Review: The Surgeon
Editorial Review - Kirkus ReviewsTop-grade thriller-diller from Gerritsen (the jaw-chattering Gravity, 1999, etc.), a former internist who gave up the stethoscope to raise kids and chills. Blistering ER trauma-work spells the main melodrama: a gruesome serial killer who collects his victims' wombs has over the years become quite skilled with his blade. The really awful part: he removes the womb while the naked woman lies awake and can see his power over her. ER trauma surgeon Catherine Cordell first met the killer, called "The Surgeon" by Boston newspapers, down in Savannah, where she was his last victim. Luckily for Catherine, after being raped she got a hand free from the cord binding her to the bed, cut herself loose with a scalpel, reached under her bed, grabbed a pistol, and seemingly killed Andrew Capra, the inept medical student about to pluck out her womb. Unable to bear Savannah, where everyone seemed to know she'd been raped, Catherine transferred to Boston, holed up for nearly two years, then took a job as a trauma surgeon without disclosing her past. Good grief! more wombless bodies start showing up in Boston. Did she really kill Andrew? Well, yes. Homicide detective Thomas Moore, a widower soon romancing sexually zapped Catherine, determines that she is on the killer's list. Jealous, plainfaced, snappish young Jane Rizzoli, the only female on Boston Homicide, leads his investigation. Gerritsen goes to great pains working up a classical background for the killer, filling us in on Greek, Viking, and Aztec sacrificial practices while also getting strong pages out of scenes in a rape crisis center, where incidents vividly illustrate the lifelong black aftermath of a rape. Then The Surgeon leaves one victim alive as an ER birthday present for Catherine, so that she can sew up spilled bowels while working through her own rape trauma. Sharp characters stitch your eye to the page. An all-nighter.
Review: The Surgeon
Editorial Review - Bookreporter.com - Shannon McKennaTess Gerritsen gives chilling new meaning to the phrase "under the knife" in her latest thriller, THE SURGEON. Dr.Catherine Cordell has created a new life for herself as a successful surgeon in a Boston hospital. Two years ago she was the sole survivor of a serial killer in Savannah, and only the knowledge that he is dead has allowed her to rebuild her life. But when two Boston women are found ... Read full review
Review: The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles #1)
User Review - Sharon - GoodreadsDefinitely an engrossing read. Probably know more about anatomy than I ever wanted to. The story surrounds Dr Catherine Cordell, a victim of rape and survivor of a heinous attack. She manages through ... Read full review
Review: The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles #1)
User Review - Lizabeth S. Tucker - GoodreadsI tried, I really did try to finish this book, but I just couldn't. I have had the great pleasure of meeting the author in person a couple of times and have enjoyed her romances from back in her early ... Read full review
Review: The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles #1)
User Review - Mark - GoodreadsSacha Alexander & Angie Harmon from the tv-series Rizzoli & Islesmade me pick up thisnoel to begin with. It was actually a bargainprice for the first 4 novels of this series in HC edition that made me ... Read full review
Review: The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles #1)
User Review - Myndi - GoodreadsI was looking for a quick, easy read and had recently started watching the tv show, so this book seemed like a natural choice. Overall, the storyline was good. Character building was decent. The ... Read full review
Review: The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles #1)
User Review - Sarah - GoodreadsI really enjoyed "The Surgeon", it was fast paced and truly terrifying, even a bit gruesome at times, but it's just what I look for in a good murder mystery. I've read a few of the books in this ... Read full review
Review: The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles #1)
User Review - Marilyn - GoodreadsThis one kept me turning pages! Anxiety, fear, anger, all of these emotions wrapped up in one book! Read full review
Review: The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles #1)
User Review - cathepsut - GoodreadsA serial killer is prowling the streets of Boston. None of his victims seem to have any connection to each other. There are no similarities between them, except that they are women. And they are ... Read full review
Review: The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles #1)
User Review - Amanda - GoodreadsI loved this book! I could not put it down! Tess Gerritsen is my new favorite! Can't wait to read all here books. I also think is very interesting that it seems like Tess only decided to write more ... Read full review
