The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen

• Author: Tess Gerritsen
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• Year: 2001
• Setting: Boston
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Dr. Catherine Cordell survived a terrifying attack by a serial killer. Now relocated to Boston and finding success as a cardiac surgeon, she is jolted from her sense of safety when the Boston area is struck by a series of murders by a killer dubbed "The Surgeon". Detectives Thomas Moore and Jane Rizzoli try to piece together the connections of the two streams of murders and worry that they have a copycat killer on their hands.

This book is tightly written, well-paced, and terrifying. Tess Gerritsen moved to a new level of success with this title.

Awards

• 2002 RITA® in the Romantic Suspense category