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Dr. Tess Gerritsen (born June 1953) is an international and New York Times-bestselling thriller writer, published in over thirty countries.
Gerritsen was raised in San Diego, California, and was educated at Stanford University. She received her M.D. at the University of California, San Francisco. While working and living in Hawaii, Dr. Gerritsen submitted a short story to Honolulu Magazine's statewide fiction contest. Her story won first place, and she subsequently left medical practice. Her first few novels were romantic thrillers, however she gained nationwide acclaim for her first medical thriller Harvest.

Novels

Adventure's Mistress (1985), ISBN 0-938422-13-8 (1st Mini-bound novel)
Harvest (1996), ISBN 0-671-55301-1
Life Support (1997), ISBN 0-671-55303-8
Bloodstream (1998), ISBN 0-671-01675-X
Gravity (1999), ISBN 0-671-01678-4
The Surgeon (2001), ISBN 0-345-44783-2
The Apprentice (2002), ISBN 0-345-44785-9
The Sinner (2003), ISBN 0-345-45891-5
Body Double (2004), ISBN 0-345-45893-1
Vanish (2005), ISBN 0-345-47697-2
The Mephisto Club (2006), ISBN 0-739-32624-4
The Bone Garden (2007), ISBN 0-345-49760-0
"The Keepsake"(2008), ISBN 0-739-32714-3 (Title in the UK: "Keeping the Dead")

Paperbacks

In addition to the listed hardbacks, the following have been made into paperback. Many of the author's paperback novels have been printed into large text, hardback editions.

Love's Masquerade (1986) - ISBN 0-938422-33-2

Call After midnight (1987) - ISBN 0-373-22078-2 (2001) ISBN 1-55166-834-3

Under the Knife (1990) - ISBN 0-373-22136-3 (2004)ISBN 0-7783-0067-6

Whistleblower (1992) - ISBN 0-373-22195-9 (1998) ISBN 1-55166-468-2

Never Say Die (1992) - ISBN 0-373-22181-9 (1996) ISBN 1-55166-176-4

Presumed Guilty (1993) - ISBN 0-373-22238-6 (1997) ISBN 1-55166-299-X

Peggy Sue Got Murdered (1994) - ISBN 072785304X

In Their Footsteps (1994) - ISBN 0-373-22278-5 (1999) ISBN 1-55166-532-8

Thief of Hearts (1995) - ISBN 0-373-22328-5

Keeper of the Bride (1996) - ISBN 0-373-22359-5 (2002) ISBN 1-55166-935-8

Omnibus

Silver linings (1991) (3 authors) ISBN

Three Complete Novels: Presumed Guilty, Whistleblower, Never Say Die (1992)(Gerritsen) ISBN 0-7394-0300-1

Temperature Rising: Under the Knife; Love Thy Neighbor; An Unexpected Man (1994) (3 authors) ISBN 0-373-20099-4

Something to hide - Thief of Hearts / Shadow on the Sun (1999) (2 authors) ISBN 0-373-83414-4

Heatwave: Part of the Bargain, The Dream Unfolds, Whistleblower (1998) (3 authors) ISBN 0-373-83459-4

Impulse (2000) (3 authors) ISBN 0-373-83432-2

Take 5 (2001) (3 authors) ISBN 0-373-83495-0

Stolen Memories (2001) (3 authors) ISBN 0-373-83477-2

Unveiled: Whistleblower; Mirror, Mirror, Lover, Stranger (2002) (3 authors) ISBN 0-373-83538-8

Family Passions; The Family Way, Chances Are, and Presumed Guilty (2002) (3 authors) ISBN 0-373-83525-6

Double Impact (2003) - ISBN 0-373-83583-3 (two books-in-one co-authored with Debra Webb)

In Their Footsteps (2004) (3 Authors) ISBN 0-373-83621-X

Harvest/ Life Support (2005) (Gerritsen) ISBN 1-4165-0740-X

Call After MidnightUnder The Knife (2006) (Gerritsen) ISBN 0-373-77172-X

Murder and Mayhen (2006) - ISBN 0-7783-0145-1

Play

Adrift This was featured in 1993 on the CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson

Awards

The Surgeon received a RITA award Romance Writers of America in 2002 for Best Romantic Suspense Novel.
In 2006, her novel Vanish received the Nero Wolfe Award for best mystery novel. "Vanish" was also nominated for both an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America as well as the Macavity Award.

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