Tess Gerritsen

6 summariesThriller, Mystery, Historical Fiction

Tess Gerritsen is an American author known for her work in the thriller and medical fiction genres. Her notable books include The Surgeon, The Mephisto Club, The Bone Garden, Harvest, Gravity, and The Sinner, which often explore themes of crime and human anatomy. Gerritsen's writing has garnered a significant readership and has been adapted into television series.

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Books by Tess Gerritsen

6 books available

The Surgeon
Tess Gerritsen
4.1 (133k) average on GoodreadsThriller
A Boston detective hunts a surgeon who meticulously tortures and murders women, only to discover the killer's methods chillingly mirror a past attack on a doctor who believed she'd already killed her assailant.
The Mephisto Club
Tess Gerritsen
4.0 (39k) average on GoodreadsThriller
A secretive society of historians studying evil becomes entangled with a gruesome killer, pulling medical examiner Maura Isles and detective Jane Rizzoli into a maze of ancient evil and modern murder.
The Bone Garden
Tess Gerritsen
4.0 (25k) average on GoodreadsThriller
A modern skull discovery reveals a chilling 1830s Boston tale of medical students robbing graves, a serial killer hunting nurses, and a desperate race to clear an innocent man before the past's horrors claim another victim.
Harvest
Tess Gerritsen
4.1 (19k) average on GoodreadsThriller
A medical resident's morally charged decision to re-route a harvested heart plunges her into a terrifying conspiracy within Boston's elite transplant world, where falsified records and a hidden ship in the harbor conceal a murderous truth.
Gravity
Tess Gerritsen
3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
A microbiologist on the International Space Station fights a deadly microbe she created, while her husband races to bring her home before the infection kills them all.
The Sinner
Tess Gerritsen
4.4 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
A brutal convent murder unravels a chilling secret when a nun's autopsy reveals she recently gave birth, forcing a medical examiner and detective to confront an ancient horror linked to the crime and Maura Isles's own past.