I was an anthropology major in college, and I've had a lifelong fascination with Egyptology, mummies, and all sorts of bizarre cultural… — Tess Gerritsen Anthropology Copy Share Image
Evil doesn't die. It never dies. It just takes on a new face, a new name. Just because we've been touched by… — Tess Gerritsen Being hurt Copy Share Image
That's what falling in love really amounted to, your brain on drugs. Adrenaline and dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin. Chemical insanity, celebrated by… — Tess Gerritsen Adrenaline Copy Share Image
I'd been writing stories since I was a child. I wrote little books for my mom and bound them myself with needle… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Alzheimer's is literally killing us, and the only way to fight this 'crime' is through a groundswell of people who continue to… — Tess Gerritsen Alzheimer Copy Share Image
Writing is very much an emotional process; it requires you to be very in touch with your feelings. That is the opposite… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Mom and I often talked about the trip we'd someday take together to the 'city of eternal spring' where she was born.… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
'Ice Cold' is the eighth in my 'Rizzoli and Isles' thriller series. It was inspired by a true occurrence in the 1960s,… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
With every year that I grow older, I also draw closer to (my loved ones) to the day when we will once… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
I have minor characters who are Asian-American, and I've been using them throughout my career, but they've never taken center stage, they've… — Tess Gerritsen Asian Copy Share Image
God, it's like reality's completely shifted on me. I used to think I was standing on such solid ground. If I wanted… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
I raised two sons, and I know that even though they're bigger and stronger than I am, they're still little boys inside.… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
While the TV show 'Rizzoli & Isles' may have been inspired by my books, show runner Janet Tamaro has total control over… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Throughout most of my life, I've tried to downplay my Chinese heritage because I wanted so much to be an American. I… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
