#128 in Thriller
The Surgeon
- 368
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 0 weeks on the list
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Our view
“The Surgeon” is a dark, well-made suspense novel that takes violence against women and its aftermath seriously. Tess Gerritsen opens the Rizzoli & Isles series with a murder investigation that is strong at the start and at the finish, and some passages are written with unexpected beauty. Some readers feel the pace slacken shortly before the end. The subject makes it grim reading.
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About the book
The Surgeon (2001) is a suspense novel by Tess Gerritsen, the first of the Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli series.
Reading order · Rizzoli & Isles
Full order & progress →- The SurgeonThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - The Apprentice
7.87.8 / 10 - The Sinner
7.77.7 / 10 - Body Double
7.87.8 / 10 - Vanish
–Not ranked yet - The Mephisto Club
7.67.6 / 10 - The Keepsake
7.77.7 / 10 - The Killing Place
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 198 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 57% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.1 | 7 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 191 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Surgeon?
It has 368 pages — shorter than 67% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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