In Their Footsteps & Thief of Hearts
Tess Gerritsenleft a successful practice as an internist to raise her children and concentrate on her writing. She gained nationwide acclaim for her first novel of medical suspense, theNew York TimesbestsellerHarvest;she followed her debut with the bestsellersLife SupportandGravity(both available from Pocket Books.) Her other novels includesBody Double, The Sinner, The Apprentice,andThe Surgeon.Tess Gerritsen lives in Maine.