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Published Sep 2006
368 pages
Genre: Thrillers
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Delving deep into the most baffling and unusual case of their careers, Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli embark on a terrifying journey to the very heart of evil, where they encounter a malevolent foe more dangerous than any they have ever faced . . . one whose work is only just beginning.
"A brisk, deftly plotted thriller .... Gerritsen has a knack for stretching believability just short of the breaking point." - PW.
"Demons-'R-Us in this formulaic entry by one of the queens of the romance/thriller hybrid." - Kirkus.
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Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D.
While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, Gerritsen began to write fiction. She wrote and published nine romantic suspense novels before turning to medical thrillers with Harvest in 1996. She's since written several medical thrillers, some of which feature Det. Rizzoli and Dr. Isles. This series of novels featuring inspired the television series "Rizzoli & Isles" starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander.
Gerritsen books have been top-5 bestsellers in the United States and abroad. She has won both the Nero Wolfe Award and the Rita Award....
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