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
Francesco Rizzoli treasures are preserved in the "Rizzoli Museum", including the bone-breaking instrument that Rizzoli used to shorten limbs or rebalance them with shorter ones. In memory of the day of his birth, Gino Rocchi posted a beautiful mural inscription at the Rizzoli Orthopedic Hospital. Rizzoli invented and perfected several medical tools: One of the central streets of Bologna, a portion of the Via Aemilia from Piazza Maggiore to the Two Towers is named Via Francesco Rizzoli. The Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute (Bologna) carries his name. Notes Citations Sources Further reading External links Francesco Rizzoli Francesco Rizzoli (11 July 1809 - 24 May