Stolen [Import] [Paperback]

Tess Gerritsen (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Mira (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778301958
• ISBN-13: 978-0778301950
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,270,859 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!

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Romantic suspense novel, September 1, 2008

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F. J. Harvey "Cricket ,country music and a go... (Birmingham England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stolen (Paperback)

Stolen was originally published as Thief of Hearts in 1995,under the Harlequin imprint and this is not therefore a new work by any means .It is not the type of book with which its author is now primarily associated -the medical thriller and cop novels but rather a glossy romantic tale with a hint of such movies as Charade about it .

It opens on the high seas when an explosion destroys a ship ,the Max HavelaarWhen another vessel arrives it is not to rescue the survivors but rather to kill them in cold blood .The action then switches to London where a young woman ,Veronica Cairncross,persuades an eligible man about town ,Justin Tavistock to break into the apartment of her former lover ,the art collector Guy Delancey and retrieve some compromising love letters which seem likely to destroy her marriage to the dull but wealthy Oliver .While carrying out -reluctantly-his assignment he interrupts another ,more professional burglar the attractive young American Clea .She is seeking a priceless antique dagger ,the Eye of Kashmir which she believes is the key to uncovering a massive insurance scam perpetrated by the ruthless Victor Van Weldon ,the man behind the destruction of the ship and the murder of its crew .Cue a chase thriller as Clea and Justin become attracted to each other in between fending off attacks from Van Weldon's minions with some assistance from the British authorities.There is lots of lively action and hairsbreadth escapes in a lively if not very deep adventure yarn .

It is not as dark and blood soaked as Gerritsen's later thrillers and will best be enjoyed by readers of romantic thrillers rather than the audience for her grittier crime noverls of recent years .Slick and formulaic this is still a lively time passer

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Early But Very Good Gerritsen, July 27, 2011

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George Duncan "verogolfer" (Lake Placid, Fla) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stolen (MIRA) (Paperback)

I did not realize Tess Gerritsen had written romantic thrillers before breaking onto the best seller list with her medical/detective novels. This looked like a crime novel so I picked it up and I greatly enjoyed it.
The novel shows Gerritsen's strengths without her later graphic prose. The characters are very interesting, the plot is credible and the pace is swift. Frankly, I'm a bit tired of books about serial killers. They make great fiction but can be taken only in small doses.
If you enjoyed Gerritsen's later works, you should like this one too. It can stand on its own as a superb mystery with an element of romance. You can see the author's later development but this novel is nothing to be ashamed of.