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Tess Gerritsen

Author of The Surgeon

Includes the names: T Gerritson, T. Gerritsen, Gerritsen T., Tess Geritsen, Tess Gerrisen, Tess Garritsen, Tess Gerristen, Tess Gerritson, Tess Gerritsen, Tess Gerritsen ... (see complete list), Tess Gerritson, Tessa Gerritsen

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Tess Gerritsen was born on June 12, 1953 in San Diego, California. She received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco. While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. Her first novel, Call After Midnight was published in 1987. It was followed by eight more romantic suspense novels. She also wrote the screenplay, Adrift, which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson. Her first medical thriller, Harvest, was published in 1996. She is the author of the Rizzoli and Isles series, which was adapted into a television show. She has won several awards including the Nero Wolfe Award for Vanish and the Rita Award for The Surgeon. She retired from the medical field and writes full-time. Her other novels include Presumed Guilty, Harvest, Gravity, The Bone Garden, and Playing with Fire. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Surgeon… (more)
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Works by Tess Gerritsen
The Surgeon 4,154 copies, 129 reviews
Vanish 3,193 copies, 66 reviews
The Apprentice 3,079 copies, 75 reviews
Body Double 3,021 copies, 60 reviews
The Sinner 2,919 copies, 58 reviews
The Mephisto Club 2,860 copies, 78 reviews
The Bone Garden 2,465 copies, 89 reviews
The Keepsake 2,365 copies, 82 reviews
Ice Cold 2,121 copies, 128 reviews
Gravity 1,637 copies, 37 reviews
Harvest 1,631 copies, 29 reviews
Life Support 1,512 copies, 16 reviews
Bloodstream 1,472 copies, 32 reviews
Die Again 1,047 copies, 111 reviews
Last to Die 1,023 copies, 38 reviews
The Silent Girl 922 copies, 78 reviews
The Silent Girl {with bonus short story 'Freaks'} 792 copies, 24 reviews
Playing With Fire 759 copies, 85 reviews
Girl Missing 739 copies, 30 reviews
I Know a Secret 663 copies, 35 reviews
Presumed Guilty 444 copies, 7 reviews
Call After Midnight 434 copies, 7 reviews
Never Say Die 413 copies, 10 reviews
Under the Knife 407 copies, 12 reviews
Keeper of the Bride 402 copies, 18 reviews
Freaks 399 copies, 20 reviews
In Their Footsteps 387 copies, 9 reviews
Whistleblower 373 copies, 11 reviews
The Shape of Night 345 copies, 31 reviews
Last to Die {with bonus short story 'John Doe'} 343 copies, 11 reviews
Stolen 280 copies, 7 reviews
Choose Me 257 copies, 5 reviews
Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me: A Novel 201 copies, 14 reviews
John Doe 150 copies, 5 reviews
Incendio 111 copies, 6 reviews
In Their Footsteps [and] Thief of Hearts 94 copies, 1 review
Harvest [and] Life Support 87 copies, 3 reviews
Presumed Guilty [and] Keeper of the Bride 73 copies, 1 review
Never Say Die [and] Whistleblower 72 copies, 4 reviews
Stolen Memories (Test of Time / Thief of Hearts / Moontide) 65 copies, 2 reviews
Call After Midnight [and] Under the Knife 58 copies
Double Impact (Never Say Die / No Way Back) 56 copies
Trust No One: Under the Knife / Whistleblower 42 copies
In Their Footsteps [with bonus short stories: 'Bedroom Window' [and] '24… 23 copies
Unveiled (Whistleblower / Mirror, Mirror / Lover, Stranger) 23 copies
Thief of Hearts [and] Keeper of the Bride 20 copies
Something to Hide (Thief of Hearts / Shadow on the Sun) (Contributor) 19 copies
Rizzoli & Isles: Books 1-8 19 copies
Body Double (Abridged Audiobook) 18 copies, 2 reviews
The Mephisto Club [Abridged Audiobook] 18 copies
Gravity [and] Bloodstream 17 copies
Impulse: A Single Rose / Keeper of the Bride / Midnight Rainbow 17 copies
Heatwave (3-in-1) (Contributor) 16 copies
Perfect Timing (Anthology 3-in-1) 15 copies
The Surgeon [Abridged Audiobook] 13 copies, 2 reviews
Don't Talk To Strangers 11 copies
Presumed Guilty / Whistleblower / Never Say Die 11 copies
The Sinner [Abridged Audiobook] 10 copies, 1 review
The Keepsake [Abridged Audiobook] 7 copies
Whistleblower [Abridged Audiobook] 7 copies
Clear Cut: Under the Knife / Never Say Die 6 copies
Never Say Die [and] Call After Midnight 6 copies
The Silent Girl [Abridged Audiobook] 5 copies
Thrills & Chills: A Suspense Fiction Sampler (Contributor) 5 copies
Murder & Mayhem (Omnibus 3-in-1) 5 copies
Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli & isles (Books 1-11 in the Series) 4 copies
Family Passions [Anthology 2-in-1] (UK edition) 4 copies
Call After Midnight [and] Whistleblower 3 copies
Rizzoli & Isles: Books 1-5 3 copies
Heißkalte Angst 3 copies
Rizzoli & Isles Series 7-12 Collection 6 Books Set By Tess Gerritsen… 3 copies
Hidden Truths: A 2-in-1 Collection 3 copies
Take 5, Volume 4 (Anthology 5-in-1) (Contributor) 3 copies
Nah am Herzen: 1. Verrat in Paris; 2. Die Meisterdiebin; 3. Das… 3 copies
The Rizzoli & Isles Series 10-Book Bundle 2 copies
4 Book Set Tess Gerritson (Body Double, the Sinner, the Surgeon,… 2 copies
