The Surgeon

A Rizzoli and Isles Novel

By: Tess Gerritsen

Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow

In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling 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.

Narrator needs some phonics lessons

The story was great and kept my attention. However the narrator mispronounced so many words that it was distracting!

Very well written

I’m definitely checking out more novels by this author. I really appreciate when a novel is well written and the author obviously knows her subject. You can tell the author has a background in surgery. Good story, solid characters. Definitely recommend

Well told

Excellent telling on a pretty horrible story. Gerritsen does her usual job of telling a good tale of a gruesome story.

So we’ll done…

I love Tess Gerritsen books because she keeps the story moving without a lot of wasted words and no red herrings!

narrator is blah but I want to hear the story

almost returned the book because the narrator is not at all entertaining and most times very monotone. I want to hear the story though so will plod thru....