Presumed Guilty (Center Point Premier Romance (Large Print)) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Tess Gerritsen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2007 | Series: Center Point Premier Romance (Large Print)

Guilty until proven innocent . . . - Miranda Wood arrives home to a dark, cold cottage – and a man, stabbed to death, lying in her bed. Miranda is the obvious suspect, and looks even guiltier when her bail is paid by an anonymous donor. As Miranda fights to clear her name, she unearths a murky history of blackmail, corruption and scandal. And as she gets closer to the truth, it’s clear that someone else wants to kill Miranda – someone with a personal reason for wanting her out of the way . . .

This is a first time regular print hardcover previously available in a mass market edition.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"It's scary just how good Tess Gerritsen is..." - Harlan Coben "Gerritsen has enough in the locker to seriously worry Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben and even the great Denis Lehane. Brilliant." - Crime Time "Gerritsen is tops in her genre." - USA TODAY "Tess Gerritsen writes some of the smartest, most compelling thrillers around." - Bookreporter" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Tess Gerritsen left 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, "Harvest, " which became a "New York Times" bestseller, followed by "Life Support" and "Bloodstream" -- all of which are available from Pocket Books. She lives in Maine.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 303 pages
• Publisher: Center Point Large Print (April 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585479276
• ISBN-13: 978-1585479276
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #779,321 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

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I'm sorry, but..., July 15, 2001

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R. Kummel "bct" (Brasilia, DF Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Presumed Guilty (Harlequin Intrigue, No 238) (Paperback)

The thing is, I picked up this book after throughoutfully enjoying Gerritsen's medical thrillers (I figured they'd feature the same gripping story-telling) but what I found was a lukewarm novel, filled with two-dimensional characters and a terribly boring plot. The ending was nice, but it wasn't enough to save this book.

So... If you read Gerritsen's medical thrillers (Bloodstream, Harvest, etc...) don't expect the same kind of plot, characters or narration in here.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SUSPENSEFUL BOOK!, August 22, 2000

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Karen Boml "Kiki" (Hudson, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Presumed Guilty (Paperback)

Before Tess Gerritsen started writing the long medical thrillers such as Harvest, she wrote for the Harlequin Intrigue line.....these books have the same style of writing, with superb character development and storylines, but a shorter story with a touch more of romance......(just up my alley!) Miranda Wood's ex-lover was found stabbed to death in her bed....all evidence pointing towards herself, she is imprisoned. The dead man's brother, Chase Tremain, anonymously posts bail without knowing if she was the murderer or not....hoping to keep an eye on her, he has doubts about her guilt when he witnesses some attempts on her life!...that is, unless she's a good actress!! I liked the emotional roller-coaster ride..........great climax!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, but...., July 15, 2006

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Music lover in Omaha "music lover in Omaha" (Omaha, Ne) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Presumed Guilty (Paperback)

This was not the best book by Tess Gerritsen I have ever read, but I must confess that I enjoyed it. It was certainly not as graphic or horrific as 'The Surgeeon' or 'The Apprentice', but it kept my interest. This was almost more of a romance novel and could have lost me at any time, but I stayed with it and found it to be a good story. (could be a Lifetime movie)