Thief of Hearts and Beneath the Badge (Harlequin Selects) 2 copies
In Their Footsteps and Justice for a Ranger (Harlequin Selects) 2 copies
Hidden motives 2 copies
On the Edge 2 copies
The Serial Thrillers 2012 - 12 spine-tingling tasters 2 copies
Tess Gerritsen Rizzoli & Isles series collection 9 Books set. (The… 2 copies
No Reason to Trust 2 copies
The Surgeon [and] The Sinner 2 copies
Rizzoli & Isles: Books 1-9 2 copies
Set of 5 Rizzoli and Isles Books - The Silent Girl, Ice Cold, The… 2 copies
The Tipping poin: how little things can make a big difference 2 copies
Love's Masquerade 2 copies
Do Or Die/Call After Midnight/Keeper Of The Bride 2 copies
Adventure's mistress (Private library collection) 2 copies
Den tysta flickan 1 copy
Rajan takaa 1 copy
The Silent Girls 1 copy
Frío glacial (Rizzoli & Isles nº 8) (Spanish Edition) 1 copy, 1 review
De överlevande 1 copy
Reliquia macabra (Rizzoli & Isles nº 7) (Spanish Edition) 1 copy
Hermanas de sangre (Rizzoli & Isles nº 4) 1 copy
Cirak 1 copy
El pecador (Rizzoli & Isles nº 3) (Spanish Edition) 1 copy
NE M OUBLIE PAS 1 copy
El club mefisto (Rizzoli & Isles nº 6) (Spanish Edition) 1 copy
Tess Gerritsen - (Set of 3) (Body Double - Life Support - The Born Yard) 1 copy
Clairvoyant 1 copy
Becoming Jane 1 copy
The Serial Thrillers - 14 Killer Reads for Summer 2011 (sampler) 1 copy
A Nun in the Closet 1 copy
2 Jane Rizzoli by Tess Gerritsen books--The Sinner ( Book 3)The Mephisto… 1 copy
4 Titles By Tess Gerritsen Jane Rizzoli Series : The Surgeon The… 1 copy
Great Plains 1 copy
2 Books By Tess Gerritsen---the Surgeon, Vanish 1 copy
Keeping the Dead [and] Keeper of the Bride 1 copy
The Surgeon, The Apprentice, The Sinner, Body Double, Vanish, The Mephesto… 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
Kan Gölü Ciltli 1 copy
Rizzoli Series - The Surgeon (2001), The Apprentice (2002), The Sinner… 1 copy
Taking Stock- 2 Novels In Their Footsteps (1994) & Stolen (2016) 1 copy
Dunkle Nähe: Zwei Thriller in einem Band 1 copy
Gravity [and] The Mephisto Club 1 copy
Tess Gerritsen Rizzoli & Isles Thriller 10 Books Collection Set -… 1 copy
Kall som is 1 copy
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No Rest for the Dead: A Serial Novel (Contributor) 390 copies, 20 reviews
In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe (Cover artist) 157 copies, 3 reviews
Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer (Contributor) 127 copies, 26 reviews
The Dragon and the Stars (Daw Book Collectors) (Introduction, some editions) 48 copies, 3 reviews
Family Passions (The Family Way / Chances Are / Presumed Guilty) (Contributor) 37 copies
In League with Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes… (Contributor) 36 copies, 1 review
Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Second Season (Author, some editions) 34 copies
Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Third Season (Author) 32 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1996 v06 21 copies
Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Fourth Season (Author) 20 copies
Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Fifth Season (Author) 17 copies
Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Seventh and Final Season S7 (DVD) (Author) 14 copies
The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing (Contributor) 10 copies
Temperature Rising (By Request 3-in-1) (Contributor) 5 copies
Válogatott könyvek 23. Mary Higgins Clark - Mielőtt búcsút mondanék;… 5 copies
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Canonical name
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Gerritsen, Teresa
Other names
Gerritsen, Terry
Date of birth
1953-06-12
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Gender
female
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
San Diego, California, USA
Place of death
Cause of death
Places of residence
San Diego, California, USA
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Camden, Maine, USA
Education
Stanford University (BA | Anthropology | 1975)
University of California, Berkeley (MD | 1979)
Occupations
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physician
mystery novelist
historical novelist
screenwriter
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Awards and honors
Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Female Sleuth, 2006)
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Tess Gerritsen left a successful practice as an internist to raise her children and concentrate on her writing. She gained nationwide acclaim for her first novel of suspense, the 1996 New York Times bestseller Harvest. Subsequently, she wrote three bestselling medical thrillers, Life Support (1997), Bloodstream (1998), and Gravity (1999). Her first crime thriller, The Surgeon (2001) introduced the character of homicide detective Jane Rizzoli, who then became the focus of a series of novels that paired her with medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. The books were adapted into the television series Rizzoli & Isles.
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