Bloodstream

Bloodstream
Tess Gerritsen

A spine-tingling thriller from the bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series.The small resort of Tranquillity, Maine, seems like the perfect spot for Dr Claire Elliot to shelter her son, Noah, from the temptations of the city and the traumatic memory of his father's death. Claire's hopeful that she can earn the trust of the town as she builds a new practice. But her plans unravel when an outbreak of teenage violence, far more deadly than anything she has encountered in the city, erupts in the local school.In trying to find a medical explanation for this murderous epidemic, Claire stumbles upon an insidious evil which has blighted the town's past and threatens its future. Terrified that Noah too is at risk, she must prove her theory before everything she loves is destroyed.

Bloodstream

Tess Gerritsen

Copyright (#ulink_70d7a55a-91be-59b4-b8d3-f39e07fe6511)

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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First published in the USA by Pocket Books

Copyright © Tess Gerritsen 1998

Tess Gerritsen asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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Ebook Edition © MARCH 2010 ISBN: 9780007370788

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To Tim and Elyse

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