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| − | [[Category:RITA Winners|Gerritsen]] | + | [[Category:RITA Winners|Gerritsen]] [[Category:Harlequin Intrigue Authors]] [[Category:1953 Births]] [[Category:Maine Authors]] |
| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | Tess Gerritsen was born in 1953 and practiced as a medical doctor before turning to writing full-time. 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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| + | As an author for Harlequin [[Intrigue]], she published eight novels. | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
| − | * [[The Apprentice| | + | * ''[[The Apprentice|Apprentice, The]]'' |
| − | * [[Bloodstream | + | * ''[[Bloodstream]]'' |
| − | * [[Gravity | + | * ''[[Call After Midnight]]'' - November 1987 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 78]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * ''[[Gravity]]'' |
| − | * [[The Mephisto Club| | + | * ''[[Harvest]]'' |
| − | * [[Peggy Sue Got Murdered | + | * ''[[In Their Footsteps]]'' - June 1994 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 278]] |
| − | * [[The Sinner|'' | + | * ''[[Keeper Of The Bride]]'' - February 1996 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 359]] |
| − | * [[The | + | * ''[[The Mephisto Club|Mephisto Club, The]]'' |
| − | + | * ''[[Never Say Die]]'' - March 1992 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 181]] | |
| + | * ''[[Peggy Sue Got Murdered]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Presumed Guilty]]'' - August 1993 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 238]] | ||
| + | * ''[[The Sinner|Sinner, The]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Surgeon|Surgeon, The]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Thief Of Hearts]]'' - June 1995 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 328]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Under The Knife]]'' - April 1990 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 136]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Vanish]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Whistleblower]]'' - September 1992 [[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue # 195]] | ||
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| + | == Honors == | ||
| + | * Nero Wolfe Award for best mystery novel for ''[[Vanish]]'' | ||
| + | * [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|Romantic Suspense]] category for ''[[The Surgeon]]'' | ||
| − | + | == On the Web == | |
| − | + | * [http://www.tessgerritsen.com/ Official Website] | |
| − | * [ | + | * phttp://www.tessgerritsen.com/blog/ Tess Gerritsen Blog] |
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Revision as of 04:12, 6 May 2007
Contents
Biography
Tess Gerritsen was born in 1953 and practiced as a medical doctor before turning to writing full-time. 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.
As an author for Harlequin Intrigue, she published eight novels.
Books
- Apprentice, The
- Bloodstream
- Call After Midnight - November 1987 Harlequin Intrigue # 78
- Gravity
- Harvest
- In Their Footsteps - June 1994 Harlequin Intrigue # 278
- Keeper Of The Bride - February 1996 Harlequin Intrigue # 359
- Mephisto Club, The
- Never Say Die - March 1992 Harlequin Intrigue # 181
- Peggy Sue Got Murdered
- Presumed Guilty - August 1993 Harlequin Intrigue # 238
- Sinner, The
- Surgeon, The
- Thief Of Hearts - June 1995 Harlequin Intrigue # 328
- Under The Knife - April 1990 Harlequin Intrigue # 136
- Vanish
- Whistleblower - September 1992 Harlequin Intrigue # 195
Honors
- Nero Wolfe Award for best mystery novel for Vanish
- 2002 RITA® in the Romantic Suspense category for The Surgeon
On the Web
- Official Website
- phttp://www.tessgerritsen.com/blog/ Tess Gerritsen Blog]
