Tess Gerritsen

Aspiring authors seeking inspiration and instruction are encouraged to register for The La Jolla Writers Conference at the Paradise Point Resort & Spa the weekend of November 2nd through November 4th. Highlighting the event as keynote speakers are authors James Rollins, Tess Gerritsen, and Jacquelyn Mitchard. Agents and editors take part as well as authors. Mysterious Galaxy will be the on-site bookseller.

For more information, see the conference's website.

Location: Street: Paradise Point Resort & Spa Additional: 1404 Vacation Road City: San Diego, Province: California Postal Code: 92109 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

After graduating from Stanford University, Tess Gerritsen went on to earn her M.D. from U.C. San Francisco. Call After Midnight, Tess’ first novel, a romantic suspense was published in 1987. Since then Tess has written eight more romantic thrillers and countless medical thrillers. Last to Die is the latest novel in Tess’ best known series, Rizzoli & Isles, which has been adapted by TNT for television, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. Tess will also be an instructor at the November La Jolla Writers Conference.

Audience members at our in-store event will have a chance to win Rizzoli & Isles merchandise!

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Check out the exciting book trailer for Last to Die.

Location: Street: 2810 Artesia Blvd. City: Redondo Beach, Province: California Postal Code: 90278 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tess Gerritsen We are pleased to present Tess Gerritsen, a master of medical suspense and bestselling author. Her books are also known for inspiring TV’s Rizzoli & Isles. New is Last to Die. Please come spend your evening with this talented and exciting writer. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 at 7:00 p.m. Anderson's Bookshop Naperville

Location: Street: Anderson's Bookshop Naperville Additional: 123 W Jefferson Ave City: Naperville, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60540 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Venue: St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch

Last to Die is a riveting new installment in New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen's thrilling Rizzoli & Isles series--now in its third season on TNT. Maura Isles learns that Evensong boarding school teaches its students the science and investigative skills needed for a high-level crimefighting career. Meanwhile, Jane Rizzoli investigates the murder of Teddy Clock's foster family while hiding him at Evensong.

Location: Street: St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch Additional: 225 N. Euclid City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63108 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tess Gerritsen will sign and discuss the newest Rizzoli and Isles novel, Last to Die (Ballantine; $27).

Tess Gerritsen is a physician and an internationally bestselling author. She gained nationwide acclaim for her first novel of medical suspense, the New York Times bestseller Harvest. She is also the author of the bestsellers The Keepsake, The Bone Garden, The Mephisto Club, Vanish, Body Double, The Sinner, The Apprentice, The Surgeon, Life Support, Bloodstream, and Gravity. Tess Gerritsen lives in Maine.

Location: Street: 2342 Bissonnet St Additional: City: Houston, Province: Texas Postal Code: 77005 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

RizzlesCon 2012 is billed as “the ultimate event for all Rizzoli & Isles fans.” The convention will offer attendees a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to immerse themselves behind the scenes of this hit show. The gathering offers fans of the A&E mystery show and the books the chance to celebrate and share their passion for all things Rizzles. Confirmed guests to date include R&I creator Tess Gerritsen, as well as Sasha Alexander (Maura Isles), Lorraine Bracco (Angela Rizzoli), Brian Goodman (Lieutenant Sean Cavanaugh), Michael Massee (Charles Hoyt) plus series creator Janet Tamaro. Mysterious Galaxy will have Tess’ books in the vendor’s room.

Location: Street: 616 West Convention Way City: Anaheim, Province: California Postal Code: 92802 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tess Gerritsen reads from The Silent Girl.

signs The Silent Girl (Ballantine $26) the latest in her Rizzoli & Isles series Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D. Tess’s first medical thriller, Harvest, was released in hardcover in 1996, and it marked her debut on the New York Times bestseller list. Her suspense novels since then have been: Life Support (1997), Bloodstream (1998), Gravity (1999), The Surgeon (2001), The Apprentice (2002), The Sinner (2003), Body Double (2004), Vanish (2005), The Mephisto Club (2006), The Bone Garden (2007), The Keepsake (2008; UK title: Keeping the Dead), and Ice Cold (2010; UK title: The Killing Place.) Her books have been translated into 37 languages, and more than 20 million copies have been sold around the world. Her books have been top-5 bestsellers in the United States and abroad. She has won both the Nero Wolfe Award (for Vanish) and the Rita Award (for The Surgeon). Critics around the world have praised her novels as “Pulse-pounding fun” (Philadelphia Inquirer), “Scary and brilliant” (Toronto Globe and Mail), and “Polished, riveting prose” (Chicago Tribune). Publisher Weekly has dubbed her the “medical suspense queen”. Her series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles inspired the TNT television series “Rizzoli & Isles” starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. Now retired from medicine, she writes full time. She lives in Maine. Jane Rizzoli and Maura 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. Keeping the Dead (2008) 8. Ice Cold Signed (2010) 9. The Silent Girl Signed (2011) (aripoisonedpen)… (more)