Literary Significance and Reception
Booklist called this a "taut thriller", Publishers Weekly said that the "startling twists, the revelation of ghoulishly practical motives and a nail biting finale make this Gerritsen's best to date". Entertainment Weekly was not as impressed saying "the face-offs between Isles and her killer mom — which should have smacked of The Silence of the Lambs — fall flat. Body works the brain a bit, but unfortunately leaves the nerves intact." Bestseller agreed saying that "Body Double is one to stay away from."
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