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.FromtheHardcoveredition.