Tess Gerritsen
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
- Official Website [1]
- Wikipedia [2]
- Blog Tess Gerritsen Blog
- Interview [3]
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
Awards/Honors
- 2002 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - Suspense
- 2006 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - Female Sleuth
- Nero Wolfe Award for best mystery novel for Vanish
- 2002 RITA® in the Romantic Suspense category for The Surgeon
