
The Surgeon
(The first book in the Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles series)(2001)
A novel by
Tess Gerritsen
AwardsRita Awards
| "The Surgeon grabbed me by the throat and didn't let go until its hair-raising finish.
Deep, dark and very disturbing." Tami Hoag |
| "'Once you've started reading this book, putting it down and saving it till later is not an option. What a ride!" Mo Hayder |
In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil--and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again.
He slips into their homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, unaware of the horrors they soon will endure. The precision of the killer's methods suggests he is a deranged man of medicine, propelling the Boston newspapers and the frightened public to name him "The Surgeon."
The cops' only clue rests with another surgeon, the victim of a nearly identical crime. Two years ago, Dr. Catherine Cordell fought back and killed her attacker before he could complete his assault. Now she hides her fears of intimacy behind a cool and elegant exterior and a well-earned reputation as a top trauma surgeon.
Cordell's careful facade is about to crack as this new killer recreates, with chilling accuracy, the details of Cordell's own ordeal. With every new murder he seems to be taunting her, cutting ever closer, from her hospital to her home. Her only comfort comes from Thomas Moore, the detective assigned to the case. But even Moore cannot protect Cordell from a brilliant hunter who somehow understands--and savors--the secret fears of every woman he kills.
Filled with the authentic detail that is the trademark of this doctor turned author . . . and peopled with rich and complex characters--from the ER to the squad room to the city morgue--here is a thriller of unprecedented depth and suspense. Exposing the shocking link between those who kill and cure, punish and protect, The Surgeon is Tess Gerritsen's most exciting accomplishment yet.
He slips into their homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, unaware of the horrors they soon will endure. The precision of the killer's methods suggests he is a deranged man of medicine, propelling the Boston newspapers and the frightened public to name him "The Surgeon."
The cops' only clue rests with another surgeon, the victim of a nearly identical crime. Two years ago, Dr. Catherine Cordell fought back and killed her attacker before he could complete his assault. Now she hides her fears of intimacy behind a cool and elegant exterior and a well-earned reputation as a top trauma surgeon.
Cordell's careful facade is about to crack as this new killer recreates, with chilling accuracy, the details of Cordell's own ordeal. With every new murder he seems to be taunting her, cutting ever closer, from her hospital to her home. Her only comfort comes from Thomas Moore, the detective assigned to the case. But even Moore cannot protect Cordell from a brilliant hunter who somehow understands--and savors--the secret fears of every woman he kills.
Filled with the authentic detail that is the trademark of this doctor turned author . . . and peopled with rich and complex characters--from the ER to the squad room to the city morgue--here is a thriller of unprecedented depth and suspense. Exposing the shocking link between those who kill and cure, punish and protect, The Surgeon is Tess Gerritsen's most exciting accomplishment yet.
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Hardback Editions
July 2003 : Library Binding
| Title: Surgeon Author(s): T. Gerritsen ISBN: 0-613-62653-2 / 978-0-613-62653-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Topeka Bindery Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2002 : Hardback
| Title: The Surgeon (Windsor Selection) Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-7540-1720-6 / 978-0-7540-1720-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
February 2002 : Hardback
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-593-04903-9 / 978-0-593-04903-7 (UK or USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
December 2001 : Hardback
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-7862-3574-8 / 978-0-7862-3574-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2001 : Hardback
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-345-44783-2 / 978-0-345-44783-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2001 : Hardback
| Title: The Surgeon (Large Print Edition) Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-7394-2041-0 / 978-0-7394-2041-6 (USA edition) Publisher: The Ballantine Publishing Group Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
January 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-553-81706-X / 978-0-553-81706-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2004 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Surgeon (Jane Rizzoli, Book 1) Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-345-47726-X / 978-0-345-47726-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2004 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-345-47877-0 / 978-0-345-47877-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
February 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-553-81429-X / 978-0-553-81429-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Surgeon_ the Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-552-21157-5 / 978-0-552-21157-4 (UK edition) Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 2002 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Surgeon: A Novel Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-345-44784-0 / 978-0-345-44784-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2001 : Paperback
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-593-04906-3 / 978-0-593-04906-8 (UK or USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Publishing Group Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
August 2001 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-553-52876-9 / 978-0-553-52876-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
August 2001 : Audio CD
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-553-71457-0 / 978-0-553-71457-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Cassette
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 0-7393-1240-5 / 978-0-7393-1240-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Price-less Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
October 2001 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Surgeon Author(s): Tess Gerritsen Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
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