Bøger af Tess Gerritsen

A young NASA doctor must combat a lethal microbe that is multiplying in the deadliest of environmentsspacein this acclaimed blockbuster of medical suspense from Tess Gerritsen, bestselling author of Harvest, Life Support, and the Rizzoli and Isles series.Dr. Emma Watson has been training for the adventure of a lifetime: to study living beings in space. But her mission aboard the International Space Station turns into a nightmare beyond imagining when a culture of single-celled organisms begins to regenerate out of controland infects the space station crew with agonizing and deadly results. Emma struggles to contain the outbreak while back on Earth her estranged husband, Jack McCallum, works frantically with NASA to bring her home. But there will be no rescue. The contagion now threatens Earth's population, and the astronauts are stranded in orbit, quarantined aboard the stationwhere they are dying one by one...

Ingen kan hjælpe dig.Ingen kan høre dig skrige …I de mørke skygger i en gyde i Bostons Chinatown har man fundet en hånd. På taget ovenover ligger en kvindes afskårne hoved. To ikke-menneskelige hårstrå er det eneste spor, kriminalassistent Jane Rizzoli har at gå efter, men de er nok til, at hun og retsmediciner Maura Isles gør en overraskende opdagelse. Dette voldelige overfald har en grum forhistorie. For nitten år siden skete der en grusom massakre på en restaurant i Boston, der krævede fem ofre. Kun én kvinde, der var vidne til hændelsen, lever i dag, en gådefuld mester i martial arts, der kender en hemmelighed, som hun ikke tør fortælle. En hemmelighed, der lever og ånder i byens skygger. En hemmelighed, der måske ikke engang er menneskelig.Snart står det klart, at en gammel ondskab er vakt til live i Chinatown – en ondskab, som har dræbt før og vil dræbe igen, medmindre Jane og Maura kan opspore og besejre den.“Begge kvinder står midt i personlige og familiemæssige problemer, der både gør dem menneskelige og denne velskrevne thriller troværdig.”Publishers Weekly“Spænding bliver ikke mere intelligent end dette. Det er ikke alene anbefalet, men obligatorisk læsning.”Lee Child“Endnu en gysende tur i spændingskarussellen. Den Tavse Pige er en af [Tess] Gerritsens bedste.”Associated Press”Fængslende og skræmmende læsning.”Wichita FallsTess Gerritsen er uddannet antropolog og læge. Hun er international bestseller forfatter og fik sin første roman udgivet i 1987. I dag har hun trukket sig tilbage fra sin praksis og skriver nu på fuld tid. Tess Gerritsen bor i Maine i USA.

If the walls could talk . . . they'd tell her to leave. Now. When Ava arrives at Brodie's Watch, she thinks she has found the perfect place to hide from her past. Something terrible happened, something she is deeply ashamed of, and all she wants is to forget. But the old house on the hill both welcomes and repels her and Ava quickly begins to suspect she is not alone. Either that or she is losing her mind. The house is full of secrets, but is the creeping sense of danger coming from within its walls, or from somewhere else entirely?

Unknown bones, untold secrets, and unsolved crimes from the distant past cast ominous shadows on the present in the dazzling new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. Present day: Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soilhuman, female, and, according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with the unmistakable marks of murder. But whoever this nameless woman was, and whatever befell her, is knowledge lost to another time. Boston, 1830: In order to pay for his education, Norris Marshall, a talented but penniless student at Boston Medical College, has joined the ranks of local ';resurrectionists'those who plunder graveyards and harvest the dead for sale on the black market. Yet even this ghoulish commerce pales beside the shocking murder of a nurse found mutilated on the university hospital grounds. And when a distinguished doctor meets the same grisly fate, Norris finds that trafficking in the illicit cadaver trade has made him a prime suspect. To prove his innocence, Norris must track down the only witness to have glimpsed the killer: Rose Connolly, a beautiful seamstress from the Boston slums who fears she may be the next victim. Joined by a sardonic, keenly intelligent young man named Oliver Wendell Holmes, Norris and Rose comb the cityfrom its grim cemeteries and autopsy suites to its glittering mansions and centers of Brahmin poweron the trail of a maniacal fiend who lurks where least expected . . . and who waits for his next lethal opportunity. With unflagging suspense and pitch-perfect period detail, The Bone Garden deftly interweaves the thrilling narratives of its nineteenth- and twenty-first century protagonists, tracing the dark mystery at its heart across time and place to a finale as ingeniously conceived as it is shocking. Bold, bloody, and brilliant, this is Tess Gerritsen's finest achievement to date.This ebook edition contains a special preview of Tess Gerritsen'sI Know a Secret. "e;The story, which digs up a dark Boston of times long past, entices readers to keep turning pages long after their bedtimes."e;Kirkus Reviews (starred)

Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles-the inspiration for the hit TNT series-continue their action-packed crime-solving streak. Evil exists. Evil walks the streets. And evil has spawned a diabolical new disciple in this white-knuckle thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. PECCAVIThe Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman's brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED. It's a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli, who swiftly link the victim to controversial celebrity psychiatrist Joyce O'Donnell-Jane's professional nemesis and member of a sinister cabal called the Mephisto Club. On top of Beacon Hill, the club's acolytes devote themselves to the analysis of evil: Can it be explained by science? Does it have a physical presence? Do demons walk the earth? Drawing on a wealth of dark historical data and mysterious religious symbolism, the Mephisto scholars aim to prove a startling theory: that Satan himself exists among us. With the grisly appearance of a corpse on their doorstep, it's clear that someone-or something-is indeed prowling the city. The members of the club begin to fear the very subject of their study. Could this maniacal killer be one of their own-or have they inadvertently summoned an evil entity from the darkness? Delving deep into the most baffling and unusual case of their careers, Maura and Jane embark on a terrifying journey to the very heart of evil, where they encounter a malevolent foe more dangerous than any they have ever faced . . . one whose work is only just beginning.

Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles-the inspiration for the hit TNT series-continue their bestselling crime-solving streak. A blessed event becomes a nightmare for pregnant homicide detective Jane Rizzoli when she finds herself on the wrong side of a hostage crisis in this timely and relentless thriller. A nameless, beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. An apparent suicide, she lies on a gurney, awaiting the dissecting scalpel of medical examiner Maura Isles. But when Maura unzips the body bag and looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes. Very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital, where with shockingly cool precision, she murders a security guard and seizes hostages . . . one of them a pregnant patient, Jane Rizzoli. Who is this violent, desperate soul, and what does she want? As the tense hours tick by, Maura joins forces with Jane's husband, FBI agent Gabriel Dean, to track down the mysterious killer's identity. When federal agents suddenly appear on the scene, Maura and Gabriel realize that they are dealing with a case that goes far deeper than just an ordinary hostage crisis. Only Jane, trapped with the armed madwoman, holds the key to the mystery. And only she can solve it-if she survives the night.

The ran right in front of Cathy Weaver's car, running from killers who were closing in on him. Victor Holland's story sounded like the ravings of a madman, but his claim to be a fugitive was confirmed by the haunted look in his eyes--and the bullet hole in his shoulder. As each hour passes Cathy has to wonder, is she trusting a man in danger or trusting her life to a dangerous man?

#4 i serien om Rizzoli og IslesRetsmediciner dr. Maura Isles er vant til at stå ansigt til ansigt med døden i sit daglige arbejde, men aldrig før har et dødsfald rystet hende så meget. Den kvinde, der findes skudt i nærheden af Mauras hjem, ligner hende på en prik, helt ned til de mindste detaljer.Den allerede bizarre drabsefterforskning bliver nu en rejse ind i en fortid fuld af mørke hemmeligheder og fordrejede sandheder, og Maura føres på sporet af den mor, hun aldrig har kendt – en iskold og beregnende kvinde, der gav hende livet … men måske også har tænkt sig at tage det fra hende igen.SKREVET OM TESS GERRITSEN:"... husk at låse dørene, se dig over skulderen og tjekke under sengen, inden du går i gang med bogen."- ***** Krimifan.dk"Ægte page-turner og særdeles velbegået krimi. Man sidder som naglet i læsekrogen."- Litteratursiden.dk"Det kræver nerver af stål og lås på vinduer og døre at læse Tess Gerritsens bøger ... Spændingen stiger til det ulidelige ... nærmest umuligt ikke at læse bogen i ét stræk ... utrolig velskrevet, sproget flyder og siderne vender sig selv. En helt igennem velgjort krimi ..."- Litteratursiden" ... velfortalt og drønspændende"- god-bog.dk"Dobbeltgængeren er en ekstremt gennemtænkt og intelligent krimi."- Frk. Tine krimitanker

