The Surgeon (novel) The Surgeon (novel) The Surgeon (2001) is a suspense novel by Tess Gerritsen, the first of the Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli series. A terrifying new serial killer begins stalking the streets of Boston, using his vast medical knowledge to systematically torture and kill vulnerable women, a modus operandi which has earned him the nickname "the Surgeon". As Jane Rizzoli, accompanied by detective Thomas Moore, works the case, she comes across trauma doctor Catherine Cordell, who almost died in the same fashion at the hands of another psychopath several years before, but killed him before he could kill her. Rizzoli soon establishes
Tess Gerritsen kidnapped children were being shipped abroad as organ donors. "Harvest" was Gerritsen's first hardcover novel, and it marked her debut on the "New York Times" bestseller list at number thirteen. Following "Harvest", Gerritsen wrote three more bestselling medical thrillers: "Life Support", "Bloodstream", and "Gravity". In 2001, Gerritsen's first crime thriller, "The Surgeon", was published and introduced homicide detective Jane Rizzoli. Although a secondary character in "The Surgeon", Rizzoli has been a central focus of ten subsequent novels (see below) pairing her with medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. The books inspired the "Rizzoli & Isles" television series starring Angie Harmon and