Now she hides her fears of intimacy behind a cool and elegant exterior and a well-earned reputation as a top trauma surgeon. Catherine Cordell fought back and killed her attacker before he could complete his assault. The cops' only clue rests with another surgeon, the victim of a nearly identical crime. The precision of the killer's methods suggests he is a deranged man of medicine, propelling the Boston newspapers and the frightened public to name him "The Surgeon". He slips into their homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, unaware of the horrors they soon will endure. of violence and chases 15% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 25% How society works & physical descript.In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times best-selling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil - and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again. Catherine is tied up, about to be raped and cut again, when the police search led by Jane eventually finds her in a woods cabin, and Hoyt dies in the resulting shootout.Ĭlick on a plot link to find similar books! Plot & Themes Composition of Book descript.
Warren and Andrew murdered together, and Warren continued the trend in Boston, using his job as a lab technician to collect personal details of the women he eventually killed. The killer turns out to be an accomplice and medical school classmate of Andrew Capra, a man named Warren Hoyt. Jane and Thomas catch up with the clues and a financial trail just as Catherine is kidnapped and taken the killer's personal lab - because that is where he works, as a lab technician at the hospital. Their investigation is not fast enough, as Catherine is pinpointed as the next victim and there are grisly hints of what the killer has in store for her - threatening message, her personal effects rearranged, and finally a mutilated woman sent to the ER as a "gift" and warning to Catherine. Jane's investigation unearths a pattern of clues which shows that the killer is leaving a calling card each time, to show his next crime scene. Catherine discovers this because one of them was on her Internet support group for abused women. Meanwhile, a connection is discovered that connects all the murder victims: all of them were previously rape victims. Thomas and Jane get a psychological evaluation of the killer, and learn that he is obsessed with control and possession of his victims. The novel has passages from his viewpoint, and it becomes clear that he is intelligent, educated, well-read and obsessed with killing, blood, and power over beautiful women. The murderer meanwhile begins to focus on a new target in Boston/Brookline, a sales representative named Nina.
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