. That brings me to the only fault I found with "Playing
With Fire" : I wish that it had been longer. I wish that Ms. Gerritsen could have made the book last longer, somehow slowed down
its resolution with a few more chapters, but that would have changed the fabric of the book, which is the last thing I'd want to do. It is close to
perfect just the way it is.


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Playing with Fire Tess Gerritsen 9781101884348 Books Reviews

PLAYING WITH FIRE starts out like a typical thriller yet as you read you will see the "play on words" that the title insinuates. The first person narrator is also the main character. Julia Ansdell, a second violinist, finds a piece of sheet music in an old book in an antique shop in Rome, Italy. She is so captivated that she purchases the book and soon returns to her home in Boston, Mass. When she actually tries to play "Incendio" on her instrument, its frenzied upsurge has a savage, brutal and troubling effect on her three-year-old daughter. Julia is convinced that the music is satanic in nature and she throws herself into an investigation that is hectic, chaotic and possibly dangerous.

The reader is then taken to 1930s Venice, Italy where a young violinist hopes to win a competition with the daughter of his grandfather's best friend as his partner. She is a young cellist who just happened to be beautiful and talented. This tale is about Lorenzo and his story is told in a third person voice. It tells of the love of music, family and of home where the two stories come together to offer the reader an entertaining, yet mournful tale of love, music and loss. Thus the story goes back and forth from Julia to Lorenzo.

Tess Gerritsen is best known for her novels about Rizzoli and Isles yet in this book she takes a step away from them to write another type of mystery. The story very quickly gets to the point and leads the reader into the horrors of World War II. Ms. Gerritsen weaves a tale of hope that is destroyed by the building of power. For those of us who devour her books, Tess Gerritsen's PLAYING WITH FIRE will provide us with another dose of her flowing storyline and a very worthwhile time of reading. I highly recommend this stand alone book by Tess Gerritsen and would give it 10 stars if I was allowed.
This was a mesmerizing book. Reading other reviews, there seems to be some dissatisfaction because it is not a Rizzoli-Isles book, but
that was one of the reasons I loved it. Have been reading and loving R-I since the very first one but it still is great to see that
Ms.Gerritsen's magic extends not only to Maura and Jane, but to any character she chooses to write.
One reviewer stated that this book is a fail because (paraphrasing) the author has bitten off more than she can chew, as the history of
the Holocaust is so much more than what happens in this book. That is like saying that "Schlinder's List" is a fail because it only talks about
the people saved by Oskar Schindler. In "Playing With Fire", Ms. Gerritsen tells us ONE story from the Holocaust and she never tries to convince us that she wants to do more than that. I do not understand how a reasonable person could call this book a failure.
Added to the characters from WW II, we meet Julia, a second-chair violinist visiting a Venice antique store, where she discovers and purchases "Incendio", an original piece of music from an unknown composer. Julia thinks that the sheet music is overpriced, but buys it anyway. I loved her rationale for splurging on it "Music is my only.extravagance." It seems that she may soon regret buying it, when her three-year-old
daughter seems to have a violent reaction to

the actual performance of the piece.
As Julia tries to find the reason for her daughter's actions upon hearing the music, she theorizes wild reasons for it and becomes mildly,
then severely, estranged from her little girl Lily. The more reason tries to prevail---in the form of Julia's husband's Rob---the more obsessed Julia becomes. Interwoven with this confusing and confounding situation, the history that birthed "Incendio" is revealed to us via endearing
characters from wartime Venice. Julia's psyche, as well as her marriage and friendships, are stretched almost to the breaking point.
I do not want to spoil this amazing story by telling anymore of it. I was so immersed in the book's characters that I was shocked when
I looked at the bottom of my page and saw that I was 80% through the book. That brings me to the only fault I found with "Playing
With Fire" I wish that it had been longer. I wish that Ms. Gerritsen could have made the book last longer, somehow slowed down
its resolution with a few more chapters, but that would have changed the fabric of the book, which is the last thing I'd want to do. It is close to
perfect just the way it is.