The Surgeon：A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

Inhermostmasterfulnovelofmedicalsuspense,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorTessGerritsencreatesavillainofunforgettableevil--andtheonewomanwhocancatchhimbeforehekillsagain.Heslipsintotheirhomesatnightandwalkssilentlyintobedroomswherewomenliesleeping,unawareofthehorrorstheysoonwillendure.Theprecisionofthekiller'smethodssuggestsheisaderangedmanofmedicine,propellingtheBostonnewspapersandthefrightenedpublictonamehim"TheSurgeon."Thecops'onlycluerestswithanothersurgeon,thevictimofanearlyidenticalcrime.Twoyearsago,Dr.CatherineCordellfoughtbackandkilledherattackerbeforehecouldcompletehisassault.Nowshehidesherfearsofintimacybehindacoolandelegantexteriorandawell-earnedreputationasatoptraumasurgeon.Cordell'scarefulfacadeisabouttocrackasthisnewkillerrecreates,withchillingaccuracy,thedetailsofCordell'sownordeal.Witheverynewmurderheseemstobetauntingher,cuttingevercloser,fromherhospitaltoherhome.HeronlycomfortcomesfromThomasMoore,thedetectiveassignedtothecase.ButevenMoorecannotprotectCordellfromabrillianthunterwhosomehowunderstands--andsavors--thesecretfearsofeverywomanhekills.Filledwiththeauthenticdetailthatisthetrademarkofthisdoctorturnedauthor...andpeopledwithrichandcomplexcharacters--fromtheERtothesquadroomtothecitymorgue--hereisathrillerofunprecedenteddepthandsuspense.Exposingtheshockinglinkbetweenthosewhokillandcure,punishandprotect,TheSurgeonisTessGerritsen'smostexcitingaccomplishmentyet.