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Known for her medical thrillers Tess Gerritsen is a versatile writer, having written mysteries, suspense romance novels, spy thrillers, and more. What her books all have in common is nail-biting suspense and three-dimensional characters that draw readers in. Many contemporary writers consider her their favourite crime thriller writer. Stephen King has said of her writing, “She is better than [Michael] Palmer, better than [Robin] Cook…yes, even better than [Michael] Crichton.”

Many readers love her Rizzoli & Isles series for its mixture of police procedural, thriller, and engaging female protagonists. But no matter what genre she’s writing, Tess melds suspense closely with her characters. She says, “There is no better test of character than when you’re tossed into crisis. That’s when we see one’s true colors shine through. So I try my best to make my characters personally involved in the plot, in a way that stresses them and tests them.”