Gravity, Tess Gerritsen
Gravity, Tess Gerritsen
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Gravity

Author: Tess Gerritsen

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 10 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2012


Synopsis

In this propulsive, “nonstop read” (USA TODAY) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Shape of Night, a NASA doctor is in a deadly race against time to destroy a lethal microbe as it multiplies in the International Space Station.

Dr. Emma Watson’s lifelong dream of working and studying aboard the International Space Station has finally come true. But it quickly becomes a nightmare when a culture of single-celled organisms begins to regenerate out of control—and infects the crew.

Emma must contain the outbreak and prevent as many deaths as possible while, back on Earth, her estranged husband is frantically working with NASA to bring her home. But with a contagion threatening all of humanity, there will be no rescue.

“Thrilling…fast-paced, scary, and loaded with insider information” (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland), Gravity is an unputdownable thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page.

About Tess Gerritsen

It is pretty rare for someone to achieve a Medical Doctor degree, become a practicing physician, and a very successful author. That is the career path followed by Tess Gerritsen, an internationally bestselling author. Tess graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Anthropology, then her MD. from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. From there, began her interesting journey.

Tess went to work as a physician in Honolulu, Hawaii, and during a maternity leave from that job, she wrote her first romantic suspense novel, Call After Midnight, which was followed by eight other such novels. She also wrote a screenplay, Adrift, which became a 1993 CBS movie starring Kate Jackson.

The author then began writing medical thrillers in 1996, with her novel, Harvest, which was her debut on the New York Times bestseller list. More than 15 books in the medical suspense genre followed. They were all aptly named, such as.....Life Support, Bloodstream, The Surgeon, The Bone Garden, and several others. Her books have been published in many countries, with over 30 million copies being sold internationally.

Tess Gerritsen's series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles inspired the very successful TNT television series, Rizzoli and Isles. She is now retired from medicine, and continues to write full time from her home in Maine.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by merri on 2007-06-13 23:31:58

i love tess. and this book was just like watching a movie... people stuck in space with an organism gone wild, ready to infect everyone... very michael chrighton. do read it..

Goodreads review by Melissa on October 25, 2015

This is my first Tess Gerritsen book. I know right? I'm a crime and thriller fan, AND a nurse... I should have read all the Rizzole and Isles by now!?? Well I never intended to, but having read this one I am inclined to give all of her books a go! To quickly summarise it, some bizarre virus is killin......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on January 31, 2019

Before reading this, I had few expectations. Just knowing that the author writes popular police procedurals doesn't always mean that other genres are a cinch to write. So I had to back off and just let the tale tell itself. I let myself flow into the story as it began heavily on the characterization......more

Goodreads review by Trish on January 31, 2019

Turns out, I have known this author's work for a while. Because my sister is a fan of the TV show Rizzoli & Isles which is based on a book series by this author. Nevertheless, this was my first book by her. We follow Emma Watson and a few other astronauts as they are getting ready to go on a mission......more

Goodreads review by TheBookNeighbour on December 30, 2022

Tess Gerritsen's Gravity is a splendid horror novel that covers familiar ground with the story all while keeping the thrills and adrenaline rushing. It's an absolutely bone-chilling, suspenseful, horrifying, and overwhelmingly tense hell of a novel that will surely make you hold your breath, page af......more