books inspired the Rizzoli & Isles television series starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. Gerritsen also made an appearance in the series' final season as a writer who helps Isles establish herself in the literary field. Although most of her recent books have been in the Rizzoli/Isles series, in 2007 Gerritsen wrote a stand-alone historical thriller titled The Bone Garden. A tale of gruesome murders, the book is set primarily in 1830s Boston and includes a character based on Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Gerritsen's books have been published in 40 countries and have sold 25 million copies. Other works Film & Television Adrift (1993) Rizzoli & Isles (2010) Island Zero (2018) Magnificent Beast (2022) Gerritsen co-wrote the story and screenplay for Adrift, which aired on CBS as Movie of the Week in 1993 and starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Greenwood. She has contributed essays in volumes published by Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. She also blogs regularly about the writing business, both on her own website and on a mystery writers site, Murderati.com. She is also the composer of the musical piece "Incendio" for violin and piano, a waltz that features in the plot of her novel "Playing With Fire". The composition has been recorded by violinist Susanne Hou. Chinese legacy Gerritsen's mother told her traditional Chinese stories eg. about Monkey King. Novel 'The Silent Girl' uses Chinese martial arts and traditional motives in contemporary Boston. One of the victims is a Chinese chef. Works inspired by Gerritsen Yakov's Lament (2012), a solo violin piece by French composer Damien Top, is inspired by Gerritsen's novel Harvest. Personal life Gerritsen is married to Jacob Gerritsen, who is also a physician. She has two sons. She enjoys gardening and playing the fiddle, and lives in Camden, Maine. Reception The Surgeon received a RITA award Romance Writers of America in 2002 for Best Romantic Suspense Novel. In 2006, Vanish received the Nero Award for best mystery novel, and was nominated for both an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America and a Macavity Award. She has also won approval from several of her contemporaries, including James Patterson and Stephen King, the latter of whom described her as being "even better than Michael Crichton". Selected bibliography Romantic thrillers Adventure's Mistress (1985) Love's Masquerade (1986) Call After Midnight (1987) Under the Knife (1990) Never Say Die (1992) Whistle Blower (1992) Presumed