#7 I SERIEN OM RIZZOLI & ISLESDa en perfekt konserveret mumie bliver fundet i den støvede kælder under Crispin Museum i Boston, vækker det begejstring, både på det skrantende museum, der pludselig har en publikumsattraktion i sin samling, og i offentligheden, der døber det sjældne fund Madam X. En CT-scanning bliver udført under stor bevågenhed, men det står hurtigt klart, at noget ikke er, som det skal være. Det mumificerede lig viser tegn på nylige skader, og Madam X er ikke længere en sag for oldtidseksperter, men en sag for retsmediciner Maura Isles. For Maura og drabsefterforsker Jane Rizzoli fra Boston Politi er de tekniske beviser ikke til at tage fejl af – der er tale om et nutidigt mordoffer. Og da de uhyggelige levn af endnu en kvinde bliver fundet i et skjult kammer i museets kælder, står det isnende klart, at en galning er på fri fod – og driver gæk med dem.Arkæologen Josephine Pulcillo er, ligesom de øvrige medarbejdere på Crispin Museum, rystet over fundene, men kun hun ved, at morderens kryptiske beskeder rummer en viden, der er særligt rettet mod hende: detaljer om en mørk hemmelighed, hun troede var begravet for evigt.Maura må nu støve sin viden om gamle dødsritualer af for at afsløre en morders forskruede slutspil. Og da Josephine bliver bortført, har Maura og Jane forsvindende lidt tid til at opspore Arkæologi-morderen, inden han føjer endnu et uhyggeligt eksemplar til sin makabre samling.Det kringlede plot holder læserne hen i det uvisse.Publishers WeeklyGravkammeret er en fantastisk spændingsroman med et utal af uventede drejninger ... en dygtigt spundet krimihistorie.Toronto Globe and MailKriminallitteratur, når den er bedst. Nervepirrende og umulig at lægge fra sig.Harlan CobenAt Tess Gerritsen kan trække på sin viden fra sine uddannelser er med til at gøre hendes historier mere troværdige - og på den måde bestemt ikke mindre barske og uhyggelige.Bech's BooksEndnu en nervepirrende og velfortalt krimi med et gennemført og veldrejet plot af Tess Gerritsen.Litteratursiden"For læsere af de 'hårdkogte' krimier. Endnu en gang har Gerritsen skrevet en bestialsk og spændende pageturner..." DanskBiblioteksCenter"Ikke to af Gerritsens bøger er ens. Der er altid nye vinkler og nye spændende karakterer med i dem..." bogblogger.dk

Newlywed Sarah Fontaine must join forces with special agent Nick O'Hara to find her husband Geoffrey, who is presumed dead, and as they journey to Europe to discover the truth, they become the pawns in a deadly game of international espionage.

Julia doesn't understand what is happening to her daughter, but she thinks she knows what's causing it. She is terrified for Lily, and for herself, but what scares her more is that no one believes her. If she is going to help Lily, she will have to find the answers alone, embarking on a search that will take her to the back streets of Venice.

Twenty years after her father's plane crashed in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Willy Jane Maitland was finally tracking his last moves. She recognised the dangers, but her search for the truth about that fateful flight was the only thing that mattered. Closing in on the events of that night, Willy realises that she is investigating secrets that people would kill to protect. And without knowing who to trust, the truth can be far from clear cut. . .

For David Ransom, it begins as an open-and-shut case. Malpractice. As attorney for a grieving family, he's determined to hang a negligent doctor. Then Dr. Kate Chesne storms into his office, daring him to seek out the truth - that she's being framed. But if that's true, somewhere in the hospital a killer walks freely among patients and staff . . .

A spine-tingling thriller from the bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series.The small resort of Tranquillity, Maine, seems like the perfect spot for Dr Claire Elliot to shelter her son, Noah, from the temptations of the city and the traumatic memory of his father's death. Claire's hopeful that she can earn the trust of the town as she builds a new practice. But her plans unravel when an outbreak of teenage violence, far more deadly than anything she has encountered in the city, erupts in the local school.In trying to find a medical explanation for this murderous epidemic, Claire stumbles upon an insidious evil which has blighted the town's past and threatens its future. Terrified that Noah too is at risk, she must prove her theory before everything she loves is destroyed.

A brilliantly compulsive page-turner from the author of The Surgeon.Dr Emma Watson, a brilliant research physician, has been training for the mission of a lifetime: to study living organisms in space. Jack McCallum, Emma's estranged husband, has shared her dream of space travel, but a medical condition has grounded him. Now he must watch from the sidelines...The mission aboard the space station turns into a nightmare when a culture of single-celled organisms begins to regenerate out of control - and infects the crew with agonising and deadly results. Emma struggles to contain the deadly virus, while back home Jack and NASA work against the clock to bring her home. But there will be no rescue, as the astronauts are left stranded in orbit where they are dying one by one...

'Head-to-head with Nicci French and Karin Slaughter' Daily MirrorTHE FIRST BODY IS A MYSTERY. She's young. And her corpse, laid out in the office of Boston medical examiner Kat Novak, betrays no secrets - except for a matchbook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside.

Instead of giving a donor heart to the wealthy patient it's been reserved for, she uses it to save a dying boy's life. Luckily, a new heart appears that's perfectly suited to the original patient, and the furore dies down.