Tess Gerritsen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tess Gerritsen
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	Jun 12, 1953(1953-06-12)
Age	71
Birthplace	San Diego
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Gemini

Tess Gerritsen Biography

Tess Gerritsen is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on June 12, 1953 in San Diego, California, United States. Tess Gerritsen (born June 12 1953) is a famous American novelist, as well as a retired physician.

in 1996 Gerritsen in 1996, Gerritsen wrote Harvest the first novel that was a medical thriller. The story was prompted by a conversation she had with the former homicide detective who was recently to Russia. He explained to her that children disappeared out of Moscow the streets and the police believed that the kidnapped kids were being sent to the United States to be organ donors. Harvest was her debut hardcover book, and it made her debut in the New York Times bestseller list at the number thirteen spot. After Harvest, Gerritsen wrote three other bestsellers in the genre of health thrillers, including Life Support, Bloodstream and Gravity.

The Surgeon received a RITA award Romance Writers of America in 2002 for Best Romantic Suspense Novel.

In 2006, Vanish received the Nero Award for best mystery novel, and was nominated for both an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America and a Macavity Award. She has also won approval from several of her contemporaries, including James Patterson and Stephen King, the latter of whom described her as being “even better than Michael Crichton”.

Gerritsen wrote the story with Gerritsen and the screenplay for Adrift that was telecast at CBS in 1993 as Movie of the Week in 1993. The show featured Kate Jackson and Bruce Greenwood.

Tess Gerritsen Net Worth

Tess Gerritsen is one of the richest Writer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tess Gerritsen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tess Gerritsen is the child of the son of a Chinese immigrants and an American-Chinese seafood chef. As a child within San Diego, California, Gerritsen often fantasized about being a writer of the first of her Nancy Drew novels. Her name was originally Terry and she decided to make it feminine while she was writing in romance novel. Though she was aspired to write but her family was skeptical about the long-term viability of a career in writing and prompted Gerritsen to pursue to pursue a career in medicine. in 1975 Gerritsen completed her studies at Stanford University with a degree in anthropology. She was fascinated by the diversity of human behaviour. She continued to study medical studies in The University of California, San Francisco. She earned her Medical degree in the year 1979, and began working as a physician at Honolulu, Hawaii.

Inspired by romance novels she loved reading during her time as a physician Her first novel was romantic thrillers. After the publication of two non- published “practice novels”, Call After Midnight was purchased by the publisher Harlequin Intrigue in 1986 and was published a year later. Gerritsen later wrote eight romantic thrillers in Harlequin Intrigue and Harper Paperbacks.

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 Sasha Alexander. Gerritsen also made an appearance in the series’ final season as a writer who helps Isles establish herself in the literary field.

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Who is Tess Gerritsen Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Tess Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tess Gerritsen celebrates birthday on June 12 of every year.

Should I read Tess Gerritsen books in order?

As you can see, Tess Gerritsen is one of my favorite authors. It would be better to read the series of Rizzoli and Isles iin order. Although, characters and events in previous novels appear or are mentioned doesn’t take away the flow of the novel or confuse you from the story your reading.

What kind of doctor is Tess Gerritsen?

Tess Gerritsen left a career as an internist in 1990 to concentrate on writing (and motherhood). But leaving practice didn’t mean leaving medicine behind. Today she’s the author of 17 bestselling medical thrillers.

Is Tess Gerritsen writing any more Rizzoli and Isles books?

I have written romance, suspense, crime thrillers, medical thrillers, paranormal, historical, and science fiction. My last book, The Shape of Night, is a stand-alone. My next book will be book thirteen in the Rizzoli & Isles series, which brings back a happy familiarity to me.

What novel is Rizzoli and Isles based on?

The series’ backstory is inspired by the Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli series of novels by Tess Gerritsen. Rizzoli appears in the series’ first novel, The Surgeon, and Isles is introduced in the second, The Apprentice, which serves as the basis for the television series.

Do you have to read Robin Cook books in order?

Each book stands on its own, has its own story, and doesn’t continue with the next books in the series. So whether you begin reading the Robin Cook novels starting with Pandemic or Coma, or any of the Jack Stapleton series, it really doesn’t matter all that much.