The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen

This was the first book of Gerritsen's that I have read, and let's just say I will be reading plenty more. I could not put The Surgeon down! I am a big fan of murder mysteries and this one definitely makes the hair on your arm raise with its constant roller coaster rides. A serial killer in Boston is dubbed "the Surgeon" for his brutal attacks against his victims. He uses a scalpel to cut across the stomach to remove the uterus to keep as a trophy while they are awake, and then slashes their throat putting them out of their misery. (Gruesome, I know) Moore and Rizzoli are detectives assigned to the case, which seems to be exactly like murders in Savannah a couple years before. However, it couldn't be the same killer because he was taken down by his last victim that fought back. That victim was Dr. Catherine Cordell and although she has moved away, she becomes haunted by the Surgeon who sends her "gifts." Through forensic hypnosis and great detective work, they find the major connections between the murders and murderers. I look forward to reading the next book in this series, as well as trying to catch the new TV series they have created off these detectives.