Tess Gerritsen is an American novelist and physician who started out writing romantic suspense novels before moving onto medical thrillers in 1996 with Harvest. In her medical thrillers, she is known for her graphic detail of autopsy scenes. In 2001, she begun her Rizzoli & Isles series featuring Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles which has been most of her novels since that time.

Gerritsen’s first book was released in 1987 after she had written two practice novels that went unpublished. Below is a list of all of Tess Gerritsen’s novels in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Rizzoli & Isles Books

The Surgeon (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Apprentice (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Sinner (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Body Double (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Vanish (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Mephisto Club (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Keepsake / Keeping The Dead (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ice Cold / The Killing Place (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Silent Girl (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Last to Die (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Die Again (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
I Know a Secret (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Listen to Me (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Rizzoli & Isles Short Stories Books

Freaks (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
John Doe (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Tavistock Family Books

In Their Footsteps (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Thief of Hearts (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Adventure's Mistress (1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Call After Midnight (1987)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Under the Knife (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Never Say Die (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Whistleblower (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Peggy Sue Got Murdered / Girl Missing (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Harvest (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Life Support (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Presumed Guilty (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bloodstream (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Gravity (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Bone Garden (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Playing with Fire (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Shape of Night (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
On the Edge (With: Rita Herron) (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Choose Me (With: Gary Braver) (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
No Reason to Trust (With: Barb Han) (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Her Protector Books

Keeper of the Bride (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Belladonna (By: Jenna Ryan) (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Little Girl Lost (By: Adrianne Lee) (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Storm Warnings (By: Judi Lind) (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
His Betrothed (By: Vivian Leiber) (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Easy Loving (By: Sheryl Lynn) (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Only Man to Trust (By: Grace Green) (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Jackson's Woman (By: Judi Lind) (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Anthologies

In the Shadow of the Master(2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Killer Year: Stories to Die For...(2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
No Rest for the Dead(2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge(2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Notes: Peggy Sue Got Murdered was re-released as Girl Missing. The Keepsake is known as Keeping the Dead in the UK. Ice Cold is known as The Killing Place in the UK. Thief of Hearts was also published as Stolen. The short story Freaks can be found in The Silent Girl.

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2 Responses to “Order of Tess Gerritsen Books”

  1. rena: 1 year ago

    did the whole R & I series really great WAITING FOR THE NEXT ONE….. COME JULY 2022

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  2. Biker48: 8 years ago

    Read ‘Call After Midnight’ Nice easy read and a intriquing storyline. Ending was a little expected as through the story, one realised what the outcome would be, but still a good introduction to her books and I will be reading more.

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