Tess Gerritsen
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Tess Gerritsen

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Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D. While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction and in 1987, her first novel, Call After Midnight, was published. It was just the first of 32 suspense novels that she’s written over a 36-year writing career. She also wrote a screenplay, "Adrift," which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson. Tess's 1996 medical thriller, Harvest, marked her debut on the New York Times bestseller list and her novels have hit bestseller lists around the world ever since. Among her titles are Gravity, The Surgeon, Vanish, Listen to Me, and her upcoming spy thriller, The Spy Coast, which has just been optioned by Amazon Studios for a television series. Her books have been translated into 40 languages, and more than 40 million copies have been sold around the world. Her series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles inspired the hit TNT television series "Rizzoli & Isles," starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. She lives in Maine. For more information on Tess Gerritsen and her novels, visit her website: www.tessgerritsen.com or www.tessgerritsen.co.uk.
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Playing with Fire is a gripping standalone thriller that masterfully blends historical mystery with contemporary suspense. Gerritsen, best known for her Rizzoli & Isles series, showcases her versatility as an author with this haunting tale that intertwines music, family, and long-buried truths. The book's central musical piece, “Incendio Waltz,” was composed by Gerritsen herself.

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