Tess Gerritsen

Tess Gerritsen's novel Vanish received a Nero Award for Best Mystery Novel in the year 2006, and was also nominated both for an Macavity Award as well as an Edgar Award.

The best place to start is the Her Protector series, the earliest of Tess Gerritsen's multi-book series: it opens with Midnight Cowboy (1995) and runs to 11 books across 1995–1999, ending with Jackson's Woman (1999). Tess Gerritsen's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Tess Gerritsen has 56 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1985 and 2028. 32 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Rizzoli & Isles series with 13 books — and 24 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Tess Gerritsen's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Tavistock Family (1994–1995, 2 books), Her Protector (1995–1999, 11 books) and Rizzoli & Isles (2001–2022, 13 books), plus 2 more.

This guide splits Tess Gerritsen's 56 books into 5 named series and 24 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Rizzoli & Isles (13 books, 2001–2022); Her Protector (11 books, 1995–1999); The Martini Club (4 books, 2023–2028); Rizzoli & Isles Short Stories (2 books, 2007–2012); Tavistock Family (2 books, 1994–1995).