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Title:
The Surgeon
Genre:
Thriller
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Series:
Rizzoli & Isles
Series Order:
1
Binding:
Hardcover
Edition:
1st
Narrative:
Alternating Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
350
Number of Chapters:
27
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:24:39
Synopsis:
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 re-creates, 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.
In Boston, there’s a killer on the loser. A killer who targets lone women, who breaks into their apartments and performs terrifying ritualistic acts of torture on his victims before finishing them off. His surgical skills lead police to suspect he is a physician - a physician who, instead of saving lives, takes them.
But as homicide detective Thomas Moore and his partner Jane Rizzoli begin their investigation, they make a startling discovery. Closely linked to these killings is Catherine Cordell, a beautiful medic with a mysterious past. Two years ago she was subjected to a horrifying rape and attempted murder but shot her attacker dead. Now she is being targeted by this new killer who appears to know all about her past, her work at the Pilgrim Medical Centre, and where she lives. The man she believes she killed seems to be stalking her once again, and this time he knows exactly where to find her.
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 re-creates, 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.
In Boston, there’s a killer on the loser. A killer who targets lone women, who breaks into their apartments and performs terrifying ritualistic acts of torture on his victims before finishing them off. His surgical skills lead police to suspect he is a physician - a physician who, instead of saving lives, takes them.
But as homicide detective Thomas Moore and his partner Jane Rizzoli begin their investigation, they make a startling discovery. Closely linked to these killings is Catherine Cordell, a beautiful medic with a mysterious past. Two years ago she was subjected to a horrifying rape and attempted murder but shot her attacker dead. Now she is being targeted by this new killer who appears to know all about her past, her work at the Pilgrim Medical Centre, and where she lives. The man she believes she killed seems to be stalking her once again, and this time he knows exactly where to find her.
Author:
Tess Gerritsen
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Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Barcode:
9780345447838
Country:
United States
Place of Printing:
1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Publication Date:
2001-03-01
Publication Year:
2001
OCLC:
PS3557.E687 S87 2001
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
New York, NY
Special Edition:
Yes
Has Dustcover:
Yes
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$4.08
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-01-12
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:24:39
