The Surgeon

Grabbed me by the throat and didn’t let go until its hair-raising finish. Deep, dark and very disturbing – Tami HoagIf you’ve never read Gerritsen, figure in the price of electricity when you buy your first novel by her, cause baby, you are going to be up all night – Stephen KingIf you’re home alone, do not risk even the first sentence. Once you’ve started reading this book, putting it down and saving it ‘til later is not an option – Mo Hayder, author of “Birdman”This book is going to make you squirm… a taut, well-placed and throughly realistic thriller * The List *Superior to Patricia Cornwell and as good as James Patterson… Macabre and gruesome but absolutely riveting * Bookseller *Authentic, convincing descriptions in gut-wrenching detail * The Sunday Times *Contains enough grisly detail to put you off hospitals for life. But if you like your crime medicine strong, this will keep you gripped * Mail on Sunday *A real page-turner. A read-in-one-go novel if ever there was one… an excellent thriller that goes straight to the top of my list * Independent on Sunday *

International bestselling author TESS GERRITSEN began to write fiction whilst on maternity leave as a physician. She published her first novel in 1987 and has since sold over forty million copies of her books in forty countries. Her series featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles inspired the television series Rizzoli and Isles, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. Now retired from medicine, she lives in Maine and writes full time.