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Tess Gerritsen


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Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen is also a physician, and she brings to her novels her first-hand knowledge of emergency and autopsy rooms. But her interests span far more than medical topics. As an anthropology student at Stanford University, she catalogued centuries-old human remains, and she continues to travel the world driven by her fascination with ancient cultures and bizarre natural phenomena. She started off her writing career with romance novels, now published by Mira. But in 1996 she switched to writing thrillers with her novel Harvest, inspired by the anger she felt about the illegal trade in human organs. It was her first New York Times bestseller. Since then she has become an internationally bestselling author of crime novels, and her thriller series starring Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles is the basis for the hit television series "Rizzoli & isles." She lives with her husband in Maine.
 

Genres: Mystery, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Thriller
 
New and upcoming books
March 2025

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The Summer Guests
(Martini Club , book 2)
Series
Tavistock Family
   1. In Their Footsteps (1994)
   2. Thief of Hearts (1995)

     aka Stolen

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Rizzoli & Isles
   1. The Surgeon (2001)
   2. The Apprentice (2002)
   3. The Sinner (2003)
   4. Body Double (2004)
   5. Vanish (2005)
   6. The Mephisto Club (2006)
   7. The Keepsake (2008)

     aka Keeping the Dead

   8. Ice Cold (2010)

     aka The Killing Place

   8.5. Freaks (2011)
   9. The Silent Girl (2011)
   9.5. John Doe (2012)
   10. Last to Die (2012)
   11. Die Again (2014)
   12. I Know A Secret (2017)
   13. Listen to Me (2022)
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Martini Club
   1. The Spy Coast (2023)
   2. The Summer Guests (2025)
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Novels
   Adventure's Mistress (1985)
   Love's Masquerade (1986)
   Call After Midnight (1987)
   Under the Knife (1990)
   Never Say Die (1992)
   Whistleblower (1992)
   Presumed Guilty (1993)
   Girl Missing (1994)
     aka Peggy Sue Got Murdered
   Harvest (1996)
   Life Support (1997)
   Bloodstream (1998)
   Gravity (1999)
   The Bone Garden (2007)
   No Rest for the Dead (2011) (with others)
   Playing with Fire (2015)
   The Shape of Night (2019)
   Choose Me (2021) (with Gary Braver)
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Tess Gerritsen recommends
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Knife Skills For Beginners (2024)
(Paul Delamare, book 1)
Orlando Murrin
"Delicious fun! Knife Skills for Beginners is both intriguing and mouth-watering, starring a charming hero you'll want as your best friend."
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Final Appeal (2024)
Remigiusz Mróz
"First it was Stieg Larsson, then Jo Nesbo, and now it's time for another sensational crime author to enter our shores."
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Murder by Degrees (2023)
Ritu Mukerji
"Ritu Mukerji weaves a thrillingly atmospheric tale of intrigue, featuring a brilliant female doctor who's ahead of her time. The descriptions of medicine in a bygone era are so vivid, you can almost see the glint of lamplight reflected in Dr. Lydia Weston's scalpel as she slices through skin."

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Anthologies containing stories by Tess Gerritsen
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Birds of Prey (2022)
The Harlan Coben Challenge
edited by
C J Box and Harlan Coben
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Hint Fiction (2010)
An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer
edited by
Robert Swartwood

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Awards
Rita Awards Best Novel winner (2002) : The Surgeon
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2006) : Vanish
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2006) : Vanish


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