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Tess Gerritsen Books in Order

Find every Tess Gerritsen book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 48 books / 6 series

American author best known for the Rizzoli & Isles crime thriller series. Her books have sold over 40 million copies worldwide and have been adapted into a hit television series. This page lists Tess Gerritsen’s books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All Tess Gerritsen Books in Chronological Order

1985 Adventure's Mistress POoSN / 1 Buy
1987 Call After Midnight POoSN / 2 Buy
1990 Under the Knife POoSN / 3 Buy
1992 Never Say Die POoSN / 4 Buy
1992 The Whistleblower POoSN / 5 Buy
1994 In Their Footsteps POoTFB / 1 Buy
1994 Peggy Sue Got Murdered / Girl Missing POoSN / 6 Buy
1995 Midnight Cowboy(By: Adrianne Lee) POoHPB / 1 Buy
1995 Thief of Hearts / Stolen POoTFB / 2 Buy
1996 Keeper of the Bride POoHPB / 2 Buy
1996 Belladonna(By: Jenna Ryan) POoHPB / 3 Buy
1996 Harvest POoSN / 7 Buy
1997 What She Forgot(By: Amanda Stevens) POoHPB / 4 Buy
1997 Little Girl Lost(By: Adrianne Lee) POoHPB / 5 Buy
1997 Storm Warnings(By: Judi Lind) POoHPB / 6 Buy
1997 Life Support POoSN / 8 Buy
1997 Presumed Guilty POoSN / 9 Buy
1998 His Betrothed(By: Vivian Leiber) POoHPB / 7 Buy
1998 Easy Loving(By: Sheryl Lynn) POoHPB / 8 Buy
1998 The Only Man to Trust(By: Grace Green) POoHPB / 9 Buy
1998 Send Me a Hero(By: Rita Herron) POoHPB / 10 Buy
1998 Bloodstream POoSN / 10 Buy
1999 Jackson's Woman(By: Judi Lind) POoHPB / 11 Buy
1999 Gravity POoSN / 11 Buy
2001 The Surgeon POoR&IB / 1 Buy
2002 The Apprentice POoR&IB / 2 Buy
2003 The Sinner POoR&IB / 3 Buy
2004 Body Double POoR&IB / 4 Buy
2006 Vanish POoR&IB / 5 Buy
2006 The Mephisto Club POoR&IB / 6 Buy
2007 Freaks POoR&ISSB / 1 Buy
2007 The Bone Garden POoSN / 12 Buy
2008 The Keepsake / Keeping The Dead POoR&IB / 7 Buy
2010 Ice Cold / The Killing Place POoR&IB / 8 Buy
2011 The Silent Girl POoR&IB / 9 Buy
2012 John Doe POoR&ISSB / 2 Buy
2012 Last to Die POoR&IB / 10 Buy
2014 Die Again POoR&IB / 11 Buy
2015 Playing with Fire POoSN / 13 Buy
2017 I Know a Secret POoR&IB / 12 Buy
2019 The Shape of Night POoSN / 14 Buy
2021 On the Edge(With: Rita Herron) POoSN / 15 Buy
2021 Choose Me(With: Gary Braver) POoSN / 16 Buy
2021 No Reason to Trust POoSN / 17 Buy
2022 Listen to Me POoR&IB / 13 Buy
2023 The Spy Coast POoTMCB / 1 Buy
2025 The Summer Guests POoTMCB / 2 Buy
2026 The Shadow Friends POoTMCB / 3 Buy

Tess Gerritsen Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 In Their Footsteps 1994 Buy
02 Thief of Hearts / Stolen 1995 Buy
01 Midnight Cowboy(By: Adrianne Lee) 1995 Buy
02 Keeper of the Bride 1996 Buy
03 Belladonna(By: Jenna Ryan) 1996 Buy
04 What She Forgot(By: Amanda Stevens) 1997 Buy
05 Little Girl Lost(By: Adrianne Lee) 1997 Buy
06 Storm Warnings(By: Judi Lind) 1997 Buy
07 His Betrothed(By: Vivian Leiber) 1998 Buy
08 Easy Loving(By: Sheryl Lynn) 1998 Buy
09 The Only Man to Trust(By: Grace Green) 1998 Buy
10 Send Me a Hero(By: Rita Herron) 1998 Buy
11 Jackson's Woman(By: Judi Lind) 1999 Buy
01 The Spy Coast 2023 Buy
02 The Summer Guests 2025 Buy
03 The Shadow Friends 2026 Buy
01 Freaks 2007 Buy
02 John Doe 2012 Buy
01 The Surgeon 2001 Buy
02 The Apprentice 2002 Buy
03 The Sinner 2003 Buy
04 Body Double 2004 Buy
05 Vanish 2006 Buy
06 The Mephisto Club 2006 Buy
07 The Keepsake / Keeping The Dead 2008 Buy
08 Ice Cold / The Killing Place 2010 Buy
09 The Silent Girl 2011 Buy
10 Last to Die 2012 Buy
11 Die Again 2014 Buy
12 I Know a Secret 2017 Buy
13 Listen to Me 2022 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 17 books / 1985-2021
01 Adventure's Mistress 1985 Buy
02 Call After Midnight 1987 Buy
03 Under the Knife 1990 Buy
04 Never Say Die 1992 Buy
05 The Whistleblower 1992 Buy
06 Peggy Sue Got Murdered / Girl Missing 1994 Buy
07 Harvest 1996 Buy
08 Life Support 1997 Buy
09 Presumed Guilty 1997 Buy
10 Bloodstream 1998 Buy
11 Gravity 1999 Buy
12 The Bone Garden 2007 Buy
13 Playing with Fire 2015 Buy
14 The Shape of Night 2019 Buy
15 On the Edge(With: Rita Herron) 2021 Buy
16 Choose Me(With: Gary Braver) 2021 Buy
17 No Reason to Trust 2021 Buy

Where to start with Tess Gerritsen

What is the best order to read Tess Gerritsen books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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