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== Biography ==
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[[Category:Golden Medallion Award Finalists]]
Tess Gerritsen was born in 1953 and practiced as a medical doctor before turning to writing full-time. A graduate of Stanford University who went to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, she was practicing medicine in Hawaii when she began her writing career. Her first novel, ''[[Call After Midnight]]'' was published in 1987. She won the [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|Romantic Suspense]] category for her novel ''[[The Surgeon]]''. She has also received the Nero Wolfe Award for best mystery novel for her novel ''[[Vanish]]''. Gerritsen has also been nominated for Edgar and Macavity awards. She wrote the screenplay for television movie ''Adrift'' which starred Kate Jackson. Her work currently focuses on the medical thriller genre with a dose of romance.
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[[Category:RITA Award Winners]]
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[[Category:RITA Award Finalists]]
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[[Category:Harlequin Intrigue Authors]]
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[[Category:Romantic Suspense Authors]]
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[[Category:1953 Births]]
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[[Category:1987 Debut]]
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[[category:Doctor Turned Author]]
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[[Category:Maine Authors]]
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[[Category:Asian Authors]]
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[[Category:Pseudonym]]
  
As an author for Harlequin [[Intrigue]], she published eight novels.
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'''Tess Gerritsen''' was born in 1953 and practiced as a medical doctor before turning to writing full-time. A graduate of Stanford University who went to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, she was practicing medicine in Hawaii when she began her writing career. Her first novel, ''[[Call After Midnight]]'' was published in 1987. She won the [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|Romantic Suspense]] category for her novel ''[[The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen|The Surgeon]]''. She has also received the Nero Wolfe Award for best mystery novel for her novel ''[[Vanish]]''. Gerritsen has also been nominated for Edgar and Macavity awards. She wrote the screenplay for television movie ''Adrift'' which starred Kate Jackson. Her work currently focuses on the medical thriller genre with a dose of romance.
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== On the Web ==
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* Official Website [http://www.tessgerritsen.com/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tess_Gerritsen]
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* Blog [http://www.tessgerritsen.com/blog/ Tess Gerritsen Blog]
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* Interview [http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/nov01/gerritsen.htm]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* ''[[The Apprentice|Apprentice, The]]''
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* ''[[The Apprentice|Apprentice, The]]'' - 2002
* ''[[Bloodstream]]''
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* ''[[Bloodstream]]'' - 1998
* ''[[Call After Midnight]]'' - November 1987 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 78]]
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* ''[[Body Double]]'' - 2004
* ''[[Gravity]]''
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* ''[[The Bone Garden|Bone Garden, The]]'' - 2007
* ''[[Harvest]]''
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* ''[[Call After Midnight]]'' - 1987
* ''[[In Their Footsteps]]'' - June 1994 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 278]]
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* ''[[Die Again]]'' - 2015
* ''[[Keeper Of The Bride]]'' - February 1996 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 359]]
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* ''[[Freaks]]'' - 2011
* ''[[The Mephisto Club|Mephisto Club, The]]''
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* ''[[Gravity]]'' - 1999
* ''[[Never Say Die]]'' - March 1992 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 181]]
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* ''[[Harvest]]'' - 1996
* ''[[Peggy Sue Got Murdered]]''
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* ''[[I Know A Secret]]'' - 2017
* ''[[Presumed Guilty]]'' - August 1993 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 238]]
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* ''[[Ice Cold / The Killing Place]]'' - 2010
* ''[[The Sinner|Sinner, The]]''
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* ''[[In Their Footsteps]]'' - 1994
* ''[[The Surgeon|Surgeon, The]]''
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* ''[[John Doe]]'' - 2012
* ''[[Thief Of Hearts]]'' - June 1995 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 328]]
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* ''[[Keeper Of The Bride]]'' - 1996
* ''[[Under The Knife]]'' - April 1990 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 136]]
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* ''[[The Keepsake|Keepsake, The]]'' / ''[[Keeping The Dead]]'' - 2008
* ''[[Vanish]]''
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* ''[[Last To Die]]'' - 2012
* ''[[Whistleblower]]'' - September 1992 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 195]]
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* ''[[Life Support]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Listen To Me]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[The Mephisto Club|Mephisto Club, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Never Say Die]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[Peggy Sue Got Murdered / Girl Missing]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Playing With Fire]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Presumed Guilty]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[The Shape Of Night|Shape Of Night, The]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Silent Girl|Silent Girl, The]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[The Sinner|Sinner, The]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Stolen]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Surgeon|Surgeon, The]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Thief Of Hearts]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Under The Knife]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Vanish]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Whistleblower]]'' - 1992
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''Maura Isles And Jane Rizzoli'''
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:  1. ''[[The Surgeon]]''
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:  2. ''[[The Apprentice]]''
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:  3. ''[[The Sinner]]''
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:  4. ''[[Body Double]]''
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:  5. ''[[Vanish]]''
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:  6. ''[[The Mephisto Club]]''
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:  7. ''[[The Keepsake]]'' / ''[[Keeping The Dead]]''
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:  8. ''[[Ice Cold]]'' / ''[[The Killing Place]]''
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::  8.5 ''[[Freaks]]''
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:  9. ''[[The Silent Girl]]''
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::  9.5 ''[[John Doe]]''
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:  10. ''[[Last To Die]]''
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:  11. ''[[Die Again]]''
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:  12. ''[[I Know A Secret]]''
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:  13. ''[[Listen To Me]]''
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'''Tavistock Family'''
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# ''[[In Their Footsteps]]''
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# ''[[Thief Of Hearts]]''
  
