Murdering women in the most obscene way imaginable, a sadistic killer terrorizes Boston. The hideous precision of his methods suggests it is a deranged man of medicine, propelling the tabloid press to name him "The Surgeon." The cops' only clue rests with another surgeon, the victim of a similar brutal crime, who killed her attacker before he could complete his assault. Dr. Catherine Cordell is a professional who hides her new terror of intimacy behind a cool and elegant exterior. But Cordell's careful facade is about to crack -- as the unknown killer cuts closer to the one woman with the skills to reveal his identity...Filled with authentic detail that is the trademark of this doctor-turned-author, "The Surgeon" is a thriller of unprecedented depth and suspense.