Preview
  • The Surgeon

  • A Rizzoli and Isles Novel, Book 1
  • By: Tess Gerritsen
  • Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
  • Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,051 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Surgeon

By: Tess Gerritsen
Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $18.00

Buy for $18.00

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil - and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again.

He slips into their homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, unaware of the horrors they soon will endure. The precision of the killer's methods suggests he is a deranged man of medicine, propelling the Boston newspapers and the frightened public to name him "The Surgeon".

The cops' only clue rests with another surgeon, the victim of a nearly identical crime. Two years ago, Dr. Catherine Cordell fought back and killed her attacker before he could complete his assault. Now she hides her fears of intimacy behind a cool and elegant exterior and a well-earned reputation as a top trauma surgeon. Cordell's careful facade is about to crack as this new killer recreates, with chilling accuracy, the details of Cordell's own ordeal.

With every new murder he seems to be taunting her, cutting ever closer, from her hospital to her home. Her only comfort comes from Thomas Moore, the detective assigned to the case. But even Moore cannot protect Cordell from a brilliant hunter who somehow understands - and savors - the secret fears of every woman he kills.

Filled with the authentic detail that is the trademark of this doctor turned author...and peopled with rich and complex characters - from the ER to the squad room to the city morgue - here is a thriller of unprecedented depth and suspense. Exposing the shocking link between those who kill and cure, punish and protect, The Surgeon is Tess Gerritsen's most exciting accomplishment yet.

©2001 Tess Gerritsen (P)2020 Random House Audio
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about The Surgeon

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    658
  • 4 Stars
    271
  • 3 Stars
    90
  • 2 Stars
    20
  • 1 Stars
    12
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    617
  • 4 Stars
    204
  • 3 Stars
    77
  • 2 Stars
    28
  • 1 Stars
    22
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    602
  • 4 Stars
    243
  • 3 Stars
    72
  • 2 Stars
    20
  • 1 Stars
    9

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Superb Thriller!

Excellent Thriller!
First time reading this author. She's on my radar now. The only negative was with the narrator in the audio book who consistently mispronounced words. Luckily it didn't ruin my overall experience. Tess Gerritsen is an outstanding writer.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Mispronouncements throughout

I enjoyed the book, but it's frustrating listening to narraters who constantly mispronounce words., Ortiz, saline, epinephrine, behemoth. I don't understand how some people get jobs narrating when they can't pronounce words correctly. Otherwise she did an ok job, but I am thankful that she isn't narrating any more in this series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

graphic content

I thought I would enjoy this book. I was enjoying the character and BAM! a graphic rape scene. not for me thank you

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

By Good story, poor delivery

This story has a great deal of medical jargon. I would have liked the narrator to be able to pronounce it correctly. Not all of the medical situations were correctly narrated.

The story is rather dark.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Good Story but could have some more twists and turns

I liked the story as a whole with the exception of the detailed surgery parts…those were boring as I hardly know anything about a surgery room. It’s and interesting story but no surprise at the end.. I was expecting a bit more twists and turns though.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

My most favorite

Extremely intense and freaky. Will keep you on the edge even after it ends. A true profile of the evil man is capable of.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Good story and nice layout

The story is nice and pretty well built.
The performance is a bit subpar not really gripping into the unfolding tension of the story.
All in all it is worth listening to it !!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

narrator is blah but I want to hear the story

almost returned the book because the narrator is not at all entertaining and most times very monotone. I want to hear the story though so will plod thru....

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Not the TV show

I happen to like the Rizzoli and Isles TV show. It is the interplay between the two main characters that I like to watch. Consequently, I thought I would try this novel. The Jane Rizzoli in the novel, had nothing in common with that of the TV series. With the notable exception of that, in both cases, she is a superb detective. In the case of the novel, I guessed the punchline halfway through. Nonetheless, it was well written, and kept moving and thus I finished it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great book!

This audiobook kept me interested from start to finish. I thought the narrator did a good job as well. I’m looking forward to listening to others by her.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!