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Tess Gerritsen

Tess Gerritsen is an American author and physician who initially wrote romantic suspense novels before transitioning to medical thrillers in 1996 with her book Harvest. She is recognized for her vivid depictions of autopsy scenes in her medical thrillers. In 2001, she launched the Rizzoli & Isles series, featuring Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles, which has become the focus of most of her works since then. Gerritsen's debut novel was published in 1987, following the completion of two unpublished practice novels. Below is a list of all of Tess Gerritsen’s novels in the order of their original release:

Tess Gerritsen became a published novelist in 1985 with the novel Adventure's Mistress. Below is a list of Tess Gerritsen's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Rizzoli & Isles Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Surgeon (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Apprentice (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Sinner (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Body Double (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Vanish (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mephisto Club (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Keepsake / Keeping The Dead (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ice Cold / The Killing Place (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Silent Girl (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Last to Die (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Die Again (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
I Know a Secret (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Listen to Me (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Rizzoli & Isles Short Stories Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Freaks (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
John Doe (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Martini Club Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Spy Coast (2023) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Summer Guests (2025) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Shadow Friends (2026) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Tavistock Family Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
In Their Footsteps (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Thief of Hearts / Stolen (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Adventure's Mistress (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Call After Midnight (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Under the Knife (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Never Say Die (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Whistleblower (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Peggy Sue Got Murdered / Girl Missing (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Harvest (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Life Support (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Presumed Guilty (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bloodstream (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gravity (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bone Garden (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Playing with Fire (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Shape of Night (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
On the Edge (With: Rita Herron) (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Choose Me (With: Gary Braver) (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
No Reason to Trust (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Her Protector Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Keeper of the Bride (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Only Man to Trust (By: Grace Green) (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Perfect Timing (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In the Shadow of the Master (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Killer Year: Stories to Die For... (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Unnerving Magazine #15 (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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