Rizzoli and Isles (abridged)

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The Surgeon Publisher's Summary

In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil - and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again.

He slips into their homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, unaware of the horrors they soon will endure. The precision of the killer's methods suggests he is a deranged man of medicine, propelling the Boston newspapers and the frightened public to name him "The Surgeon".

The cops' only clue rests with another surgeon, the victim of a nearly identical crime. Two years ago, Dr. Catherine Cordell fought back and killed her attacker before he could complete his assault. Now, she hides her fears of intimacy behind a cool and elegant exterior and a well-earned reputation as a top trauma surgeon.

Cordell's careful facade is about to crack as this new killer recreates, with chilling accuracy, the details of Cordell's own ordeal. With every new murder, he seems to be taunting her, cutting ever closer, from her hospital to her home. Her only comfort comes from Thomas Moore, the detective assigned to the case. But even Moore cannot protect Cordell from a brilliant hunter who somehow understands - and savors - the secret fears of every woman he kills.

Filled with the authentic detail that is the trademark of this doctor turned author...and peopled with rich and complex characters - from the ER to the squad room to the city morgue - here is a thriller of unprecedented depth and suspense. Exposing the shocking link between those who kill and cure, punish and protect, The Surgeon is Tess Gerritsen's most exciting accomplishment yet. 

Please note: This is the abridged edition. An unabridged version is now also available.

©2001 Tess Gerritsen (P)2001 Random House Inc., Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, a Division of Random House Inc.
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  • Book 8

    • Rizzoli & Isles, Book 8
    • By: Tess Gerritsen
    • Narrated by: Tanya Eby
    • Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 04-08-2010
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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  • Book 9

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  • Book 10

    • Rizzoli & Isles, Book 10
    • By: Tess Gerritsen
    • Narrated by: Tanya Eby
    • Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 28-08-2012
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating

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  • Book 11

    • Rizzoli & Isles, Book 11
    • By: Tess Gerritsen
    • Narrated by: Tanya Eby
    • Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 30-12-2014
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

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