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Under the Knife

  • 1990 first published
  • 256 pages
  • 7 editions

Tess Gerritsen's Under the Knife (1990) is a romantic suspense novel. Much of the action takes place in Honolulu, Hawaii. Readers will find themes of women physicians, Hawaii, murder and lawyers.

8 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

At about 256 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

Subjects

  • Contemporary Romance
  • Suspense romance
  • Women physicians
  • Hawaii
  • Suspense thrillers
  • Murder
  • Lawyers
  • Investigation
  • Hospitals
  • Physicians
  • Malpractice
  • Legal stories
  • Medical fiction

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Under the Knife?

Under the Knife was written by Tess Gerritsen and first published in 1990.

What genre is Under the Knife?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is Under the Knife?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Under the Knife?

Readers who like it often enjoy Mercy, Naked in Death and Honest Illusions.

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