Tess Gerritsen

Tess Gerritsen is a New York Times bestselling author of suspense novels.
* She was born in San Diego, California in 1953.
* She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in anthropology.
* She went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco.
* She worked as a physician in Honolulu, Hawaii.
* She began writing fiction while on maternity leave.
* Her first novel, Call After Midnight, was published in 1987.
* She has since published more than 20 novels, including the Rizzoli & Isles series.
* Her books have been translated into 37 languages and have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.