== Honors ==
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==Awards==
* Nero Wolfe Award for best mystery novel for ''[[Vanish]]''
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*2006  [[Nero Wolfe Award]] Winner - Novel, ''[[Vanish]]''
* [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|Romantic Suspense]] category for ''[[The Surgeon]]''
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*2005  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Suspense Novel, ''[[Vanish]]''
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*2004  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Mystery, ''[[Body Double]]''
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*2002 [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Suspense Novel, ''[[The Surgeon]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Romantic Suspense, ''[[The Surgeon]]''
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*1999  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Suspense Novel, ''[[Gravity]]''
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*1993  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Harlequin Intrigue, ''[[Never Say Die]]''
  
== On the Web ==
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==Recognitions==
* [http://www.tessgerritsen.com/ Official Website]
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*2019  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[The Shape Of Night]]''
* [http://www.tessgerritsen.com/blog/ Tess Gerritsen Blog]
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*2016  [[Thriller Award]] Nominee - Novel, ''[[Playing With Fire]]''
=== Interviews/Articles ===
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*2015  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[Die Again]]''
* [http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/1997/novdec/lsjournal/bookreview2.html Pulse Fiction] - Interview in the Stanford Alumni magazine
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*2015  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[Playing With Fire]]''
* [http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/nov01/gerritsen.htm A Conversation with Tess Gerritsen] - Interview at Writers Write]
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Last To Die]]''
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*2006  [[Edgar Allan Poe Award]] Nominee - Novel, ''[[Vanish]]''
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*2006  [[Macavity Award]] Nominee - Mystery Novel, ''[[Vanish]]''
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*1994  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance, ''[[Presumed Guilty]]''
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*1988  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[Call After Midnight]]''
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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*2006  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Female Sleuth
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*2002  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Suspense

Latest revision as of 03:24, 12 November 2024


Tess Gerritsen was born in 1953 and practiced as a medical doctor before turning to writing full-time. A graduate of Stanford University who went to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, she was practicing medicine in Hawaii when she began her writing career. Her first novel, Call After Midnight was published in 1987. She won the 2002 RITA® in the Romantic Suspense category for her novel The Surgeon. She has also received the Nero Wolfe Award for best mystery novel for her novel Vanish. Gerritsen has also been nominated for Edgar and Macavity awards. She wrote the screenplay for television movie Adrift which starred Kate Jackson. Her work currently focuses on the medical thriller genre with a dose of romance.

On the Web

Books

Series/Related Titles

Maura Isles And Jane Rizzoli

1. The Surgeon
2. The Apprentice
3. The Sinner
4. Body Double
5. Vanish
6. The Mephisto Club
7. The Keepsake / Keeping The Dead
8. Ice Cold / The Killing Place
8.5 Freaks
9. The Silent Girl
9.5 John Doe
10. Last To Die
11. Die Again
12. I Know A Secret
13. Listen To Me

Tavistock Family

  1. In Their Footsteps
  2. Thief Of Hearts

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)