The Surgeon is a crime thriller, by Tess Gerritsen , first of a series of novels involving a character Jane Rizzoli.In this novel first protagonist is Thomas Moore and second is Jane Rizzoli, they are both Detectives.Moore is called back from a vacation to investigate a brutal murder, where the murderer targets rape victims and take out their uterus before cutting their neck to allow them to bleed to death.Detectives find similarity to another series of murders that happened 2 years before which resulted in the killing of the murderer by a victim Dr.Cordell.The rest of the novel is interesting journey with Moore and Rizzoli while they uncover the link between these two serial killers. Amidst this violent plot , there is an underlying romance that soothens the the whole black tone of this novel, which is refreshing.Though the novel uses so many medical terms , it will not drive you crazy like Robin cook series .The Surgeon is an easy read , pacy novel with some nice characters.
Awards :The Surgeon received a RITA award Romance Writers of America in 2002 for Best Romantic Suspense Novel
3.5/5 for this Surgeon
