Keeping the Dead [Paperback]

Tess Gerritsen (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0593057805
• ISBN-13: 978-0593057803
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,532,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a physician as well as the New York Times-bestselling author of medical thrillers and the Jane Rizzoli crime thrillers.

Readers who are familiar with my graphic autopsy scenes and forensic details may be astonished to learn that my very first published novels were actually ... romantic suspense. So why did I leave writing romances and turn to thrillers?

It was all because of a chance dinner conversation some years ago. The man sitting beside me at a restaurant one night was an ex-cop who 'd recently been traveling in Russia. Moscow cops had told him that orphans were vanishing from the streets, and they believed the children were being kidnaped and shipped abroad as organ donors.

I was horrified by the tale. Weeks later, unable to forget those missing Russian orphans, I knew I just had to write a book about them. I wanted to bring into it all the medical and autopsy details that I'd learned from my years as a physician. The sights, the smells of the autopsy and operating rooms -- everything.

My first medical thriller, HARVEST, was released in hardcover in 1996, and it marked my debut on the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller list. It was followed by my medical thrillers LIFE SUPPORT (1997), BLOODSTREAM (1998), GRAVITY (1999).

In 2001, my books took another abrupt turn, to forensic thrillers. THE SURGEON was my first Jane Rizzoli thriller. Since then, I've written THE APPRENTICE (2002), THE SINNER (2003), BODY DOUBLE (2004), VANISH (2005 -- and an Edgar Award nominee), and THE MEPHISTO CLUB (2006).

I believe my readers want me to tell them secrets. And that's exactly what I try to do. I take them into the autopsy room, and show them what I've seen. But most of all, I hope I'm revealing what lies in the hearts of my characters. Jane Rizzoli and Dr. Maura Isles are real people to me now. I hope they're just as real to everyone who becomes acquainted with them!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Be aware: Same exact story as 'The Keepsake' by Gerritsen, April 26, 2009

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Angie Balke - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keeping the Dead (Paperback)

First I'd just like to say that I love all of Tess Gerritsen's work. I just can't get enough of her books. I really enjoyed this story as well. You won't be bored or tempted to put the book down, as she keeps you interested until the very end. However, I had already read 'The Keepsake'; and when I came across this book, 'Keeping the Dead' I thought I had overlooked a new book and was anxious to read it. However, I soon learned as I began reading the story that this was the same story as I had already read, but with a different title: 'The Keepsake'. Just be aware before you purchace the two mistakenly as I did.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gerritsen Classic, May 21, 2010

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Whitechapel Jack "Whitechapel Jack" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keeping the Dead (Paperback)

I confess to being a massive fan of Tess Gerritsen's work, but i have to say that Tess has surpassed even her own usual high standards with this one. I was riveted to the storyline from start to finish. There are enough plot twists and red herrings within these pages to satisfy any thriller reader. I was almost breathless by the time I reached the final page. This was definitely a "can't put it down' page turner that held my attention on every page.

Brian L Porter
A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars (Gerritsen) Same Book, Different Title, August 12, 2011

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John L. Bush "wingnut" (oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keeping the Dead (Hardcover)

I'm an avid reader of Tess Gerritsen books, but have to say I've been duped. I realized the books published from Great Britain are the exact same books published in the USA. I bought 2 books that I've already read. "The Keepsake" is "Keeping The Dead", and "Ice Cold" is "The Killing Place". I am very disappointed that this is done but I guess it's "buyer beware". I thought I checked to make sure where my books came from when I ordered them, but I guess I wasn't careful enough. Watch out you Gerritsen readers out there.