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Tess Gerritsen

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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.

While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. In 1987, her first novel was published. Call After Midnight, a romantic thriller, was followed by eight more romantic suspense novels. She also wrote a screenplay, "Adrift", which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson.

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 novel...more


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Average rating: 3.94 · 74,905 ratings · 6,637 reviews · 68 distinct works
The Surgeon (Jane Rizzoli & Ma...
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The Apprentice (Jane Rizzoli &...
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Body Double (Jane Rizzoli & Ma...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 6,296 ratings — published 2004 — 35 editions
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The Mephisto Club (Jane Rizzol...
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 5,656 ratings — published 2006 — 38 editions
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The Sinner (Jane Rizzoli & Mau...
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 5,603 ratings — published 2001 — 39 editions
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The Bone Garden
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 5,379 ratings — published 2007 — 31 editions
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Ice Cold (Jane Rizzoli & Maura...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 4,725 ratings26 editions
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The Keepsake (Jane Rizzoli & M...
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 4,767 ratings — published 2008 — 33 editions
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Harvest
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 3,207 ratings — published 200 — 33 editions
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“I know there’s evil in the world, and there always has been. But you don’t need to believe in Satan or demons to explain it. Human beings are perfectly capable of evil all by themselves.”
Tess Gerritsen, The Mephisto Club

“The heart makes its choices without weighing the consequences. It doesn't look ahead to the lonely nights that follow.”
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“Only the forgotten are truly dead.”
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Dustin Crazy little brown owl :-) I guess adding friends drops your "most followed" ranking because your new friends were following you. Oh well.


message 6: by Kathy

Kathy Thank you so much for the friend add, Tess. Your writing is simply riveting. I'm so looking forward to Ice Cold: A Novel, and I'm planning on attending your author visit in Bowling Green, KY in June.


Kristi Thanks for the friend add. Love your writing :)


Dustin Crazy little brown owl You're currently #31 most followed on Goodreads :-) Not too shabby!


message 3: by J

J thanks for the friend add, tess! i love your books and can't wait for more! <3


message 2: by Beth

Beth Hi Tess,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author!


Kendra /Books Complete Me Thanks for the add!


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